5G Roundtable

TIA 5G Roundtable

Thursday, May 1, 2014, 10 am – 4:00 pm
TIA Headquarters & Conference Center, Arlington, VA

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While still nascent, the development of 5G is at an inflection point.  Before the ICT industry begins to define various solutions for 5G, the industry must collectively identify the problems with today’s mobile networks. Billions of connected devices, different radio interfaces, energy efficiency, backhaul and fronthaul, cost-per-Gigabit, rural build-out and connectivity, and the use of licensed and unlicensed spectrum are concerns facing mobile network operators as they continue to monetize their legacy network infrastructure and roll out their LTE networks.  Equipment providers, service providers and carriers, academia, consortia, standards development organizations and government bodies need to begin to collect the thoughts of the industry on what the next generation of mobile networks will require before there is a fragmentation of solutions for 5G.  

To help guide the industry, TIA’s one-day roundtable will address the problems facing carriers and service providers - now and six to ten years from now. Attendees will have an important role in shaping and communicating the future vision of 5G. Outcomes from the roundtable will include an Industry Action Report to capture the current status of mobile networks and recommendations for steps forward.   


AGENDA

10:00 AM 

TIA Opening Remarks

10:15 AM

Expectations for Roundtable & Participant Introductions, Moderator: Paul Polakos, Cisco Fellow, Cisco Systems

11:00 AM

"Trends Beyond 4G: Where is Wireless Heading in the Next Decade" - Scott Migaldi, Senior Research Scientist, Technical Development and Strategy, Sprint

11:45 AM

Q&A and Participant Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

"Designing Next Generation Wireless Networks for our Crazy, Cool and Complicated Digital Lives" - Jon Gant, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Digital Inclusion, University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science

1:30 PM

Q&A and Participant Discussion

1:45 PM

Panel: "5G in a Big Data World - Linking Analytics, Economics and Strategy to the Telecom Future"

Moderator: Frank J. Bernhard, Managing Director, Accenture Analytics, Communications, Media & Technology Practice Lead

Panelist: Soma Velayutham, Global Head of Commercialization for Innovation & Disruptive Technologies, Nokia Solutions & Networks

2:30 PM

Q&A and Participant Discussion

2:45 PM

Breakout Session: Identifying the Need for 5G: What Drivers & Disruptions Will Pave the Way for 5G? -  Moderator: Paul Polakos, Cisco Fellow, Cisco Systems

  • Business Drivers & Disruptions 
  • Technology Drivers & Disruptions
  • Market Drivers & Disruptions 
  • Policy and Societal Drivers & Disruptions

3:00 PM

Group Feedback & Synthesis

3:30 PM

Summary of Day's Discussion

4:00 PM

Roundtable Concludes

LOCATION
TIA Headquarters & Conference Center
1320 N. Courthouse Rd., Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22201
+1.703.907.7700 +1.703.907.7700

HOTEL & PARKING
TIA has a special discount rate at the Hilton Garden Inn located across the street at 1333 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington VA 22201. Reserve your room today using discount code N28411868. Daily parking is available within TIA’s building.  Access to the parking garage is located on Veitch Street near the loading dock.

To learn more about TIA’s activities in 5G, contact Jeff Hannah, Technology & Standards, TIA at +1.703.907.7582+1.703.907.7582 or JHannah@tiaonline.org