• Reviewing  the work of MPLS in mobile backhaul initiative
• Examining  the evolution of RAN transport architecture
• The impact of LTE technology on the backhaul

• Identifying the main drivers and revenue opportunities that exist in LTE selection
• What is the new business models designed for LTE consideration? 
• Addressing the true demand for mobile broadband in Asia: How high is the usage of advanced data services in the Asian mass market and what is the projected growth?

• Assessing the demand for LTE services on backhaul capacity
• Exploring solutions for backhauling LTE?
• Converging legacy 2G/3G services and LTE on a common backhaul infrastructure
• What impact will backhaul costs potentially have on the profitability of LTE? 

• What are the challenges securing financing?
• What is the estimated ROI in short term and long term?
• What are the past lesson learn from 3G?
• Implication of combining LTE and other technologies

• Estimating operators’ potential OPEX  savings with LTE
• Estimating the cost incurred in upgrading network infrastructure vs the potential benefit
• Can operators meet CAPEX expenditure in this current economic situation?

1. TC Juan, VP Network Division, Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan
2. Mothilal De Silva,  Group Chief Strategy Officer,  Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka
3. Stephen D. Weiss, Managing Director, Corporate Finance, RBS, Hong Kong

• Spectrum aspects
• Coverage aspects
• Capacity and offload aspects

• Bringing NGMN, EPS, and LTE into context
  
• LTE Introduction challenges: Rollout and Interworking
  
• How to realize NGMN Applications above LTE?
  
• From IMS to EPC
  
• EPC capabilities and architecture
  
• Getting started with EPC today: the FOKUS OpenEPC toolkit
  

• What are the technical deployment challenges that operators will face, if 3G is not yet deployed in the network?
• Must 3G infrastructure be in place before operators can deploy LTE?
• Assessing the motivating factors for operators to migrate to LTE

• Benefiting the customer with excellent data rates at competitive prices
• Analyzing differing requirements from both operators and customers between emerging and developed markets
• Assessing the LTE challenge: cost of ownership, availability, timescales, etc. 

• Is the introduction of flat rate plans by operators, causing more ripple effects?
• How can operators maintain existing subscribers and capture new markets?
• How can the packet core network see through the tidal wave of increased demand

Moderator:
Jayesh Easwaramony, Director, ICT Consulting and Head of Telecoms Research, Frost & Sullivan

Panelist:  

1. TC Juan, VP Network Division, Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan
2. Arief Hamdani Gunawan, Senior Officer, PT Telkom, Indonesia
3. Nikhil Shah, Chairman, Broadband Forum, India
4. Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz, TU Berlin / Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany