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.