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Fitce Mobile Congress: A recap & personal view by Sofie Pollin

A recap of an amazing day. With a personal view by Sofie Pollin.

Fitce Mobile Congress "5G Advances for Belgium"
Brussels, Tuesday 22 October 2024

00:00 * 12:00 - Welcome - Coffee & sandwiches ***

00:30 New supporting company member NGIS

00:36 * 13:00 - Welcome & keynote speeches ***

00:51 Welcome • Sofie Pollin, Fitce.be

01:12 5G advances and the policy environment • Lotte Abildgaard, GSMA Europe

01:51 Navigating the 5G landscape: current status and strategic actions for advancing the 5G experience • Stefaan Vyverman, BIPT - IBPT

02:19 Envisioning a 6G future • Ingrid Van de Voorde, Nokia Bell Labs Belgium

02:57 * 14:10 - Unleashing the value of 5G ***

03:11 Unveiling the 5G Frontier • Jurgen De Klerck, Proximus

03:32 Key learnings from 5G pilots and SENSE project • Robin Leblon, Citymesh

03:59 A 5G private network requires a clear and compelling business plan • Werner De Laet, Orange

04:15 Sustainability challenges and 5G: foes or friends? • Liesbet Van der Perre, KU Leuven

04:50 * 16:00 - 5G key technology enablers demystified ***

04:57 API Exposure in 5G • Dhruv Anand, Ericsson

05:41 Demystification of OpenRAN integration • Kamil Mierzwa, Accenture

06:51 Monetizing 5G network architectures streamlining maintenance with optimized methods of procedure • José María Pindado Buendía, EXFO

06:39 The cell site of the future • Volker Ricker, CommScope

07:10 * 17:00 - Panel Session "Accelerating 5G advances" ***

07:53 What's the real benefit of 5G

08:02 API exposure

08:20 Indoor coverage

08:43 Future revolutions

09:36 * 18:00 - Reception & walking dinner ***

 

The members of the panel

  • Geert Standaert, Chief Technology Officer - Member of the Executive Committee at Proximus
  • Bastien Bianchi, Director Core Network & Infrastructure Solutions at Orange
  • Blago Gjorgijevski, Tribe Lead Network & Wholesale at Telenet
  • Mitch De Geest, Executive Director at DIGI
  • Stefaan Vyverman, Executive Board Member at BIPT - IBPT
  • Moderator: Sofie Pollin, President Fitce.be, Professor KU Leuven

More details 👉 FITCE.be/activities/5g-advances-for-belgium

Watch also the trailers

  • Trailer 1: with a quote by Geert Standaert (CTO, Proximus) that didn't make the reportage
  • Trailer 2: with a few quotes and images that capture the mood of the event.

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Fitce.be is the Belgium-based broadband connectivity and services organisation, that focuses on knowledge sharing and networking.
We bring together industry professionals and academics to exchange views and gain new insights into the developments and challenges related to the technical, regulatory, societal, and economic aspects of broadband – both fixed and mobile.
During our in-person and virtual events, we explore important trends in the field and discuss evolutions on the international stage, and how they translate to the Belgian content.

Fitce.be is the Belgian branch of the European Fitce.eu umbrella federation.

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