11:00-12:30, Monday, March 5, 2012
Mobile Ultrabroadband for Anyone: The Real Challenge of LTE
Chair ： Luigi Licciardi, Telecom Italia
Title ： NTT DOCOMO's LTE/EPC expansion toward shaping a Smart Life
Speaker ： Dr. Hiroshi Nakamura
Vice President & Managing Director of Core Network Development Department of
NTT DOCOMO INC.
Abstract ： Since December 2010, NTT DoCoMo has started the Xi - NTT DOCOMO's brand name of LTE services -.The speech briefly summarizes the current status and the future plan of Xi deployment including core and radio network deployment. The presentation outlines also the network based value added service (NVAS)" - so called "network cloud concept", that the LTE Ultrabroadband technology can facilitate and enable.
Biography ：Hiroshi Nakamura was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1962. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Waseda University in 1985 and 1987 respectively. He received Dr. degree in Global Information and Telecommunication Studies from Waseda University in 2008.
He joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) in 1987. He was engaged in research of signaling system for digital cellular system (PDC: Personal Digital Cellular system) during 1987-1988 and development of the core network for PDC system during 1989-1991. Then he was engaged in development of mobile service control point (M-SCP) system during 1992-1994. He engaged in the standardization and development of the third generation mobile system, including network architecture, ATM AAL2 system, IP packet system, and so on during 1995-2000. He was the President of DoCoMo Europe (France) S.A.S. in Paris during 2000-2003 which is a base of NTT DoCoMo for the third generation mobile system standardization and marketing and regulation research regarding on the European telecommunication industry. After returning to Japan, he engaged to the network laboratories of NTT DoCoMo in YRP during 2003-March 2004. He researched beyond 3G mobile network including ubiquitous networks, beyond IP networks and network architecture. He engaged to R&D planning department to establish NTT DoCoMo’s R&D plan during 2004-2006. Since October 2006, he engaged to core network development department of NTT DoCoMo and has designed entire core network systems of 3G and LTE/EPC based on all-IP network. He has been a vice president and managing director of core network development department of NTT DOCOMO, INC since July 2010.
He was a chairman of IMT-2000 air interface Working Group of TTC (The Telecommunication Technology Committee) during 1997 – 2000. He was also a vice-chairman of 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) TSG-CN (Technical Specification Group – Core Networks) during 2000-2001, vice-chairman of 3GPP TSG-SA (Technical Specification Group – Service & System Aspects) during 2001-2004 well as vice-chairman of ITU-T Special Study Group on “IMT-2000 and Beyond” during 2000-2004.
Title ： LTE deployment in the Telecom Italia Mobile Broadband Evolution Path enabling new UBB Mobile Services
Speaker ： Mr. Attilio Somma
Telecom Italia
Abstract ： In the next years the significant growth of the mobile internet services and traffic will continue. In this context this evolution path will be even more enforced by the new MBB device ecosystem that will enable a new number of Mobile broadband services for the final customer. In this scenario the Telecom Italia MBB network will continue its evolution path thanks to HSPA+ first and then LTE. From this perspective the speech will present a general overview of TI MBB highlighting the market scenario and the innovative step towards LTE from a technology and service point of view. In particular the main market and technology trend will be analyzed and the TI vision on the path to enable new UBB mobile services will be presented.
Biography ：
Main Management Roles
Devices and ecosystems development Director – Telecom italia (location Rome) - 2011 to date
Responsible for products and connected devices development, managing related ecosystems, scouting and development of partnership with special focus on LTE
Marketing Director – Etecsa/Telecom Italia- Cuba (location L`Havana) 2010 to 2011
Responsible for product and service development, distribution channel management, marketing communications (including advertising and promotions), pricing, market research, and international activities (roaming and international money transfer)
Special Projects & Innovative Products Director – Telecom Italia- Rome- 2007 to 2010
Responsible for the certification of the fixed, mobile and convergent products for Telecom Italia commercial portfolio; defining the service innovation plan and the precommercial launch of innovative services and special web projects; scouting and prototyping new service concept and products
VAS Service Evolution Director – Telecom Italia- - 2006 to 2007
Defining the plan of launch of innovative services, defining and managing partnership, assessing technological platforms and enablers, evaluation of the appeal and usability of new services; launching and managing web portal (Nextinnovation portal)
Scouting and partnership VicePresident- Telecom Italia 2004 to 2006
Scouting and supporting the creation of New services and products, from conception, technological assessment, service requirements to value proposition and offering, able to grow the business in line with the strategic priorities; assessing and implementing new business opportunities to develop the fixed and mobile business.
VAS (Value Added Services) Business Development Director Mobile– TIM 2000 –2004
Key Activities:
･Definition and implementation of marketing plan and portfolio offering
･Managing and coordinating the ecosystem application provider and service provider
･Scouting, assessing and managing external partners for precommercial and commercial service
Education
January 1994- april 1995
Master in Business Administration (Stoà MBA, Italy -partnering with MIT Boston, 16 month ), ASFOR certified
1992
Graduated with a first-class honours Engineering degree from Federico II University in Naples
Title ： 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) - How long can it be?
Speaker ： Dr. Gunnar Bark
Ericsson
Abstract ： LTE is the global standard for the fourth generation of mobile broadband (4G), supported by all major players in the industry. It is the fastest developing system in the history of mobile communication. Around 100 LTE networks are anticipated to be in commercial service by end 2012. LTE is, as it names indicates, evolving fast in 3GPP standardization with wider user band-widths, more advanced MIMO and coordinated multi-point transmission (CoMP). In this presentation, the recent advancements of LTE will be described, as well as visions for continued LTE development in the networked society. Is LTE really the long-term evolution that can be optimized for energy efficiency, M2M communication, and other future applications and scenarios?
Biography ： Gunnar Bark is Manager at Ericsson Research for Radio Network Algorithms and Performance. Bark started with Ericsson in 1997, doing research and 3GPP standardization for WCDMA. Since 2009 he has been manager for the LTE radio network algorithm research at Ericsson. Bark holds 15 patents on WCDMA and LTE technology and a PhD in Radio Communication Systems from Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Title ： Challenges and Opportunities in Deployment of LTE Mobile Broadband
Speaker ： Mr. Naresh Soni
Interdigital
Abstract ：The need for mobile broadband grows every day as more applications and services are made available. It is expected that the data demand will grow ten-fold by 2016. Hence, large number of carriers are moving towards LTE, which enables higher peak data rates, lower latencies, better mobility and spectrum flexibility. Also, mobile adoption is growing in enterprise, which will enable growth of mobile commerce and services. Adoption of high bandwidth applications with real-time capabilities, such as video calling, chatting and conferencing will further stress operator’s networks. We will offer unique perspectives on these challenges and solutions that will enable optimized using intelligence at lower cost and higher efficiencies which will result in better user experience.
Biography ： NARESH SONI is InterDigital's Chief Technology Officer, responsible for the company's technology strategy and roadmap, university and industry relationships and providing guidance on merger and acquisition opportunities.
Mr. Soni joined the company as Vice President of Strategic Engineering in July 2009. Prior to InterDigital, Naresh founded Exemplar Technologies, a consulting firm that provides innovative services and product development strategies to clients. Previously, he served as chief technology officer for Streamezzo, a venture-funded provider of interactive rich media solutions for some of the world’s leading handset manufacturers and wireless operators. Mr. Soni’s previous experience includes research and innovation-focused positions at STMicroelectronics, AT&T Bell Labs, and IBM, as well as the position of vice president of Computing Architecture Research Lab at Nokia.
Mr. Soni holds several patents, has authored technical papers and has given keynotes at conferences in the areas of communications and computing. Mr. Soni earned his Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Naresh has served on the board of University of California San Diego (UCSD) Center for Wireless Communications and is currently on the advisory board of the UCSD school of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
TOP11:00-12:30, Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Natural Phenomenon, Ddisaster Recovery, and the Social Role of Telecommunications
Chair ： Kohei Shiomoto, NTT, Japan
Title ： Restoration Status for Damage Caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Future Responses
Speaker ： Mr. Toshiya Masuzawa
Senior Manager
Network Technology Section, Next Generation Network Office
Technology Planning Department
NTT Corporation
Abstract : With the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, which was the fourth strongest earthquake ever recorded in world history, telecommunication facilities were impacted in unprecedented ways. The large-scale earthquake and tsunami affected many exchange office buildings and facilities. Further damage was caused due to depletion of battery capacity associated with the prolonged disruption in commercial power supply.
The tremendous disaster caused service disruption of approximately 1.5 million circuits for fixed lines and 4,900 mobile base stations after the earthquake. However, more than 90 percent of the affected exchange offices and mobile base station equipment had been restored by the end of March through an all-out effort over 11,000 people. Even by the end of April, in areas where customers currently reside, the service restoration has been mostly completed except only a part of areas experiencing construction difficulties, including severed roads.
In parallel with the restoration effort, disaster emergency message services for voice, mobile and the Internet had quickly provided in order for safety confirmation. NTT group installed special public telephones and Internet access environment, and also lent disaster and government agencies.
As communication services are vital to social infrastructure, and in light of the above events, we are in advance our efforts in disaster countermeasures.
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Title ： Trust Issues in Disaster Communications
Speaker ： Prof. Yuko Murayama
Professor
Faculty of Software and Information Science
Iwate Prefectural University
Abstract : We had unexpected scale of disaster from Tsunami and the new clear energy plant explosions. Risk communications deal with communications between experts and non-experts for risks for future disaster, whereas we propose a new practical area of research on communications required just after a real disaster. Based on our experience in helping out a suffered region in terms of information technology, we present trust issues which were needed for communications in our activity. The concept of trust has been investigated as an interdisciplinary concept in psychology, sociology and economics for a long time. We show why such concept was the main issue in disaster communications.
Biography ： Yuko Murayama is a Professor in the Department of Software and Information Science at IwatePrefectural University, Japan. Her research interests include Internet, network security, human aspects of securityand trust. She had M.Sc. and Ph.D. both from University of London (attended University College London) in 1984and 1992 respectively. She had been a visiting lecturer from 1992 to 1994 at Keio University, and a lecturer atHiroshima City University from 1994 to 1998. She has been with Iwate Prefectural University since April 1998.She is a vice chair of IFIP TC11 as well as a vice chair of WG11.11. She serves as an Auditor for IPSJ as well as thechair of Special Interest Group on Security Psychology and Trust(SIG on SPT). She is a senior life member of IEEE,as well as a member of ACM, IPSJ, IEICE, and ITE.
Title ： Critical IT for Managing Mega Disasters
Speaker ： Dr. Chi-Sheng SHIH
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
National Taiwan University
Abstract : Recent years have ushered in tremendous advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) and infrastructures and applications for disaster management. Still, daily news on disasters has been telling us that even people in technologically advanced regions remain ill prepared. Some of the reasons are that state-of-the-art disaster management systems/services cannot access responsively valuable information in sources owned by businesses, organizations, communities and individuals and do not exploit synergistically information from networks of things and crowd of people during emergencies. Smart and intelligent environments now offer us an increasingly broader spectrum of devices and services for comfort and convenience, safety from intruders, social connectivity, etc. but little or nothing to help us to improve our preparedness for killer tornados, major earthquakes, floods, and so on. OpenISDM (Open Information Systems for Disaster Management) is a research project on critical technologies needed to bridge these gaps. After presenting a brief overview of the project, this talk will focus on cyber-physical devices, systems and services that can process standard-based disaster alert messages and take actions to prevent loss of lives and reduce damages to properties. The talk will conclude with opportunities and challenges in making such devices and systems dependable and affordable enough to be deployed pervasively as parts of future smart living environments.
Biography ：Starting from Feb. 1, 2004, Dr. Chi-Sheng Shih has joined the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Taiwan University. He currently serves as an Associate Professor. He received the B.S. in Engineering Science and M.S. in Computer Science from National Cheng Kung University in 1993 and 1995, respectively. In 2003, he received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His main research interests include embedded systems, hardware/software codesign, real-time systems, and database systems. Specifically, his main research interests focus on real-time operating systems, real-time scheduling theory, embedded software, and software/hardware co-design for system-on-a-chip. His research results won several awards including the Best Paper Award, 2011 ACM Research in Applied Computation Symposium (RACS 2011), the Best Paper Award, IEEE RTCSA 2005, and the Best Student Paper Award, IEEE RTSS 2004.