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Thank you for all your submissions. Selected speakers will be noticed by 26 March 2010.

CommunicAsia2010 Summit will take place from 15-18 June 2010 at Singapore Expo. The topics that will be covered in this year’s Summit are listed below.

Please feel free to contact Theni at tk@sesallworld.com if you have any queries.

CommunicAsia2010 Summit

Next Generation Fixed Broadband

• Development & deployment of Next Generation Broadband in Asia/Singapore
• Economic challenges & regulatory impetus
• "Future-proofing" networks for high-bandwidth services
• Service Delivery Platforms
• Case study on the latest FTTx deployments and plans
• Technical challenges of Passive Optical Network (PON)

• Developments in the converged management of fixed, mobile and home network devices
• Mobile lifestyle – End users' & operators' perspectives
• Broadband devices & applications
• Should device capabilities be managed by the operator, application provider, or device manufacturer?
• How to decide what features to include? Case studies from handset manufacturers
• Embedding wireless in consumer electronics (CE) – How can telcos work together with CE companies?
• Researching for new applications

• Understanding cloud computing - Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, Software-as-a-Service
• Cloud-based services - what are the possibilities, and how can telcos monetise them?
• Virtual private clouds - is the emerging phenomenon the right cloud for you?
• Key issues for cloud computing - security, control, service levels and compliance
• Open source - a key enabler for cloud computing being written off by cloud computing itself
• Examining emerging standards around cloud computing - can open source stay competitive through federated/ combined clouds

• Satellite based cellular backhaul services
• VSAT-based services/solutions
• Has the landscape for financing satellite systems changed? Understanding stakeholders & strategies
• Satellite communications services & applications for:
  • Government services
  • Maritime sector
  • Telco operators
  • Broadcasters
  • Financial industry

• How to optimise on mobile broadband? (As a content provider and as an operator)
• Examining deployment strategies for telcos in managing migration to NGN
• What are the growth opportunities and challenges faced by mobile broadband operators?
• Pricing strategies for broadband services & applications
• Is increasing the growth of mobile data one of the strategies to increase revenue?
• Recession strategies for operators – reducing cost & increasing ARPU

• Examining spectrum issues for mobile broadband and what its future holds
• Latest developments in the evolution of HSPA
• WiMAX developments & deployments - how is the technology holding up?
• Deployment of LTE, maintenance strategies and complexities
• Essentials to consider when developing LTE equipment
• Mobile backhaul
• Will CDMA still be the core-revenue generating technology for CDMA operators
• Femtocell & Fixed Mobile Convergence
• Is 3G the interim technology?
• 4G – The Intelligent Network
• Case study – Teclo’s perspective for 2011 and beyond

• Current & future of mobile VAS and how it will help with profitability
• Increasing ARPU with VAS, entertainment & content
• Deployment of wireless content services to deliver higher ARPU
• Leveraging on Mobile Internet applications and services
• NFC applications for the mobile
• What is the revenue sharing structure for mobile content?

• Ensuring security in a mobile world
• Critical infrastructure & risk management
• Web security vulnerabilities
• Management/legal challenges in implementing security measures (e.g. privacy issues)
• Setting up an ICT security program
• Can biometric technology be used in network security?

• Maximising ROI from Mobile Marketing & Advertising
• How can operators drive mobile advertising revenues?
• Developing successful mobile advertising campaigns
• Reaching out to the target audience with relevant advertising - how possible is customisation?
• How do you measure the ROI from location based mobile advertising?
• Examining & understanding user needs for successful mobile marketing

• Cost savings in energy consumption
• Management buy-in - what is the ROI?
• Clean Energy and how it can save consumption
• Determining the commercial viability with green-powered data centers
• Cost of going green - do you really need all new equipment?
• Designing energy efficient data centers

• Marketing on social networking platforms
• Benefits to the operators
• Capitalising on popular culture and revenue sharing structures
• Maximise benefits & increase profit margins from Mobile Social Networking platforms
• What’s next in social networking?
• Social networking in emerging markets

• Understanding media transport and network architecture developments to support integration and interoperability of wired and wireless multimedia services
• Examining challenges to true interoperability and what it promises
• Paving the way for end-to-end solutions across heterogeneous networks through standardisation – what are the likely standards?

• What are the business/revenue opportunities in the convergence of multimedia delivery and communications networks?
• Strategies to establish/expand commercial models for a multimedia ecosystem that delivers ALL content to the TV

• Will Asia play the key role in determining the success of IPTV?? What are the latest market developments and projected demand?
• Examining the drivers of IPTV: Broadband connectivity, home networking, consumer demand for video content, and more
• Will IPTV or cable/satellite TV ultimately win the customers’ vote?

• Transport solutions: What are the new/future compression technologies for significantly improved media quality via the internet?
• Video considerations & challenges to the network architecture
• Design, deployment and integration strategies to achieve success in the operator’s IP-based services – e.g. IPTV, mobile TV, mobile/wireless video, videoconferencing over IP, etc.
• Mobile video: What are the revenue opportunities?? Who will control mobile networks – broadcasters, wireless operators, cable companies, satellite operators, other newcomers?

• Delivery across multiple platforms – What are the emerging business models and consumer technology, and for which platforms
• The new media landscape – Is personalized content on TV going to be a given in the very near future? What are the pitfalls and where is the profit?
• Examining opportunities & challenges for Telco operators

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