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Femto Asia Summit

10 March 2008

Our first meeting in Asia is a FREE event open to both members and non-members. It takes place as a pre-conference workshop on Monday 10 March 2008 in advance of Informa's Femtocell Solutions Asia event in Hong Kong. The summit will introduce the Forum and how it meets the challenges facing the femtocell industry. Key members will describe their outlook on the market for femtocells in Asia, the major challenges and how through co-operative means these are being met.

PLEASE INVITE any relevant colleagues, partners or customers TODAY.

Register NOW!

The Summit agenda comprises:

13.30 Registration & Coffee

1. Introduction to the Femto Forum and its activities

The dangers of a fragmented femtocell market.
What are the basic challenges facing femtocells?
How are operators and vendors working together in the forum to solve them?
An insight into the working groups, what they do and what they've achieved.

2. The operator's perspective on the distinctive requirements and status of femtocell deployment in Asia

An overview of the Asian femtocell market
How do operators' needs differ in the Asian market?
What challenges need to be solved to meet these needs?
How operators and vendors are collaborating to solve these issues in the forum

3. The vendor's perspective on the challenges in meeting the requirements of the Asian market

An overview of the Asian market and how it differs from Europe and North America
How to meet the challenges facing femtocell deployment in Asia
How the forum helps solve the challenges facing large scale deployment

17:00 Close of Workshop

Places are limited so please REGISTER TODAY

Issue 2: February 2008

Also in this issue

Words from the Chair
Femto coverage
Marketing working group
Interoperability
Members' announcements
New members

Femto Forum 4th Plenary: Munich - 18-20 March

Our next Plenary takes place 18 to 20 March 2008 in Munich. Registration is now open for Femto Forum members – could you please urge colleagues and partners to REGISTER as soon as possible, so we can match resources to delegate numbers.

A full agenda will be mailed in the next week or so. In the meantime, the current draft is as follows:

Mon pm: Board meeting
Tues am: Full membership meeting - agree agendas, plus presentations from WiMax Forum & ABI Research
Tues pm: Business models (WG1); Interference modelling & devices classes (WG2); Security (WG3)
Wed all day: Business models (WG1); Interference modelling & devices classes (WG2); Network architecture (WG3)
Thurs am: Regulatory developments plus Ofcom presentation (WG4); DSL Forum liaison; O&M (WG3)
Thurs pm: Full Plenary

Please REGISTER for the Plenary and working group sessions NOW