The broadband generation is as much about the customer and their experience as it is about the technologies, architectures and standards enabling new generations of performances and services. While the phrase “All-IP NGN” describes the attributes and role of future networks, terms like “FMC” (Fixed-Mobile Convergence) speak to the nature of the subscriber experience in the developing broadband era. Understanding customer needs and behaviors is critical in the era of convergent infrastructures. Technological change and digital content are re-aligning the value chain. Today, it is the customer that has the power, and many transformation strategies are about empowering residential customers.

Day Three is devoted to exploring current and emerging trends in access, examining the new era of subscriber experience – from wired broadband access solutions, to the ultimate in connectivity – access on a mobile basis, utilizing a growing range of wireless technologies and architectures. By attending Day Three you will develop an understanding of the importance of the customer experience, by getting a complete perspective on the new media environment, broadband access options, home area networking, wireless communications, mobility, and the bundling of mobile and broadband. By attending all three days you will receive a complete high-level overview of the full spectrum of telecommunications, from the essentials of telecoms principles and concepts, to the most recent strategies and trends surrounding broadband applications and next-generation network infrastructures – both wired and wireless!

Broadband Access Alternatives

• The Broadband Customer
• The New Media Environment
• The xDSLs
• Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC)
• Fiber Solutions (FTTx, PONs)
• Broadband Wireless Access Alternatives
• Powerline Telecommunications (PLT)
• Home Area Networking

Radio Transmission Basics

• Brief History
• The Radio Spectrum
• Regulatory Issues
• Radio Performance Issues
• Antennas
• Radio Channel Limits
• Signal Modulation
• Spectrum Utilization
• Classes of Wireless Networks and Systems

Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs)

• Cellular Radio Basics
• Enhanced Data Services (2.5G)
• 3G Principles and Standards
• UMTS TDD / TD-SCDMA
• HSDPA, HSUPA, HSOPA
• CDMA 2000, 1xEV-DO, 1xEV-DV
• TD-SCDMA
• CDMA 450, IM450
• Beyond 3G, OFDM, MIMO
• 4G and 5G Visions

Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs)

• Broadband Fixed Wireless Access (BFWA), Multimedia Wireless Service (MWS)
• WiMAX (IEEE 802.16x standards)
• WiBro, iBurst, Flash-OFDM
• Mobile-Fi (IEEE 802.20x, MBWA)
• Wi-TV (IEEE 802.22 standards)

Wireless LANS (WLANs)

• IEEE 802.11x standards, Wi-Fi
• WLAN Security
• VoWLANs
• Wireless and Cellular Unite
• Mesh Networking

Wireless Personal Areas Networks (WPANs)

• Ultra WideBand (UWB)
• IEEE 802.15.3 (WiMedia)
• IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee, Babytooth)
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Near Field Communications (NFC)
• Sensor-based Networks

Emerging Applications

• The Handset Revolution
• Mobile IP
• IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
• Push-to-Talk (IP Radio)
• Mobile Music
• Mobile Gaming
• Mobile Video
• Mobile TV
• Mobile Content
• Bundling Mobile and Broadband