CTO Spectrum Forum 2018
The Information and Communication Technologies Authority
in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation
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Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO)
Forum on
Spectrum Management
4 – 6 SEPTEMBER 2018
Mauritius
Communiqué de presse
Program
CTO Forum presentations
Day 1, Tuesday 4 September 2018 | ||
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 – 09:55 | Opening | |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Session 1: HARMONISATION STRATEGY AND PLANNING | |
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Spectrum management: opportunities and challenges – case study of Mauritius | Radhacharan Shakya, Senior Advisor, ICTA, Republic of Mauritius | |
Achieving spectrum harmonisation to deliver connectivity to next 1 billion | Joaquin Restrepo, Chief of Outreach and Publication Services Division, ITU | |
| Jerome Louis, Director Engineering, ICTA, Republic of Mauritius | ||
| Bashir Patel, Global Spectrum Regulatory Policy, EMEA Satellite Operator?s Association (ESOA) | ||
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Session 2: POLICY AND REGULATORY STRATEGY | |
| Addressing determining factors for regulating spectrum within a converged ecosystem | Velamah Cathapermal, Chief Legal and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Mauritius Telecom | |
| PANEL DISCUSSION | ||
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Session 3: APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES | |
| Deploying digital dividend spectrum to achieve universal broadband access | Shivendra Nautiyal, Chief Technology Officer, Emtel, Republic of Mauritius | |
Achieving universal broadband access through efficient use of spectral resources and its management | Robert Ravi Arokianathane, Senior Advisor of ICT, Ministry of Information & Communications Technology, Republic of Uganda | |
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Session 4: COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES | |
| Spectrum pricing in developing countries | Nitin Sapra, Senior Manager, Spectrum & Policy-South Asia, GSMA | |
| PANEL DISCUSSION: Reviewing spectrum pricing mechanisms and relationships with spectrum efficiency | Bashir Patel, Global Spectrum Regulatory Policy, ESOA | |
Day 2, Wednesday 5 September 2018 | ||
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Session 5 : IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOYMENT | |
| Delivering effective 5G/IMT-2020 service implementation economically | Joaquin Restrepo, Chief of Outreach and Publication Services Division, ITU | |
| Comparing 5G and Wi-Fi Access: How should developing countries prioritise deployment? | Rai Busgeet, Chief Technology Officer, Mauritius Telecom | |
| PANEL DISCUSSION | ||
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Session 6 : TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION | |
| Satellite integration into 5G | Bashir Patel, Global Spectrum Regulatory Policy, ESOA | |
| PANEL DISCUSSION | ||
| 13:45 – 15:00 | Session 7: TV WHITE SPACE DEPLOYMENTS | |
| Assessing the state of TV White space deployments in Africa | Pather Amoordalingum, Chief Executive Officer, Multi Carrier Mauritius Ltd | |
| TV Whitespace spectrum deployments – opportunities and challenges for the developing world | Rajesh Rai, Chief Technical Officer, Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML) | |
| TV-White Spaces From trials to Regulatory framework | Salom?o David, Coordinator of the TV White Spaces Project, National Institute of Communications of Mozambique (INCM) | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Session 8: DATA AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT | |
| Assessing the role of data analytics to deliver innovative spectrum databases management | Tony Harris, Regional Director, TCI International | |
Day 3, Thursday 6 September 2018 | ||
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Session 9 : SPECTRUM ISSUES FOR THE DIGITAL BROADCASTING SWITCHOVER (DSO) | |
| Post DSO: Leveraging spectrum to meet expected high demand for mobile video and Internet services | George Kwizera, Deputy Director of Spectrum, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority | |
| Practical recommendations on the Digital Switchover | Kamal Tamawa, Spectrum Policy Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, GSMA | |
| PANEL DISCUSSION:How must the convergent media industry collaborate to take advantage of the digital dividend | Pather Amoordalingum, Chief Executive Officer, Multi Carrier Mauritius Ltd | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Session 10 : STATUS AND PREPARATION FOR WRC-19 | |
Steve Jones, Senior Manager – Spectrum Management, Avanti Communications Group | ||
| Panel discussion: WRC preparations | Joaquin Restrepo, Chief of Outreach and Publication Services Division, International Telecommunication Union | |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | CLOSING – End of Forum | |