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DAY 2: Thursday 4th February 2010

  • 08.55

    • Opening Remarks from Chair

  • Walter Tuttlebee, CEO, Mobile VCE, UK

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    • DECT INTHE INDIAN MARKET

  • 09:00

    • Preparing the DECT Forum in India - What Potential Does the Indian Market Hold?

  • Air Cmde (Retd) S.S. Motial, Chairman, DECT Forum India, India

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    • Is the emergence of a 'middle class' India where the profit potential is for DECT?
    • What will the role of CAT-iq be in launching DECT in the Indian market?
    • Understanding the role that the DECT Forum is performing to promote DECT in the Indian market?
    • Using local people and knowledge to ensure the success of DECT in India
  • 9:30

    • To What Extent was corDECT a Success in India and How Does the DECT Industry Need to Push Forward?

  • Dag Akerberg, CTO, DECT Forum, Sweden
  • Sanjay Gupta, Head Network Solutions, Midas Communications, India

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    • Understanding the idea behind the corDECT initiative in India
    • Is using DECT as a WLL solution still viable in India, what are the alternatives?
    • Getting investment to launch DECT in rural areas
    • Prospects for DECT success in the Indian enterprise markets
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    • DECT MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND INTEROPERABILITY

  • 10:00

    • Improving the Man to Machine Interface (MMI), Should this be Standardised?

  • Tim Whittaker, System Architect, Wireless Division, Cambridge Consultants, UK

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    • Are the problems really with MMI or with interoperability in general
    • What are the difficulties with keeping everything compatible?
    • Standardisation of MMI, will the manufacturers follow the standards or go their own way in order to generate USPs?
    • Case study: MMI for DECT handsets in cars
  • 10.30

    • Morning Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

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    • DECT AND THE ENTERPRISE MARKET

  • 11:15

    • Overview of DECT in the Enterprise and Other Vertical Markets - Examining the Growth Opportunities

  • Senior Executive, Frost & Sullivan (tbc)

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    • Examining the adoption rate of DECT in the enterprise market
    • What has prompted industries to implement DECT technology?
    • What potential opportunities for DECT are there?
  • 11:45

    • Enterprise Market Challenges and Opportunities

  • Dion Nielsen, Research & Devlopment Manager, Polycom, Denmark

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    • New verticals to be addressed with DECT.
    • Which products to provide for the DECT enterprise market.
    • How to speed up DECT enterprise applications.
  • 12:15

    • Case Study: DECT in the Health Care Market

  • Roel Ottink, Program Manager, Ascom Wireless Solutions, Sweden

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    • How is DECT currently used in the Health Care market
    • DECT versus other technologies: what are the benefits
    • How does DECT integrate with hospital applications and what are the benefits
  • 12:45

    • DECT Headsets Trends in the Enterprise and Residential Markets

  • David Marshall, Marketing Manager EMEA, Plantronics, UK

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    • Examining DECT headset trends in the enterprise and residential markets
    • To what extent has the Bluetooth industry penetrated the headset market
    • What features are customers looking for in a DECT headset and how can the needs be met?
    • Exploring the headset plus the wired phone business case
  • 13.15

    • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

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    • DEVELOPING DECT & CAT-IQ IN NEW MARKETS

  • 14:30

    • Reaching Out to New Markets with DECT and CAT-iq

  • Hans-Peter Steinbrueck, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH, Germany

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    • Where have DECT frequencies been allocated, are they following the USA with DECT 6.0?
    • What challenges lie ahead with making DECT a mass market technology in these countries?
  • 15:00

    • Helping the Asian DECT and CAT-iq Industrial Players to Bring its Products to Overseas Markets

  • Victor Kwan, Telecom Manager Southern China Regional, TUV SUD, Hong Kong

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    • Examining the support for local manufacturers in the last decade in the Asia region to launch its DECT products to the European and North American markets
    • How TUV SUD is helping the local DECT manufacturers to further boost its volumes by opening up new emerging markets such as: Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and South Africa
    • The future role of TUV SUD in the near generation of DECT and CAT-iq
  • 15.30

    • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 16:15

    • Challenges to an ODM for Cat IQ Related Products

  • Fernando Colina, Head of CAT-iq Software Engineering, CCT Telecom, Hong Kong

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    • Overview of CCT Telecom, as a Product Manufacturer and as ODM
    • Challenges of CAT-iq implementation for the DECT industry
    • The CCT experience in making Cat IQ products
    • The North America market and Cat IQ
    • Looking into the Future for Cat IQ
  • 16:45

    • Panel Discussion: How can the DECT Industry Promote DECT in New Markets

  • Victor Kwan, Telecom Manager Southern China Regional, TUV SUD, Hong Kong
  • Hans-Peter Steinbrueck, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH, Germany
  • Erich Kamperschroer, Chairman, DECT Forum, Switzerland
  • Ruth Wilson, Vice-Chair, DECT Forum, UK

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    • Examining new potential markets for DECT
    • What manufacturers are working to get DECT introduced in these new markets
    • What role should the DECT Forum play to reach out to new markets and new operators?
  • 17.15

    • End of Conference