LTERSS

UK Broadband CTO, “We’re moving from a voice world into a world of data”

Philip Marnick, CTO of UK Broadband is speaking at the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain.

Philip Marnick, CTO of UK Broadband is speaking at the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. UKB will be the first operator to launch a commercial LTE service in the UK. Ahead of the conference Telecoms.com speaks to him about why UK Broadband’s extensive spectrum holdings and wholesale model will make it significant player in the UK LTE market.

Swindon’s offices to gain LTE boost courtesy of UK Broadband

Swindon will be the location for the first commercial LTE network in the UK

The borough of Swindon is to become the first area in the UK to be covered by a live commercial LTE network courtesy of the 4G network wholesaler UK Broadband. The service will be aimed predominantly at public sector and businesses via a fixed-wireless services, but local residents will be able to take advantage of the network through retail partnerships via Mifi type devices, which it said would be available from September.

Sazz CEO, Azerbaijan: “The market has not reached its potential in terms of its subscribers”

Jayhun Mollazade, CEO of Azqtel.

Jayhun Mollazade, CEO of Azqtel, Azerbaijan, is speaking at the LTE MENA conference taking place on the 29th-30th April 2012 at the Westin Mina Seyahi, Dubai. Ahead of the conference Telecoms.com speaks to him about why the company originally launched with WiMAX, but is now is closely eyeing LTE technology.

Altibox CTO: “Companies able to stay close to the customer will win”

Tore Kristoffersen is CEO of Altibox

Tore Kristoffersen is the CTO of Altibox, an internet, IPTV and VoIP service delivered over FTTH in Norway and Denmark. Kristoffersen is speaking at the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. Ahead of the conference we speak to him about where LTE fits into this fibre provider’s strategy.

Telecom Personal, Paraguay: “OTT behaviour is something we have to change”

Christian Costa is CFO of Telecom Personal, Paraguay

Christian Costa is CFO of Telecom Personal, Paraguay and is speaking at the LTE Latin America Conference taking place on the 17-18 April 2012 at the Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Just ahead of the conference Telecoms.com catches up with him to see what challenges the operator is facing as it rolls out LTE.

Softbank teams with Ericsson for LTE network in Japan

Ericsson is building Softbank's LTE network in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya

Japanese operator Softbank Mobile has selected Ericsson to build its LTE network. Ericsson will upgrade, expand and perform systems integration of Softbank’s existing packet core network to evolved packet core, for its largest LTE contract in Japan.

Du: “Revenues generated by mobile broadband will be the dominant factor”

Hatem Bamatraf is the senior VP of network development at Du in the UAE

Hatem Bamatraf is the senior VP of network development at Du in the UAE. He is speaking on the subject of LTE as an evolution to technology and business, on Day One of the LTE MENA conference, taking place on the 29th-30th April 2012 Westin Mina Seyahi, Dubai. He tells Telecoms.com his views on how to arrest declining revenues, the sustainability of unlimited tariffs and touches on issues around spectrum use.

Personal Telecom, Paraguay: “LTE is the road we have to take sooner or later”

Adolfo Avalos is Engineering Manager for Personal Telecom Paraguay

Adolfo Avalos is Engineering Manager for Personal Telecom Paraguay and is appearing on Day One of the LTE Latin America 2012 conference, taking place on the 17-18 April 2012 at the Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Ahead of the conference Telecoms.com speaks to him on his views on the engineering challenges that have to be met as LTE is adopted.

Telefonica Ecuador: “Innovation in the telecommunications business is vital for users”

Rafael Amores is senior network development engineer for Telefonica Ecaudor

Rafael Amores is senior network development engineer for Telefonica Ecuador and is appearing at the LTE Latin America 2012 conference, taking place the 17-18 April 2012 at the Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, where he will be speaking on the topic of how LTE can benefit from economies of scale. Ahead of the conference Telecoms.com speaks to him on the current state of play for LTE in Ecuador.

CTIO, Etisalat: “We should not wait for standards to innovate”

Marwan Zawaydeh, CTIO of Etisalat, UAE

Marwan Zawaydeh is the CTIO of Etisalat, the largest mobile operator in the UAE. He is appearing on Day One of the LTE World Summit taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain, where he will be speaking on the topic of the impact of LTE on operator business models. Ahead of the conference, Telecoms.com catches up with him to found out the latest on Etisalat’s LTE roll-out.