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The 5G Network: A Glimpse Into the Connected Future

Telecom & NFV Strategy

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the potential for 5G to completely change the technology landscape and enable massive connectivity and IOT. But what is 5G really? What is the market opportunity for 5G and what infrastructure is needed to support it?

This panel, moderated by Phil Robb, Interim Executive Director of OpenDaylight, will bring together executives to discuss:

* The new enhancements in 5G and what they will enable
* The infrastructure needed to support 5G, including SDN and NFV
* The market opportunity for 5G including new applications like autonomous driving, smart cities and e-health practices like remote surgery
* Who will profit from 5G, and what kinds of new business models will emerge

What can I expect to learn?

This panel, moderated by Neela Jacques, Executive Director of OpenDaylight, will bring together executives from AT&T, Ericsson, Verizon and Huawei to discuss:

The new enhancements in 5G and what they will enable
The infrastructure needed to support 5G, including SDN and NFV
The market opportunity for 5G including new applications like autonomous driving, smart cities and e-health practices like remote surgery
Who will profit from 5G, and what kinds of new business models will emerge

Monday, May 8, 2:00pm-2:40pm (6:00pm - 6:40pm UTC)

Hynes Convention Center - Level Three - MR 312

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Tags: Community Telecom

Phillip Robb

VP of Operations for Networking and Orchestration, The Linux Foundation

Phil's experience spans more than 30 years working on the leading edge of software and networking technology, beginning with the launch of the personal computer in the early 1980s. He began working with open source in 2001 at Hewlett Packard where he ultimately formed and led their open source program office to create and guide the open source strategy and processes for the company. Today, as... FULL PROFILE

Heather Kirksey

Director, OPNFV

As the director, Heather Kirksey works with the OPNFV community to advance the adoption and implementation of open source NFV platform. She oversees and provides guidance for all aspects of the project, from technology to community and marketing and reports to OPNFV board of directors. Most recently Kirksey led strategic technology alliances for MongoDB. Earlier in her career she held various... FULL PROFILE

Balaji Ethirajulu

Director - Product Marketing

Balaji Ethirajulu has over 25 years of experience in telecom industry. He has worked in Product management, technology strategy, Marketing, Engineering, and professional services and recently moved in to strategic Sr.Director role to drive many open source technologies in the area of cloud native & networking. His current focus & passion is around containers, micro services... FULL PROFILE

Lingli Deng

Project Manager

China Mobile Research Institute (Platinum) Board member OPNFVLingli Deng is a Project Manager at China Mobile Research Institute. She obtained her Doctor’s degree in Computer Application Technology from the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences and joined China Mobile in 2009. She is a core member of the Novonet project which drives SDN/NFV strategy for China Mobile, and is... FULL PROFILE