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5G World Series

Bringing north AmericA to the forefront of 5g innovAtion

November 14 - 16, 2016Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX

Endorsing Association Formerly Co-located with

5g north AmericA: heLPing YoU to SeiZe the oPPortUnitieS creAted BY the 5g revoLUtionPacked with cutting edge content, brand new product demo’s and unrivalled opportunities to meet with the LTE & 5G ecosystem, 5G North America is THE event in the region to prepare you for the connected future. Co-located with the Wholesale Connectivity Convention, 5G NA will provide the platform to discuss the future of wireless networks and technology in the North American region.

Formerly known as LTE North America, 5G North America will offer all attendees the chance to find out how the most innovative carriers are getting ‘5G-ready’, along with how they are optimizing their current LTE networks through LTE-A, VoLTE, Video and RAN evolution. As the industry moves towards next generation connectivity, the show will hear from IoT experts for the first time to share use cases for 5G networks, while the demo zone in the exhibition will show hands on examples of what the future holds.

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2016 sponsors include:Silver Sponsor:

Speaker VIP Zone Sponsor:

Espresso Bar Sponsor:Analyst Breakfast Briefing Sponsor:

Badge & Lanyard Sponsor:

Silver Track Sponsors:

Gold Track Sponsors:

Panel Sponsors:

Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas

The evolution of LTE toward 5G is transformational for connecting

society. 5G Americas hosted plenary and Road to 5G sessions at 5G North America will address the

opportunities, realities and hype as the industry progresses towards 5G.”

2016 VISIONARIES

Chris PearsonPresident

5G Americas

Karri KuoppamakiVice President,

Technology Development and Strategy

T-Mobile USA

Sinan AkkayaDirector, RAN Engineering

AT&T

Philippe AndresVP, North America

Orange

Javan ErfanianDistinguished Member

of Technical StaffBell

Craig SparksVP, Technology Strategy

& PlanningC Spire

Larry BaziwSenior Director, Video,

Voice and Product Development

Rogers

Communications Ravinder ShergillPrincipal Technology

ArchitectTelus

Nirlay KunduDistinguished Engineer/

ArchitectVerizon Innovation

Labs

Rajesh VargheesePrincipal Architect, IoT

SolutionsVerizon

Faraz ShafiqAssociate Managing

DirectorVerizon Enterprise

Landon Van DykeSenior Advisor, Energy,

Environment and Sustainability

U.S. Department of State

Preston MarshallTechnical Program

ManagerGoogle

Javier Garcia Puga Head of IoT Technology

Telefonica

Pradeep Singh Senior Manager

T-Mobile

Mitch Tseng Chair, Innovation Task

Group Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC)

Syed Bukhari Senior RF Optimization

Consultant AT&T

Justin Brewster Department Manager of Wireless Infrastructure

Pioneer Cellular

Samer Bishay CEO

Iristel/Ice Wireless

Petr Valkoun VP, Engineering

Atlantic Tele-Network

Todd Early, Deput Assistant Director

Texas Department of Public Safety

iot connectivitY SUmmit:Hear from all of the industry’s key vertical markets as they discuss the evolution towards 5G

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BreAKfASt BriefingS 07.45-08.45Am, tUeSdAY 15th novemBer

Join senior representatives of Rohde & Schwarz plus industry leading analysts as they lead round table discussions on some

of the most pertinent topics facing the industry. Breakfast is included!

free for cArrierS to Attend!

new interActive demo Zone:

Discover the latest technologies on the exhibition floor where innovations will come to life

Co-located with the brand new Wholesale Connectivity

Convention, providing a fantastic opportunity for MVNO’s to learn and

network with tier 1 carriers as well as tier 2-4 carriers and global connectivity providers

5g & Lte north AmericA AwArdS!Join us to celebrate all of the growth and innovation in the industry during our awards ceremony on 15th November For further information and to enter

Deadline for entries is Friday 16th September

day Zero - The warm upmondAY, 14th novemBer

Carriers need to plan for how next generation networkevolution will impact signaling needs and requirements.Network architectures need to remain one step aheadof the curve of change and this one day summit willexamine all of the latest issues around the impact of NFV, 5G, VoLTE, IoT and much more.

8.30am Chairman’s Opening Remarks

9am Registration and Welcome Coffee Emil Olbrich, Vice President Network Technologies, Signals Research Group

9.10am Using virtualization to reduce complexity and increase stability

9.30am Securing the Telecom Network Vivek Bhargava, Director – Product Marketing, Service Provider Networks, Oracle Communications

9.50am The Case for Signaling Innovation Matt Rosenberg, VP of Worldwide Sales, NetNumber

10.10am PAnel DisCussion: Advent of 5G – Economic and architectural considerations• How can current signaling infrastructures cope with

changing data demands?• Examining key changes in the core and RAN• is Diameter still fit for purpose?

10.40am Morning Break and Speed Networking

11.40am Signaling for the IoT – impact of exponential growth of connected devicesMarc Van Kasteren, Team Lead Strategy & Policy, KPN

12pm Diameter signalling in Policy Control and Charging

12.20pm PANEl DISCUSSION: Challenges and issues around securing diameter signaling networks and examining best practices in building secure networks• Where are the threats coming from?• Ensuring signaling infrastructures can be adapted

alongside large network overhauls• Are today’s management techniques capable of

coping with tomorrow’s networks?

Vivek Bhargava, Director – Product Marketing, Service Provider Networks, Oracle Communications

1pm Networking lunch

2pm Distributed signaling for network slicing

2.20pm Examining current roaming impacts

2.40pm Planning for next generation IP traffic

3pm Afternoon Break

3.30pm FUTURE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE EVOlUTION DISCUSSION GROUPS Have your say by joining one of our discussion groups to pick up on the key themes and takeaways of the day. Providing you with the opportunity to discuss in depth the next generation of network architectures, future impacts on signaling requirements and how network security needs to evolve.

5pm Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Next- Generation Signaling Summit

AnTennA eVoluTion & sTRATeGY

9am Chair’s Opening RemarksJoe Madden, Principal Analyst at Mobile Experts LLC

9.10am Market status update: Setting the scene for future innovationKen Rehbehn, Principal Analyst, Mobile Infrastructure, 451 Research

9.30am PAnel DisCussion: lessons learnt from 4G rollouts and new technologies on the horizon for North America• Active antenna and multi-band antenna

miniaturizations• Deployment of multi-band antenna (quad-band,

penta-band, hexa-band) • Small cells and DAS as complementary options that

will deliver successful 5G servicesAnzar Hasan, SME - IT Audit, Verizon

9.50am Massive MIMO: Current market conditions and future evolutions

10.10am PAnel DisCussion: Massive MIMO: Current market conditions and future evolutions • Visions for realising massive MIMO cost effectively

and practically• Continued co-existence with LTE pro and LTE advanced• Generating interest within the operator community

11.00am Coffee & VIP Speed Networking

FReQuenCY & CAPACiTY

12.20pm Antenna reduction strategies

12.40pm Evolution of support all of multiple different frequencies

1pm Small cell deployment: A solution to coverage and capacity challenges?

1pm lunch & networking

CoVeRAGe: inDooR & ouTDooR

2.20pm Advancements in ‘in building’ coverageSyed Bukhar, Sr. RF Optimisation Engineer, AT&T

2.40pm PAnel DisCussion: Suitability of DAS for outdoor coverage • Assessing the capability, coverage and capacity of

DAS for outdoor• Delivering roll out to meet customer needs and

capacity demands• Ensuring time efficient commissioning and accurate

remote monitoring

3.20pm Coffee & networking

FuTuRe insiGHTs

4pm New types of antenna enabled by meta-materials

4.20pm Ecosystem consolidation – operator mergers and impact on future traffic demands

4.40pm PAnel DisCussion: The 5G standard and plotting the evolution roadmap • Addressing the possible change of antenna

architecture and technologies• Considering active antenna technology as an integral

part of the 5G ‘puzzle’• How will the future look for 5G with active antennas

and millimetre wave?

5.20pm Chairperson’s closing remarks

5.30pm End of Antenna Focus Day

Gold Signaling Day Sponsor

Silver Signaling Day Sponsor

Silver Sponsor:

Sponsor:

4.45pm What the 3.5 GHz CBRS Momentum might teach us about 5G deployment concepts and spectrum policyPreston Marshall, Technical Program Manager, Google

5.05pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: 5G service evolution and use casesModerator: Berge Ayvazian, Senior Industry Analyst & Consultant, Wireless 20/20Panellist: Javan Erfanian, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Bell

5.30 Pm Close oF ConFeRenCe DAY one Follow bY 5G & lTe noRTH AmeRiCA AwARDs CeRemonY

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conference day one:tUeSdAY novemBer 15th

8.50am Chair’s Welcome & Opening RemarksHosted by 5G Americas

8.55am 5G today and tomorrow Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas

9.15am KEyNOTE PANEl: Mobile Wireless Networks 2020-OperatorsModerator: Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas Panellists: Karri Kuoppamaki, Vice President, Technology

Development and Strategy, T-Mobile USA Craig Sparks, VP, Technology Strategy & Planning, C Spire

10.05am Session reserved for Technology PartnerPlease visit website for further speaker updates

10.35am Morning Break and Speed Netwoking

SHOW HEADlINERS

7.45am Analyst Breakfast Briefing – Sponsored by Rohde & Schwarz Topics to be discussed will include:• NB-IoT >Role of Advanced antenna technologies,

Massive MIMO and beam-forming in 5G • Future impact of 5G on Signalling Architectures >

Future impact of 5G on 4G/LTE network architectures • Mapping out the test and measurement timeline for 5G

(i.e., R&D, UE Production, Network Deployment, etc.) • Defining the 5G Radio Framework • Future spectrum challenges for 5G

ANAlyST BREAKFAST BRIEFING

It gives you that picture outside of the box that we live in here in north america, and you can take advantage of that knowledge as well as the knowledge you are getting

from the NA carriers. this year i met with lots of different suppliers, it’s key to the growth of 5g”Director of engineering, union wireless

RoAD To 5G

11.50am Preparing for 5G

12.10pm Essential Elements for 5G Deployment

12.30pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: lTE to 5G: Building the Wireless EcosystemPanellists: Senior Representative, CommScope Jim Nevelle, President & CEO, Kathrein

1pm Networking lunch 2pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: 5G

Spectrum InnovationModerator: Sue Marek, VP of Content, SDx CentralPanellists: Rasmus Hellberg, Senior Director, Technical Marketing, Qualcomm

2.30pm New Opportunities for Network Slicing

2.50pm Possibilities for network and spectrum sharingRasmus Hellberg, Senior Director, Technical Marketing, Qualcomm

3.10pm The business case for 5G – how the technology will help alleviate current demands

3.30pm Cellular processing in the cloud – the Emergence of the EdgeCenterExamining differnet requirements of 5G use cases related to RAN architecture and capabilities in the new edge centers including:• Virtualization• Multi-RAT/IoT• Neutral host• Comms as a serviceGilad Garon, CEO, ASOCS

3.50pm Networking Break

neTwoRk oPTimisATion & seCuRiTYChaired by Iain Gillott, President, iGR

11.50am The key challenges and opportunities in network optimisation and security in 2020

12.10pm OSS/BSS evolution for 5G networks Surjya Misra, Senior Solution Architect, AT&T

12.30pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: How will Big Data drive 5G?Panellists: Samir Marwaha, VP, Product Portfolio Management, NETSCOUT

1pm Networking lunch

2pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Ensuring effective and highly efficient security solutions for lTE networksPanellists: Michael O’Malley, VP, Strategy & Business Development, Radware Anzar Hasan, Internal Audit, Verizon

2.40pm Architecting the digital network of the futureMatt Rosenberg, VP, Worldwide Sales, NetNumber

3pm Topic to be confirmedSenior Representative, SIGOS

3.20pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: The importance of security at device and network levelPanellists: Art King, Director of Wireless, SpiderCloud WirelessRajesh Vargheese, Principal Architect, IoT Solutions, Verizon

3.50pm Networking Break

VoiCe AnD RoAminG

11.50am What will 5G roaming look like?

12.10pm Case study: Applied learnings from VolTE launches on global interoperabilityLarry Baziw, Senior Director, Video, Voice and Product Development, Rogers Communications

12.30pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: What will VolTE and VilTE look like in 2020? Panellists: Larry Baziw, Senior Director, Video, Voice and Product Development, Rogers Communications Nasir Hussain, Senior RF Consultant, Verizon Wireless

1pm Networking lunch

2pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: VolTE roaming - new business models and opportunitiesPanellists: Pradeep Singh, Senior Manager, T-Mobile

2.45pm latest developments in VolTE deploymentsSamir Marwaha, VP, Product Portfolio Management, NETSCOUT

3.05pm Developing VolTE with a virtualized network

3.25pm Avoiding data roaming confusion - building a framework for 5G

3.50pm Networking Break

lTe PubliC sAFeTYChaired by George Rice, Executive Director, iCERT

11.50am Public safety standards update Emil Olbrich, VP, Network Technologies, Signals Research Group

12.20pm Ensuring interoperability for public safety networks Todd Early, Deputy Assistant Director, Texas Department of Public Safety

12.40pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Overcoming the interconnection challenge and examining how different networks will co-exist Moderator: Neil Horden, Chief Consultant, Federal Engineering Panellists: Phil Kidner, CEO, TCCA Robert LeGrande, President, The Digital Decision

1.10pm Networking lunch

2.15pm Evaluating emerging technologies for search and rescueEd Mills, FirstNet Colorado Outreach and Education Manager, Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology

2.35pm Addressing the funding question

2.55pm Presentation to be confirmed

3.15pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: looking forward to the potential impact of 5G on public safety services going forwardModerator: George Rice, Executive Director, iCERT

3.45pm Networking Break

ioT ConneCTiViTY summiT Chaired by Monica Paolini, President, Senza Fili

11.50am 5G and IoT: Understanding the opportunityFaraz Shafiq, Associate Managing Director, Global IoT Practice, Verizon Enterprise

12.10pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Enabling the IoT through 5G Panellists: Stéphane Téral, Principal Analyst, Mobile Infrastructure and Carrier Economics, IHS TechnologyPhil Marshall, Chief Research Officer, Tolaga ResearchIsaias Alegria Garcia, Engineering & Operations Manager, MarcatelLandon Van Dyke, Senior Advisor, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, U.S. Department of State

12.40pm Examining the benefits of NB-IoT

1pm Networking lunch

2pm An operator’s perspective on the Internet For ThingsMatthew Jones, Head of mobile solutions, Telia Company

2.20pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Current carrier business models and networks for IoTPanellists: Matthew Jones, Head of mobile solutions, Telia CompanyJavier Garcia Puga, Head of IoT Technology, Telefonica

2.50pm Positioning lPWA in a 5G World Phil Marshall, Chief Research Officer, Tolaga Research

3.10pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Examining alternative technologies driving IoT services Panellists: Sam Lucero, Sr. Principal Analyst, M2M & IoT, IHS TechnologySteve Hegenderfer, Director, Developer Programs, BluetoothRamzi Alharayeri, Sales Director, Sigfox

3.50pm Networking Break

Chaired by Vicki Livingston Head of Communications, 5G Americas

RAn 2020Chaired by Emil Olbrich, VP, Network Technologies, Signals Research Group

11.45am Transformation of RAN architecture and IoTSinan Akkaya, Director, RAN Engineering, AT&T

12.15pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: What RAN developments will make 5G a reality?

12.55pm Networking lunch

2.10pm Evolving to lTE-A and 5G with resilient high-performance mobile fronthaul Rob Adams, VP, Business Development, Infinera

2.30pm Next generation backhaul and small cells – latest developments

2.50pm Standards and release roadmap towards 5G: A North American perspective Jim McEachern, Senior Technology Consultant, ATIS

3.10pm Network densification – small cells and next generation backhaul

3.30pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Test & measurement for 5G networks Panellists: Senior Representative, ERCOM

4pm Afternoon Break

ClouD, sDn AnD nFV Chaired by: Sue Marek, VP of Content, SDx Central

11.45am Industry wide virtualization - how the needs of the customer are impacting on the evolving carrier culture

12:05pm Networks in the Software AgeRavinder Shergill, Principal Technology Architect, Telus

12.25pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Evaluating the overall role of the carrier in solving the virtualization challenge• Interoperability and orchestration issues • Managing the hardware and software layer • Allocating resource to maximise spectrum

availabilityNirlay Kundu, Distinguished Engineer/ Architect, Verizon Innovation LabsRavinder Shergill, Principal Technology Architect, Telus Shailesh Patkar, Lead Systems Engineer, AT&T

12.55pm Networking lunch

2.10pm Transport SDN - improving QoS and developing programmable and open solutions

2.30pm Interop challenges between VNFsNirlay Kundu, Distinguished Engineer/ Architect, Verizon Innovation Labs

2.50pm Big Data Analytics and NFV – decoding the connected future

3.10pm How is the virtualization ecosystem evolving for 5G? Shailesh Patkar, Lead Systems Engineer, AT&T

3.30pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Impact of SDN/NFV on the road towards 5G networks• Obstacles and roadblocks – and how to

overcome them• Managing the data deluge through virtualised

ecosystems• Envisioning and realising the network of the future Anzar Hasan, SME - IT Audit, Verizon

4pm Afternoon Break

ConTenT AnD PARTneRsHiPsChaired by: Berge Ayvazian, Senior Industry Analyst & Consultant, Wireless 20/20

11.45am How far can lTE broadcast reach?

12.05pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Discussing Cable, Satellite and Mobile Operator partnerships • Examining the potential for these

partnerships as the industry moves towards 5G

Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Senior Industry Analyst & Consultant, Wireless 20/20

12.55pm Networking lunch

2.10pm The evolving role of the carrier in the digital value chain

2.30pm Guaranteeing value for the customer

2.50pm Examining the evolution of handsets to content devices

3.10pm looking forward to the role of 5G in delivering next generation contentDominik Rausch, Founder/CEO, United Motion Entertainment

3.30pm INTERACTIVE PANEl Using LTE technologies to improve the viewing experience and enable the consumption of higher quality video content

4pm Afternoon Break

lTe FoR RuRAl AnD ReGionAl CARRieRs

11.45am State of play with deployments and services

12.05pm Preparing for CDMA sundown in rural America• LTE roaming• VoLTE/VoWiFi• Packet Switch 911Justin Brewster, Department Manager of Wireless Infrastructure, Pioneer Cellular

12.25pm Interactive Panel - Creating affordable and reliable voice and broadband servicesPanellists: Nathan Sutter, Director of Network Operations and Engineering, Nex-Tech WirelessPetr Valkoun, VP, Engineering, Atlantic Tele-Network

12.55pm Networking lunch

2.10pm Case study: Arctic deployments Samer Bishay, CEO, Iristel/Ice Wireless

2.30pm Implementation issues of rural roaming

2.50pm InterRural specific financing and spectrum allocation

3.10pm Topic to be confirmed

3.30pm Interactive Panel – Rural lTE and lTE-A deployments so far – challenges, lessons learnt and looking forward at the road to 5GPanellists: Samer Bishay, CEO, Iristel/Ice Wireless

4pm Afternoon Break

ioT ConneCTiViTY summiT Chair: Sam Lucero, Sr. Principal Analyst, M2M & IoT, IHS Technology

11.45am How IoT Connectivity Can Bring Us Much Smarter Cities and Better ServicesPanellists: Berge Ayvazian, Senior Industry Analyst & Consultant, Wireless 20/20Ramzi Alharayeri, Sales Director, SigfoxLandon Van Dyke, Senior Advisor, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, U.S. Department of State

12.25pm INTERACTIVE PANEl: Creating an open ecosystem to develop IoT services Panellists: Sam Lucero, Sr. Principal Analyst, M2M & IoT, IHS TechnologyArunas Slekys, Chairman of the Board, GVFMitch Tseng, Chair, Innovation Task Group, Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC)

12.55pm Networking lunch

1.55pm Automobile – A unique/ultimate IoT deviceJayanthi Rao, Senior Researcher, Ford Motor Company

2.15pm Communication System for Automated DrivingGaurav Bansal, Senior Researcher-M2M, Toyota

2.35pm Q&A session - Connected CarsJayanthi Rao, Senior Researcher, Ford Motor CompanyGaurav Bansal, Senior Researcher-M2M, Toyota

2.45pm Assessing connectivity developments and needs in the energy marketsAlexy Chakravertti, Technology Executive, Former CTO of National Grid

3.05pm 5G and the Smart Home – State Department’s Enterprise Analytics Landon Van Dyke, Senior Advisor, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, U.S. Department of State

3.25pm How wearables will shape the way people interact with 5GRajesh Vargheese, Principal Architect, IoT Solutions, Verizon

3.45pm Digital healthcare – examining some of the key IoT applications

4pm Afternoon Break

conference day Two:wedneSdAY novemBer 16th

9.00am Chair’s Welcome & Opening RemarksIain Gillot, President, iGR

9.10am Session reserved for Technology Partner

9.30am Examining Orange’s strategy for content and partnershipsPhilippe Andres, VP, North America,Orange

9.50am INTERACTIVE PANEl: Connecting the IoT Moderator: Mike Dano, Editor in Chief, Fierce Wireless Panellists: Javan Erfanian, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Bell Javier Garcia Puga, Head of IoT Technology, Telefonica

10.30am Networking Break – Speed Networking & Exhibition Visit

4.30pm 5G as an industry innovator and the carrier evolution

4.50pm Closing Keynote Panel - The communication landscape in 2020 Examining key takeaways and lessons learnt on the 5G roadmap, spectrum and standards challenges as the industry moves closer to 5G

5.30Pm Close oF 5G noRTH AmeRiCA 2016

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Excellent event for networking with both vendors and other industry counterparts.”

manager - Technology, Verizon