Updated February 2, 2008.
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Fixed
Mobile Convergence
(Meeting and Workshop)
Hosted
by Ericsson
Dallas (6300 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024)
Meeting:
Tuesday February 19, 2008.
Workshop: Wednesday February 20, 2008 (half day).
Chair: Peter Rysavy, Rysavy Research
CONTENTS
Background
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Location
Hotel Information
Registration
Information for Presenters
Fixed-mobile
convergence is becoming a reality as multi-mode (e.g., cellular and
Wi-Fi) devices become more common. Operators and businesses are
implementing multiple approaches, including
operator-hosted systems (IP Multimedia Subsystem [IMS], Unlicensed
Mobile Access [UMA], femto cells) and enterprise-controlled
systems. The purpose of this meeting is to assess the current state of
this technology, key issues, implications on devices, operating
systems and networks, and likely industry directions moving forward.
The meeting will address questions such as:
- What is the status of key standards enabling fixed mobile convergence?
- What are all the types of fixed-mobile convergence approaches?
- What are the benefits of these systems?
- What is the degree of
interoperability in today's systems; what components are proprietary?
- What are the pros and cons of dual-mode systems versus femto cells?
- How are IP PBXs evolving
to support FMC?
- What are the greatest technical obstacles towards wider adoption?
- What are the pros and cons for enterprises for systems
that they control versus operator-hosted systems
Note
that meeting presenters, and many of the attendees, are world leading
technologists on the subject material. We allocate sufficient time for
discussion that attendees can ask questions of greatest interest.
Moreover, the meetings allow informal networking during breaks where
attendees can exchange important information.
Meeting. February 19, 2008. 8:30 AM to
4:30 PM.
Coffee
service and
lunch provided.
Meeting attendees obtain access to all content presented at the meeting
and detailed minutes.
The
preliminary agenda is as follows:
- 8:30 to 9:00 Coffee service and registration.
- 9:00 to 9:15 Peter Rysavy, Executive Director, PCCA. Introductions. PCCA meeting schedule and association update.
- 9:15 to 9:45 Host company presentation.
- 9:45 to 10:30 Tammy Wheat, Director
Ericsson Enterprise Solutions, Ericsson. "FMC Architectures,
Technical Approaches, Product Strategies and Business Models"
- 10:30 to 10:45 Break
- 10:45 to 11:30 Sriram Parameswar, Microsoft. Microsoft Office Communications Server and FMC.
- 11:30 to 12:15 Isaac Eteminan, VP
Engineering, Qualcomm. IMS Voice
Call Continuity (VCC) and chipset implementation.
- 12:15 to 1:15 Lunch
- 1:15 to 2:00 George Fry,
Director, Technology Alignment, Nokia. "Device Considerations and Nokia
Experience with FMC Deployments."
- 2:00 to 2:45 Emir
Mulabegovic, Manager IMS Product Development, Smith Micro.
"IMS
Voice Call Continuity: Standards, Mechanisms, Implementation and
Deployment"
- 2:45 to 3:00 Break
- 3:00 to 3:45 Håkan
Andersson, Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Ericsson.
"3GPP LTE
update and FMC Enablement."
- 3:45 to 4:30 Discussion and analysis.
Note:
agenda is subject to change.
Social function. Tentatively
planned for evening of February 19.
Workshop. February 20, 2008.
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Open workshop format where vendors/attendees can demonstrate their
capabilities and technologies, test for interoperability, and gain
hands-on experience with these systems. The workshop also provides an
excellent opportunity for participants to informally discuss matters of
interest.
Companies planning on providing demos at this time include Ericsson,
Qualcomm and Smith Micro.
Cellular coverage and Wi-Fi access to the Internet will be available
for the workshop.
The PCCA invites companies to demonstrate their FMC solutions.
Companies that demonstrate FMC solutions can attend the meeting on
February 19 without paying the meeting fee.
We are also planning on having an LTE
demo available for workshop attendees.
The meeting and workshop will be hosted at Ericsson facilities in Dallas, Texas.
Ericsson
6300 Legacy Drive
Plano, TX
75024
Nearby hotels, listed by distance from Ericsson,
include:
Extended Stay
Deluxe (.8 miles)
2900 N Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX 75093
Telephone: 972-378-9978
Fax: 972-378-9979
Shuttle to Ericsson available
Holiday Inn Express N Tollway (.8 miles)
3101 N Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX 75093
Telephone: 972-403-1112
Fax: 972-781-1112
Courtyard by Marriott: Plano at Legacy Park (1.4 miles)
6840 N Dallas Pkwy, Plano, TX
Telephone: 972-403-0802
Hampton Inn & Suites Frisco (2.9 miles)
3199 Parkwood Blvd
Frisco, Texas 75034
Telephone: 972-712-8400
Fax: 972-712-7600
http://www.friscolegacypark.hamptoninn.com
Candlewood Suites (3.1 miles)
4701 Legacy Dr
Plano, TX 75070
Telephone: 972-618-5446
Fax: 972-618-4581
Hyatt Place Plano (4.0 miles)
3100 Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX 75093
Telephone: 972-378-3997
Fax: 972-378-3887
Marriott (4.7 miles)
7120 Dallas Pkwy, Plano, TX
Telephone: 972-473-6444
The registration deadline is one week before the meeting.
Meetings are intended primarily for PCCA members. However, non-member organizations may attend for a fee of $375 per person. This fee can be applied towards future membership. Executive-level members may send five people, associate-level members may send two people and affiliate-level members may send one person to the meeting without incurring meeting charges.
We expect a full meeting. If you intend to come, please register soon.
Click here to register for the meeting using our secure Web page.
The following information is for people presenting at this PCCA meeting:
- Presentations are typically 30 minutes to 40 minutes long unless arranged otherwise.
- There is usually a 5 to 15 minute discussion following the presentation.
- Presenters
must provide their presentations (PDF or PPT) at least one week prior
to the meeting to allow for copying to the members area of the PCCA Web
site, as well as to allow detailed questions for discussion.
- This is a technical audience (e.g., engineering and program managers), so please make the presentations technical. Emphasis should be on industry and technology at large, versus selling your product (limit of 3 slides). Consider items such as compatibility, technical alternatives, standardization, deployment considerations, interoperability, certification and adoption.
- Generally, 40 to 60 people attend each meeting, representing a broad spectrum of the mobile computing industry, including operators, infrastructure vendors, device vendors, middleware providers and application vendors.
- We will provide an LCD projector.
- Since PCCA meetings are considered public meetings, please do not include any confidential or proprietary information.