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Announcing CCA 2013 Live Stream, Schedule Detailed

RCR Wireless is partnering with the good people at the Competitive Carriers Association to stream CCA 2013 Annual Convention in Las Vegas LIVE on RCR’s YouTube page.

About CCA 2013

CCA events bring the decision-makers in the competitive mobile ecosystem – carriers, technology experts, network builders, consultants, media, analysts, and industry influencers – together for networking, learning and sharing best practices. At the Competitive Carriers Annual Convention, attendees will hear from leading industry thinkers, discussing a range of topics that directly address business and revenue opportunities.

Add it to your calendar now to make sure you don’t miss a single minute of CCA 2013:

   

Event Schedule

Tuesday, September 17 – Morning General Session, 8:15am PT – 10:45am PT

Time: 8:15am PT – 8:30am PT

Title: CCA Annual Convention Welcome Remarks

Speaker: Steven K. Berry, President & CEO, Competitive Carriers Association

Description: Join CCA’s Steve Berry for a look at what lies ahead for competitive carriers.  Hear about the most pressing policy issues, the state of play in Washington and what CCA is doing – in the policy and business arenas – to ensure a competitive wireless marketplace.

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Time: 8:35am PT – 8:55am PT

Title: Keynote Remarks by Acting Chairwoman Clyburn

Speaker: Mignon L. Clyburn, Acting Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission          

Description: CCA attendees will hear Acting Chairwoman Clyburn’s unique perspective on the trends and policies before the FCC that may impact competitive carriers and the wireless industry as a whole.

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Time: 9:00am PT – 9:25am PT

Title: Keynote Address by T-Mobile

Speaker: Neville Ray, CTO, T-Mobile US

Description: Mr. Ray will discuss T-Mobile’s focus on the customer, the company’s “Un-carrier” approach to wireless, and issues of importance to competitive carriers.

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Time: 9:45am PT – 10:05am PT

Title: Quenching the Thirst for Mobile Broadband

Speaker: Michael J. Schabel, Ph.D., Vice President, Alcatel-Lucent, Wireless Division

Description: Once mobile subscribers experience the taste of great mobile broadband, they want and expect more of it. The only way to satisfy this demand is through unmatched Quality of Service. For Competitive Carriers, this means maximizing coverage and capacity by scaling their networks to provide the mobile broadband experience customers expect.

During this keynote, Alcatel-Lucent Wireless Vice President Mike Schabel will discuss what it will take to quench the thirst for mobile broadband, become competitive quickly and able to deliver profitable services to wireless broadband customers. Key areas of consideration for Competitive Carriers include preparing high-capacity backhaul capabilities, ensuring adequate core networks for large amounts of data, and Hetnet implementation where it’s needed. Staying competitive also requires these operators to assess their entire wireless broadband network with capacity, coverage and flexibility in mind.

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Time: 10:10am PT – 10:30am PT

Title: The Future of Mobile: Innovation Critical to Evolve the Customer Experience

Speaker: Jeff Gordon, President & CEO, Syniverse

Description: With the proliferation of smart devices, apps, and services fueling explosive data usage, it’s clear that advancing technologies will continue to stimulate growth in the mobile industry. But what is the real driver that mobile providers should be focused on in order to remain relevant, vibrant, and profitable?

Syniverse CEO Jeff Gordon will discuss how successful mobile service providers will look to the future by gaining a full understanding of their end users, the kind of mobile experience they expect, and what will be required from their networks to meet and exceed those expectations today and well into the future.

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Time: 10:30am PT-10:45am PT

Title: CCA Annual Achievement Awards Presentation

Description: Each year, CCA recognizes members in five categories and presents awards at the Annual Convention.  Award recipients are honored for their outstanding contributions to CCA, the wireless industry and their local communities.

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Wednesday, September 18 – Closing General Session

8:30am PT – 10:45am PT Pacific

Time: 8:35am PT – 8:55am PT

Title: Keynote Remarks by Vish Nandlall of Ericsson

Speaker: Dr. Vish Nandlall, Head of Strategy, Marketing and CTO, Ericsson North America

Description: Competitive carriers face an ever changing market landscape and fierce competition demands that they bring value to current subscribers and grow their business. In order to do this, carriers must find new  partners and grow in key areas to be successful – Areas such cloud, M2M, enterprise sales, and harnessing the power of analytics.  The driver behind growth in this new market is leveraging the power of partnerships and finding economical solutions to bring new service offerings to customers.  Vish Nandlall, CTO and Head of Strategy and Marketing, will dive into each of these areas focusing on how carriers can best grow their business through strategic partnerships and developing best-in-class offerings for their customers.

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Time: 9:00am PT – 9:45am PT

Title: Competitive Carrier CEO Roundtable

Moderator: Paul Kirby, Senior Editor, TR Daily

Speakers: 

Doug Hutcheson, President & CEO, Leap Wireless International, Inc. 

James Hyde, CEO & President, nTelos

Jonathan Foxman, President & CEO, MTPCS, LLC

Ron Smith, President & CEO, Bluegrass Cellular

Patrick Riordan, President & CEO, Cellcom

Description: Competitive carrier CEOs will discuss the most significant challenges facing their companies and what they are doing to compete and thrive in the industry.  Is 4G an immediate reality?  What issues before FCC are most important?  What innovative business solutions are they employing to better serve their customers?  Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from carriers of various sizes and the challenges that lie ahead.

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Time: 9:50am PT – 10:40am PT

Title: Mobile Device Landscape

Moderator: Jeff Mucci, CEO and Editorial Director, RCR Wireless

Speakers:

Josh Matthews, CEO, Apkudo

Yasser Nafei, SVP, Sales, Engineering, Quality and Customer Operation, LG Electronics USA

Jeff Pickett, SVP, Channel and MVNO, Huawei Device USA

Description: The world of mobile device is fast-moving: it has been in the past and probably always will be.  In this ever-evolving industry with consumer demand for the latest, most advanced devices at all-time high, it is critical for competitive carriers to have access to these iconic devices.  In this session,  panelists will discuss the current mobile device landscape, how they are working with carriers, and what to expect in the future.

 

Will you be watching the event live on YouTube? What presentation are you looking forward to the most? Let us know in the comments!

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