From conference@wireless.ucla.edu Sun Dec 5 15:11:14 2004
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:35:32 -0800
From: "WINMEC Conference, UCLA"
To: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Subject: 2005 WINMEC Conference, March 8, 2005, Theme - Convergence
Dear T.V,
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UCLA’s Wireless Internet for the Mobile Enterprise Consortium
(WINMEC) is pleased to announce its 2005 Annual conference scheduled for
March 8th, 2005, the theme for which is CONVERGENCE. On this day, WINMEC
is bringing together three mini-forums as part of the day’s
program, with the focus being:
1. Mobile Enterprise Forum - Enterprises present their mobile
initiatives, successes/failures and technologies used.
2. Mobile Entertainment Media Forum - Hollywood presents emerging
opportunities and business challenges that result from the rapid
proliferation of mobile devices/networks.
3. Wireless Carrier Forum - Wireless carriers present opportunities and
challenges due to emerging technologies such as WiFi/WiMax, declining
ARPUs, etc.
The convergence of a large number of technologies into the quintessential
mobile multimedia wirelessly-connected device that the user carries
everywhere for business and entertainment, has industry constantly
rethinking and reevaluating on how to best serve the user with
applications and content. The proxy for this end-user are enterprises,
entertainment companies and wireless carriers - joining them on March
8th, are leading edge technology providers, service providers and
software companies at UCLA-Covel Commons to discuss the future of
“Convergence”.
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enterprise@winmec.ucla.edu
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Enterprises are adopting wireless and mobile technologies rapidly since
they are finding productivity and financial gains when this technology is
implemented correctly. While wireless technology is changing rapidly,
implementing real-solutions within the enterprise requires systemic
thinking. In the context of the enterprise, convergence should result in
simplification of usage and implementation. While technologies
potentially result in divergence of ideas, thinking about convergence
arises from the end-user who focuses on applications, data,
functionality, etc., and provides the motivation for convergence. For
example WiFi and 3G would eventually need to functionally converge to
provide value to an enterprise. Technology and business topics discussed
at this forum would include:
The reduction of voice ARPU, rapid proliferation of Voice over I.P. or
VoIP, and global competition is rapidly changing the way in which
carriers function. New business models such as convergence of voice and
data infrastructure or the packaging of wireless and wireline services,
etc., are being offered. On the technology front, Wi-Max and Wi-Fi offer
alternatives for mobile/wireless for data and voice. The rapid pace of
change is altering the competitive landscape and creating disruptions in
this industry. Convergence between different technologies could squeeze
out some services, while convergence would also create a new genre of
services. Suppliers and partners will present their viewpoint and have an
interactive dialog with the carriers on how they could assist the
carriers, and topics would include:
A new industry for distribution of Multimedia content over personalized
mobile devices connected wirelessly to the Internet and to other peer
mobile devices is creating opportunities while bringing tremendous
challenge to the status quo. As content distribution becomes easier,
control of content becomes critical to content owners so as to be able to
monetize the content. However ease of use by consumers continues to be a
driving factor in the growth of such business opportunities. New business
models and accompanying technologies will emerge to satisfy this new
medium of distribution. Practicing experts from Hollywood’s
Entertainment and Media industry will come together to shed light on
their perspective of how their industry could change as a result of
Mobile/Wireless proliferation. Topics include:
- Wireless for the Enterprise CIO
- Wireless Security intra- and extra-enterprise
- IEEE 802.x standards and latest developments
- WiFi hotspot services, roaming, revenue model, billing and technology
- Wireless Sensor Networks and Standards (e.g. Zigbee) for Industrial
Automation
- Convergence of services between Cellular, Wi-Fi and Wi-Max Networks
- Emerging Wireless Technologies for enterprise applications
- Hardware - RFID, wCDMA, CDMA2000, 3G, 4G, UWB, ...
- Software - middleware, billing, applications
- VOIP - opportunity or threat for carriers
- Wi-MAX and Wi-Fi - new opportunity for carriers?
- Consumer content - Revenue sources from new class of applications such
as Wireless TV, Wireless News, Mobile Gaming.
- P2P on Mobile Devices - opportunity or threat for carriers
- Enterprise opportunities from technologies as Location Based Services
- Homeland Security opportunities and Emergency Response services
- 4G - looking through the crystal ball.
- Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) models
- M2M and its enterprise opportunities
- What does convergence mean to the wireless carrier
- Mobile Gaming
- Mobile Television
- Streaming News and Newsclips
- Ring Tones and Wallpaper - growth or saturated?
- Advertisement and coupons - what's the business model?
- Sports
- Digital Rights Management, solutions and standards (OMA, etc. )
- Content licensing for mobile devices
- Mobile content licensing
- Broadband on Wi-Fi
- Multimedia content distribution in the wireless home
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Current Speakers
- Dean Knuth, National Acct. Mgr., Wireless, Northrop Grumman Mission
Systems
- Asad Madni, President and COO, BEI Technologies, Inc.
- Vaho Rebassoo, CTO, IT Services, Boeing
- Thomas Werner, SVP Mobile Enterprise, Siemens AG
Current Speakers
- Sam Arditi, VP, Cellular & Handheld Computing , Intel Corporation
- Jean-Marc Frangos, Senior VP, Technology and Innovation , BT Group
- Tom Holt, VP IT Strategy & Planning , Lucent Technologies
- Arogyaswami Paulraj, Professor , Stanford University
- Anish Srivastava, Director, Wireless Comm. , France Telecom
Current Speakers
- Steve Canepa, VP, Global Media & Entertainment Industry, IBM
- Adam Flick, Director, Marketing, Sony Pictures Mobile
- Trip Hawkins, CEO, Digital Chocolate
- Fred Kitson, Director of Mobile & Media Systems Lab, HP
Sponsors:
WINMEC, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
BEI Technologies, Computer Associates, France Telecom, HP, Hughes Network
Systems, Intel, ISMB, Magee Group, Northrop Grumman, Sprint, QUALCOMM,
Precision Dynamics Corporation, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, Satyam, SIEMENS,
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, TCS America, Tata Infotech
For sponsorship information please contact sponsor@winmec.ucla.edu
UCLA - WINMEC
44-116S Engr. IV
420 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA. 90095
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