The current state of the art in dynamic spectrum access in TV white spaces and how it enhance digital inclusion and accelerating demand for wireless connectivity
10:00
Morning Refreshments
10:15
How will TVWS technology transform wireless connectivity and what are the backhaul requirements?
11:00
Discussion on the next step to be taken for mobile operators wishing to adopt TVWS technology in order to provide cheaper broadband internet connectivity to billions of people around the world
11:45
The potential of TVWS technology in delivering reliable and cost-efficient wireless broadband for multiple commercial applications
12:30
Lunch
14:00
The prospect of using TVWS as an access technology for cable, fiber and DSL: why every telecom industry players should keep an eye on this development
14:45
The viability of TVWS technology and the prospect to share spectrum more effectively
15:30
Afternoon Refreshments
15:45
TVWS technology as a necessity for new growth and prospect in the business of accelerating demands for wireless connectivity
16:30
Panel discussion on key findings of TW White Space Trials conducted recently and lessons to be learned in order to prepare for future challenges ahead in rolling TVWS deployments
17:00
End of Day 1
DAY TWO (29 January 2016)
09:00
Introduction
09:15
New thinking on regulatory framework for TV white space in a bid to drive commercial deployments and ease demand for more bandwidth
10:00
Morning Refreshments
10:15
Creating new revenue streams around TVWS deployments
11:00
Self-interference cancellation technique for improved TV white space detection
11:45
What promise does TV White Spaces Technology hold for the developing world?
12:30
Lunch
14:00
TV White Spaces: managing spaces or better managing inefficiencies?
14:45
Is TVWS technology an alternative to manage the increasing mobile data traffic flow for Telcos
15:30
Afternoon Refreshments
15:45
The challenge of delivering wide-area broadband services using VHF/UHF White Space spectrum
16:30
Concluding panel discussion on the importance of TV White space technology in rural broadband deployment
17:00
End of Conference
The viability of TVWS technology has been proven in over a dozen trials and commercial deployments around the world, ranging from remote villages in Africa to the dense urban center of Asia, highlighting the prospect of sharing spectrum more effectively, by applying new dynamic sharing technology to tap unused TV white spaces as well as an excellent option to relieve the spectrum crunch for mobile networks to support the exponential growth of wireless adoption with the potential to provide cheaper broadband internet connectivity to billions of people around the world, including rural broadband deployment
Telecommunication regulators across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe and the region have been searching for new, efficient ways to allocate and utilize spectrum. The growing demand for wireless data transmission imposes the search for alternatives to the current spectrum exploration schemes. This is essential with the rapid growth of mobile data traffic that is putting a strain on current network infrastructure, prompting a need for innovative use of spectrum to increase wireless broadband capacity, as such TV White Space can play this important role. TV White Spaces (TVWS) are frequencies made available for unlicensed use at locations where the spectrum is not being used by licensed services, such as television broadcasting and has characteristics that make it highly desirable for wireless communications.
TVWS presents many opportunities that never existed before, including expanding broadband capabilities in areas that were previously underserved. White space spectrum in the TV frequency band appeals to industry because it can travel longer distances and more easily through walls than the bands used by other wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi as well as utilizing minimal equipment and infrastructure. As such, World TV White Space Technology & Digital Inclusion Conference 2016 is a timely platform to take a closer look at the viability and potential of TVWS and how the technology can accelerate demand for wireless connectivity with the potential to provide cheaper broadband internet connectivity to billions of people around the world, especially expanding broadband capabilities in areas that were previously underserved as well as the potential to deliver reliable and cost-efficient wireless broadband for multiple commercial applications.
This conference is a necessity for new growth and prospect in the business of accelerating demands for wireless connectivity. For those forward thinking manufacturers gearing up for mass production of white space devices to meet the growing global market for TV white space devices stretches across 16% of the world’s land area, encompassing 590 million people with a combined annual GDP of $19.5 trillion, some 32% of the world’s total income, this is the conference that provides latest market development and trends that will steer you ahead of your immediate competitors. For mobile network operators, as more devices are deployed in unlicensed bands, mobile network operators need solutions to manage and optimize the performance of wireless networks that will ensure network operates at peak performance, including channel selection and real-time interference alerts in order to equip network with the best available channels as well as to mitigate interference and keeping white space transmissions safe from interference. For those involved directly or indirectly in the business of TVWS, including policy makers and key industry players, this conference provides all the ingredients and important discussion to understand the depth and scope of TVWS, including capabilities, technology and potential services as well as new thinking on regulatory framework for TV white space in a bid to drive commercial deployments and ease demand for more bandwidth as well as discussion on key findings of TV White Space Trials conducted recently and lessons to be learned in order to prepare for future challenges ahead in rolling TVWS deployments.
