• OperatorOperator
  • KeyNoteKeynote
  • 08.50

    • Registration & Coffee

  • 09:00

    • Chairman's Welcome and Introduction

  • Chairman: Mac Taylor, CEO, Moriana Group, United Kingdom
  • 09:10

    • Open Network Enabler API's, the trends towardsWeb2.0 for Telco's

  • Oddvar Risnes, Vice President Service Platforms, Telenor Research and Innovation, Norway

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    • What is the current status
    • How do the operators follow up
    • How does this compare to Web 2.0
    • Where are the vendors and standards
  • 09:40

    • Assessing the Impact of New Internet Devices on Operators and the Delivery of Content

  • Martin Prošek, Video & Content Applications Technology Development, Department Supervisor, Telefónica O2, Czech Republic

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    • Assessing the network impact of new internet devices such as the iphone, Blackberry & Nokia Nseries
    • Examining the future growth of mobile web 2.0 services and internet devices - how can operators cope with the growing demand for content?
    • How can SDP ease the burden of giving consumers access to content on their internet devises? Interoperability a problem?
    • How will the new internet devises change the way that data is used?
  • 10:10

    • Examining the Requirements of a Service Delivery Framework (SDF) From an Operator's Point of View

  • Reinhard Kniebeiss, Mobile Portal Specialist, Qatar Telecom, Qatar (tbc)

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    • Determining the strategic orientation of operations:
      • Should content be within the operator's domain?
      • How should operator, application developers and content owners position themselves?
    • Examaning the key features that an SDF has to offer
    • Ensuring the key features that an SDF has to offer
    • Ensuring that the SDF supports the complete lifecycle of a service
    • Understanding how operators can benefit fromthe hype aroundWeb 2.0 services
    • Examining how operators can monetise their valuable customer data
  • 10.40

    • Morning Refreshments & Networking

  • 11:10

    • Combining IMS & SDP to Effectively Deliver New Content Rich Applications and Services

  • Zeljan Dobric, Head of Service Delivery Platforms, Mobilkom, Austria

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    • How can operators combine IMS & SDP to deliver cost effective applications and rich services to customers?
    • Howare operators integrating IMSwith their existing service platforms and SDP plans?
    • Is there a business case for a combined approach?
    • What services can realistically be offered?
  • 11:40

    • Panel Discussion: Stimulating Application Innovation Through Improved Operator and Vendor relationshipswith Application Developers

  • Zeljan Dobric, Head of Service Delivery Platforms, Mobilkom, Austria
  • Martin Prošek, Video & Content Applications Technology Development, Department Supervisor, Telefónica O2, Czech Republic
  • Luis Fernando Almansa Delgado, Senior ProjectManager, Telefonica, Spain
  • Konstantain Zervas, Strategic Product Manager SDP, Ericsson, Sweden

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    • How can operator and vendor relationships with developers be improved?
    • Driving innovation with application developers: Where should this come from - the operator or vendor community?
    • Opening up networks to drive innovation: is there another way?
    • What are the best ways to link up application developers, operators and vendors?
  • 12.30

    • Lunch

  • Stream C

    • Service Oriented Architecture

  • 14:00

    • SOA Approach to Expose Operator Services: Telecom Italia's Experience

  • Vincenzo Amorino, Project Leader, Service Creation Delivery & Exposure, Telecom Italia, Italia

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    • The Telco Service Exposure: context and architectural model
    • Standard and FORA guidelines (3GPP, OMA, GSMA, WiMAX)
    • WebServices exposure: is it the only choice? Needs, alternative and open point.
  • 14:30

    • The Importance of a Service Orientated Approach: Open Interfaces, Network Abstraction and Service Brokers:

  • Niklas Blum, Deputy Director NGNI, Fraunhofer Fokus, Germany
  • Thomas Magedanz, Director NGNI, Fraunhofer Fokus & Professor at TU Berlin, Germany

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    • SDPs and open Operator APIs
    • SOA as a base for Telco 2.0 implementation
    • Network Openness vs. Developer / User Control
    • Experiences from the FOKUS Open SOA Telco Playground
  • 15.00

    • Afternoon Refreshments & Networking

  • 15:30

    • Using SOA to Unleash the Potential of the 2.0 World

  • Dominic ONeill, Head of Urbanisation & Architecture Strategy, Orange-France Telecom, France

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    • Breaking apart the 'Telco 2.0 business model
    • Combining Telco 2.0 and Web 2.0 components to increase value to customers
    • What is the link between SOA and improved service delivery capability
    • Transforming existing environments to a SOA basis
    • What are the effects of SOA on operating costs for the carrier?
  • 16:00

    • Panel Discussion: SOA and WEB 2.0. Where do the two fit together?

  • Niklas Blum, Deputy Director NGNI, Fraunhofer Fokus, Germany
  • Vincenzo Amorino, Project Leader, Service Creation Delivery & Exposure, Telecom Italia, Italia
  • Kristofer Kimber, Senior Analyst, The Moriana Group, UK
  • Peter Mottishaw, Senior Analyst, OSS Observer, UK
  • Dominic O'Neill, Head of Urbanisation & Architecture Strategy, Orange-France Telecom, France

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    • Is there co-operation between Web 2.0 & SOA?
    • What are the best ways to leverage SOA investment in a WEB 2.0 World?
    • How do you build and deploy Web 2.0 Solutions based on SOA?
  • 16:30

    • Telecom Italia: The Telco Service Exposure: Context and Architectural Model

  • Francesco Di Corpo, Project Manager, Services Layer and Messaging
  • Innovation, Telecom Italia, Italy

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    • Telecom Italia SDP Implementation
    • SDP design according to SOA guidelines
    • Services Exposure: Are Web Services the only choice?
    • Different market and business needs enabled by SDP infrastructure
    • Different types of interfaces exposed (WS, legacy, rest, IMS)
  • 17.00

    • End of Day Two & Conference Close

  • 17:30

    • Evening Workshop (B) Led by HP

  • Stream D

    • The Role of SDP, Convergence & Next Generation Services

  • 14:30

    • Creating the optimal Service Creation Environment (SCE) for Service and Application Developers to innovate on the SDP

  • Graham Francis, Marketing Manager, OpenCloud Ltd, United Kingdom
    • 14:00

      • Using SDP to Make Convergence Worthwhile

    • Javier Redondo, Head of Product Management for the Atos Origin NGIN offering

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      • Designing an SDP for hybrid networks and all customers types (Circuit Switched/IP, residential/corporate, prepaid/postpaid)
      • Enabling rich service offerings with users getting multiple services simultaneously by supporting integrated Service Delivery, Provisioning and Charging in the SDP
      • SDP as support for the different commercial offerings in the operator
      • Reviewing successful experiences

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    • Evaluating the current pros and cons on existing Telco SDP frameworks for service creation and execution
    • How can pre-built SCE components help developers to build services quickly?
    • What are the common and interoperable standards for the SCE?
    • What are the tools and processes that are needed to foster and support a developer community?
  • 15.00

    • Afternoon Refreshments & Networking

  • 15:30

    • SDP Standards and Legacy Integration: Ensuring Support for Traditional Legacy Networks

  • Zygmunt Lozinski, President, The Parlay Group, USA

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    • The role of Parlay and Parlay-X/Telecom web services
    • Is there enough clarity on standards in the SDP Space?
    • To what extent can you bypass some of the legacy and go straight to SDP?
    • How can we guarantee scalability of the whole business when introducing new services?
  • 16:00

    • Reclaiming the Control of the Customer Experience: A Distinctly Unique Approach for Operators to Manage the Third Party Application Life-Cycle linking Usage, Quality and Revenue

  • Carl Piva, Sr WW Director CA
  • Anders Lundqvist, Chief Architect SDP EMEA Oracle

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    • How important is real-time visibility into transaction success?
    • How can we detect issues and share the relevant information with our partners?
    • How can we enforce an early detection of fraud and integrity risks?
    • What role will policy management play?
  • 16:30

    • Panel Discussion: Considerations in Planning for Next Generation Service Delivery Environment

  • Mac Taylor, CEO, The Moriana Group, UK
  • Javier Redondo, Head of Product Management for the Atos Origin NGIN offering
  • Zygmunt Lozinski, President, The Parlay Group, USA

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    • Howdowebridge thegapbetweentoday's legacynetworks andNextGenarchitecture?
    • Is the transition of today's service production environments to a new service architecture possible?
    • What to do with existing revenue generating services?
    • Will the IMS/TISPAN approach solve all problems?
  • 17.00

    • End of Day Two & Conference Close

  • 17.30

    • Evening Workshop (B) Led by HP