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Hutchison: “We don’t have a problem with innovation from OTTs”

John Blakemore is director of European regulatory affairs, Hutchinson

John Blakemore is director of European regulatory affairs, Hutchison and will be speak on the topic on, “Growing the data roaming market” on Day 2 of the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. We catch up with him to see what the spectrum challenges are for 3, his views on roaming charges, and on innovation in the industry.

CEO, Viber: “Network quality is extremely important to Viber”

Talmon Marco, founder & CEO, Viber Media

Talmon Marco, founder & CEO, Viber Media is speaking on Day One of the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. Just ahead of the conference we speak to him about why LTE is important to Viber and why roaming issues need to be resolved to ensure OTT services can prosper.

TDF Group: “Only two or three infrastructure manufacturers will survive”

Thierry Dupont is telecom project manager, for TDF Group

Thierry Dupont is telecom project manager for TDF Group, the largest broadcast network operator in Europe with 11,000 sites. Ahead of his speaking role at the LTE World Summit 2012, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain, we speak to him about the impact of LTE on TDF’s operations.

CEO, Yota: “Nobody wants to count megabytes watching a movie”

Dennis Sverdlov is the CEO of Yota

Dennis Sverdlov is the CEO of Yota and is speaking on Day Two of the LTE World Summit 2012 taking place on the 23-24 May at the CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. Ahead of the show we speak to him about the challenges the Russian network operator has faced during its transition from WiMAX to LTE, on getting FDD and TD-LTE networks to interoperate and his view on unlimited data tariffs.

CSO, Telecom Italia: “LTE can be the foundation for new business models”

Dr. Oscar Cicchetti, is chief strategy officer for Telecom Italia

Dr. Oscar Cicchetti is chief strategy officer for Telecom Italia. Ahead of the LTE World Summit 2012, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain, we speak to him about the telco’s use of spectrum, the future of VoLTE, and where he sees innovation occurring in the industry.

Cosmote, Greece: “Innovation is starting to increase in mobile”

Konstantinos Halkiotis is principal engineer for Cosmote, the largest mobile operator in Greece.

Konstantinos Halkiotis is principal engineer for Cosmote, the largest mobile operator in Greece. With the LTE World Summit 2012 coming up on the 23-24 May at the CCIB, Barcelona, Spain, we catch up with him to find out what his major concerns and challenges are ahead are ahead of the conference.

Du, senior director of wireless broadband: “LTE will enrich the user experience”

Dr. Ayman ElNashar is senior director of wireless broadband and site sharing, for du, in the UAE.

Dr. Ayman ElNashar is senior director of wireless broadband and site sharing, for du, in the UAE. Ahead of the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain we collect the thoughts of Dr ElNashar on the state of LTE and the issues surrounding it.

CTO, Deutsche Telekom: “There can never be enough innovation”

Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, CTO of Deutsche Telekom

Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, is the CTO of Deutsche Telekom, Germany, one of the largest operators in Europe. Jacobfeuerborn is delivering a keynote on Day One of the LTE World Summit 2012 taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. Ahead of the conference, Jacobfeuerborn presents his take on where the operators stand with regard to LTE.

A1 Telekom, Austria: “We are experiencing very dynamic development regarding mobile devices”

Thomas Baumgartner, is head of optimization for A1 Telekom in Austria

Thomas Baumgartner, is head of optimisation for A1 Telekom in Austria. We speak to him ahead of the LTE World Summit taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain to gain some insight into his thoughts on the progress of LTE in Austria and its potential in the future.

State of the Union

Jaymee Johnson, head of marketing for Isis

US operators AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have created mobile wallet joint venture Isis, which is set to launch in the summer of 2012 in Austin, Texas and the Utah state capital, Salt Lake City. Jaymee Johnson, head of marketing for Isis, provides an overview of the group’s activities.