Satnews Daily
February 19th, 2018

Agenda and Speakers for the DSA's Six Annual Global Summit in London Have Been Announced


As a plethora of 5G network trials are being announced across Europe, the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has released the preliminary agenda and speakers list for its Sixth Annual Global Summit (May 1-3, 2018).

Held in Europe for the first time since its inception, the Summit will explore a range of topics from universal affordable connectivity to 6 GHz for broadband services, and millimeter wave bands. The Global Summit agenda will feature high-profile speakers, including recent announcements:

  • Lisa Roper, Head of Spectrum Sales, UK Ministry of Defence
  • Mario Mankiewicz, Deputy Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  • Dr. William Webb, CEO, Weightless SIG
  • Mark Wheeler, Director and Founder, Whitespace UK
  • Preston Marshall, Principle Wireless Architecture, Google
  • Chris Weasler, Director of Global Connectivity, Facebook
  • Frank McCosker, General Manager Affordable Access and Smart Financing, 4Afrika - Microsoft

 

Debates on the challenges with the current spectrum approach and whether technology is the best manager of spectrum will come from key industry figures who are leading innovations in spectrum management across the world, including speakers representing ATDI, Broadway Partners, C3, Mimosa and Ruckus Networks.

DSA President, Kalpak Gude, who will provide a keynote address at the Summit, commented that 5G will require significantly more spectrum for broadband than is currently available. The only realistic way to achieve this is by using dynamic access, which enables an efficient use of spectrum through spectrum sharing, allowing for both licensed and unlicensed opportunities. The Summit will explore how various spectrum sharing regulatory regimes across a variety of complementary spectrum bands can be coordinated to lower the cost of broadband to allow 5G and Internet of Things deployments across the globe and connect the remaining 4 billion to the digital economy.”

The Global Summit will be held May 1-3, 2018 at Hilton London Wembley. To register, please visit this direct link...