CableLabs invites you to participate in the upcoming Mobile Summit focusing on the 5G Ecosystem.
5G has been deployed globally for a few years and customers have been gradually upgrading to 5G service as it becomes available. Customer expectations of 5G services and features remain elevated, mainly due to the earlier hypes and visions. Join us and hear from operators faced with addressing these high expectations as they continue to transition from 4G to 5G networks.
Registration is open, and each person must register separately. The event is FREE – there is no cost to attend.
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Time: 8:00 – 10:30 a.m. MST
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 10, 2021
A Member-Only event.
Speakers
David Debrecht
Vice President of Wireless Research and Development at CableLabs
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Blago Gjorgjievski
Tribe Lead Access and Capacity Engineering at Telenet
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Shawn Hakl
Partner 5G Strategy at Microsoft
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John Kim
Director of Connectivity at CableLabs
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Juho Lee
Fellow at Samsung Electronics
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Josh Lonn
VP of Wireless Products at GCI
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Juan Montojo
Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm
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Mark Poletti
Director of Mobile Networks at CableLabs
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Mark Walker
Vice President Technology Policy at CableLabs
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Yunjung Yi
Director of Wireless Standardization at CableLabs
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Agenda
8:00-8:10 a.m. WelcomeSpeaker: David Debrecht, CableLabs
8:10-8:40 a.m. An Operator’s View on 5G Deployment, Advantages and Challenges
Josh Lonn, VP Wireless Products, will discuss GCI’s initial motivations for 5G deployment, and how the upgrade has turbo-charged GCI’s overall product portfolio. Josh will also discuss initial findings, lessons learned and challenges to consider when transitioning from 4G to 5G.
Moderator: John Kim, CableLabs
Speaker: Josh Lonn, GCI
8:40-9:10 a.m. Industry Trends
As traditional Tier 1 mobile operators continue to prepare their networks for the latest releases of 5G, they are gradually upgrading their core and radio networks with a virtualized, cloud native network platform that use application software. This requires a re-architecture that decouples closed systems, offered by traditional telecom vendors, to an open-source software-based solution that runs on any hardware. This panel will address various aspects of this industry trend as mobile operators and vendors develop transition strategies to realize the benefits of 5G.
Moderator: Mark Poletti, CableLabs
Speakers:
Blago Gjorgjievski, Telenet
Shawn Hakl, Microsoft
9:10-9:20 a.m, Break
9:20-9:50 a.m.3GPP: The Past, Present and Future
Mobile technology has evolved from the first-generation cellular technology to fifth-generation (5G) cellular technologies. 3GPP has been a key driver of the mobile wireless technologies' standardization, including radio access, core network and service capabilities. A high coverage of the 3GPP and related roadmap of mobile technology generation will be reviewed, along with key features and use cases for different generations, including the upcoming 3GPP release 18 features and 6G.
Moderator: Yunjung Yi, CableLabs
Speakers:
Juan Montojo-Bennassar, Qualcomm
Juho Lee, Samsung Electronics
9:50-10:25 a.m.Government Policy: Accelerating the Development and Deployment of Secure Wireless Networks
Governments around the world have taken a keen interest in accelerating the deployment of secure wireless networks – 5G and beyond. They are focused on allocating additional spectrum (low, mid, and mmWave) and exploring new and innovative sharing mechanisms to drive increased utility of scarce spectrum resources. In addition, governments are adopting policies to advance the development of open and interoperable network technologies (e.g., open RAN) as an enabler of secure 5G networks. Please join us to discuss the spectrum and wireless policy considerations of the 5G ecosystem.
Moderator: Mark Walker, CableLabs
Speaker: Derek Khlopin, NTIA
Vice President of Wireless Research and Development at CableLabs
David Debrecht is vice president of Wireless Research and Development at CableLabs. In this role, he directs the execution and adoption of new wireless technologies and specifications for the secure delivery of high-speed data, video, voice and next generation servicesfor CableLabs members and the industry. David is also a member of the executive board of directors for the National Spectrum Consortium which is responsible for steering the planning and coordination of incubation projects with the consortium membership of both traditional federal and commercial R&D organizations.
David has over 30 years of experience with wireless technology solutions in both government and commercial applications. He has served in a broad range of technology and product development roles, including various positions in R&D, product management, and technology development. David started his career at General Dynamics developing radar, radar warning, and electronic countermeasures platforms on the F–16 fighter aircraft. His focus was on systems integration, radio performance and compatibility of on-board systems. He moved to telecommunications in the mid-90s and started the commercial side of his career with Nokia on radio base station R&D. He successfully filled many different roles within Nokia for 25 years, the latest of which, before moving to CableLabs, was CTO for the U.S. and Federal business in the customer operations organization.
David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University. He enjoys the outdoors and participates regularly in both organized and unorganized outdoor sports and recreation.
Blago Gjorgjievski
Tribe Lead Access and Capacity Engineering at Telenet
Experience in different domains of technology: Mobile Core Voice & Data, IP Core and recently, since 2018 in Mobile and Fixed Access and Capacity planning. Worked mostly on design and planning but, also in operations.
Current role at Telenet: Tribe Lead Access and Capacity Engineering. Main focus on 4/5G, FTTx and DOCSIS: technology, evolution, coexistence, synergies.
In the industry since 2000
2019 – now Tribe Lead Access & Capacity Engineering /Telenet
2018 – 2019 Radio Network Engineering Manager /Telenet
2016 – 2018 Head Infrastructure & Network Assurance /BICS
2013 – 2016 Senior Architect – BASE /Telenet
2000 to 2013 Head of Core Network Development /T-Mobile
Shawn Hakl
Partner 5G Strategy at Microsoft
Shawn is responsible for building and executing the product strategy and partnerships for Microsoft’s Azure for Operators portfolio. His team works across product, engineering, and sales to help operators execute on the digital transformation of the core and edge networks. Prior to Microsoft, Shawn served at Verizon as the Senior Vice President of Business Product, responsible for a $29B portfolio covering services such as enterprise networking, 4G/5G, cyber security, collaboration and IoT.
John Kim
Director of Connectivity at CableLabs
John Kim is Director of Connectivity at CableLabs and is responsible launching new mobile convergence initiatives benefitting the cable industry. John has extensive technical and business experience in the telecommunications and wireless industry, spanning from technology startups to Fortune 500 companies. Before joining CableLabs, John was Director of RAN Technology at SmartSky Networks overseeing development and testing of its air-to-ground (ATG) LTE RAN system. At SmarkSky Networks, John was responsible for driving technical and functional requirements for SmartSky’s ATG RAN system, as well as leading R&D activities involving current and emerging innovations to address the market needs and keep the company at the cutting edge of aviation communications. Prior to Smartsky Networks, John was Director of Technology Development at DISH Network, LCC, leading DISH Network’s wireless initiatives in spectrum management, regulatory advocacy, M&A due diligence and standardization activities. At DISH Network, John also led a nationwide wireless build-out program for DISH’s 12 GHz spectrum. Prior to DISH Network, John was with Time Warner Cable overseeing Time Warner Cable’s small cell service and product portfolio. At Time Warner Cable, John successfully managed “industry-first” small cell field trials and market deployments for Tier-1 US MNOs. Prior to Time Warner Cable, John was with Clearwire, Inc., leading its enterprise WiMAX picocell and femtocell solution development.
John holds doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees, all in Electrical Engineering, from Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University, respectively.
Juho Lee
Fellow at Samsung Electronics
Juho Lee is currently a Fellow with Samsung Electronics, where he is leading research and standardization for mobile communications. He joined Samsung Electronics in 2000 and has worked on 3G, 4G, and 5G technologies. He is now leading research for future technologies such as 5G evolution and 6G. He was a vice chairman of 3GPP RAN WG1 from February 2003 to August 2009 and chaired LTE/LTE-Advanced MIMO sessions. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea, in 2000. Dr. Lee is a Fellow of IEEE.
Josh Lonn
VP of Wireless Products at GCI
Josh Lonn is the Vice President of Wireless Products at GCI, Alaska’s leading provider of internet, wireless, video and voice service. Josh is responsible for mobile product portfolio strategy, including device roadmap, rate plan structure and alignment with GCI’s broader product set, including recently-launched 2 GIG internet plans. Josh’s team delivered GCI’s first tiered Unlimited plans, first Unlimited prepaid product and first 5G product launch in Alaska.
Prior to joining GCI, Josh led product teams at T-Mobile that delivered flagship devices and services to fuel the Un-carrier value proposition. Before moving into the Product sphere, Josh led network development teams that built and managed thousands of 3G and 4G cell sites across the United States and Western Europe for T-Mobile, Sprint PCS and other regional carriers.
Josh holds a B.A. in Speech Communication, a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Washington, and holds a patent for home automation technology. He lives in Anchorage with his family, and enjoys year-round backcountry adventures in the Last Frontier.
Juan Montojo
Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm
Juan Montojo is VP of Engineering at Qualcomm’s Corporate Standards group. He has Telecommunications Engineering degrees from the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, and Institut Eurecom, Sophia Antipolis, France, as well as, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and UC San Diego, respectively.
Dr. Montojo joined Qualcomm in San Diego in January 1997 and has worked in the system design and standardization of various communication systems including Globalstar, 3G, 4G, 5G, and WiFi as part of the corporate R&D and Standards groups. He led the 3GPP PHY layer standardization of WCDMA Rel-7 and of LTE Rel-8, 9, 10, and part of 11. He led the Qualcomm Research Germany group from Nov ’11 to July ’15 working on Gbps cable modem design and IEEE standardization, as well as, 802.11ah modem design and implementation. Upon his return to San Diego, Dr. Montojo led the system design of 5G NR unlicensed and spectrum sharing until he moved back to the 3GPP team in January ‘17 where he helped with the execution of the 5G NR acceleration. Currently, Dr. Montojo works in the design and standardization of 5G NR Phase 2.
Dr. Montojo has been a recipient of QCT’s Upendra Patel Achievement Awards for Outstanding Contributions to LTE, Corporate R&D’s Excellence award for Management of Qualcomm Research Germany, and IP Excellence award for his contributions to 5G. Dr. Montojo has over 600 granted US patents and over 5,000 granted patents world-wide.
Mark Poletti
Director of Mobile Networks at CableLabs
Mark Poletti is the Director of Mobile Networks at CableLabs; a non-profit R&D organization that is dedicated to creating and driving technologies and innovations critical to the cable industry’s technology roadmap, including 5G and Wi-Fi 6. In this role, Mark is responsible for wireless R&D activities across fixed, mobile and emerging wireless technologies for the secure delivery of high-speed data, video, voice and next-generation services.
Prior to CableLabs, Mark has built, managed, and operated 2G, 3G and 4G networks for US WEST, T-Mobile, and Clearwire. He has also been addressing mobile operator design, operations, and performance issues of 2G, 3G, 4G, and satellite networks for over 20 years with such companies as ViaSat, Clearwire, ATECS/Centerline, U S WEST/Qwest, and General Electric.
Mark holds a M.S in Telecommunications from University of Colorado, B.S. Physics from SUNY Buffalo and has multiple issued and pending patents.
Mark Walker
Vice President Technology Policy at CableLabs
Mark Walker is Vice President, Technology Policy at CableLabs. He joined CableLabs in 2015 and now leads the Technology Policy group which focuses on, broadband policy, spectrum and wireless policy, cybersecurity and supply chain policy, and energy policy. Prior to joining CableLabs, Mark was the Deputy Chief in the Telecommunications Access Policy Division of the Federal Communications Commission that led the policy team for the E-rate Program (more formally known as the “Schools and Libraries Universal Service Mechanism”). While at the FCC, Mark also served as a Legal Advisor to the Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau as well as an Attorney Advisor on the E-rate and Rural Health Care teams. Prior to joining the FCC, he worked in private practice representing clients in telecommunications and other closely regulated industries. Mark holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Penn State University, an MBA from Lehigh University, and a JD from the University of Colorado.
Yunjung Yi
Director of Wireless Standardization at CableLabs
Yunjung Yi is Director of Wireless Standardization with CableLabs. She is leading research and standardization for mobile communications in CableLabs. She joined CableLabs in 2021 and has worked on 4G and 5G technologies focusing on 3GPP industry. Prior to CableLabs, she worked in Ofinno leading innovation in mobile communications and LG electronics leading mobile industry. In CableLabs, she is leading research for 5G and next generation technologies and coordinating activities on standardization organizations such as 3GPP, O-RAN and TIP. She received Ph.D degree in computer engineering from UCLA.
