Europe
: Julian Lake ( inset ) from PA Consulting Group
- the leading international management, systems and technology consultancy
- will guide mobile operators through the complexity of today's technology
options in his keynote presentation at IIR's conference, Maximising
Capacity in GSM, GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA networks,
at 09:40 on 6 December 2004 in Lisbon.
Julian, who heads
the Wireless Networks group in PA's Wireless Technology Practice,
will provide insight on available and breaking technologies that cellular
operators can use to maximise network capacity for customer applications.
The paper will
examine the extent to which capacity needs are currently being met
in GSM/GPRS networks and will assess the potential impact of EDGE
deployment on capacity. It will go on to investigate the capacity
available in WCDMA networks and the approaches that can be applied
as data traffic increases, and will conclude with a discussion of
the possible role for 'disruptive' broadband wireless technologies
in mobile networks.
It will be of
particular value to engineers and managers involved in mobile network
strategy, design and planning.
In presenting
the paper, Julian will draw from 18 years' experience delivering wireless
projects for suppliers, operators, users, regulators and investors
covering GSM, UMTS, PMR, digital TV, satellite and fixed wireless
access networks.
PA Consulting
Group's wireless technology expertise includes network and system
design and evaluation, radio network dimensioning and planning, cost
modelling, technology comparisons, product benchmarking and due diligence,
as well as service and product development for wireless operators
and equipment suppliers.
Maximising Capacity
in GSM, GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA Networks - 6-8 December 2004, Marriott
Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal