MNO Perspective: Mobile services and location data through Mobile Network Operators
1. 10:15 - 10:50 Panel: MNO
Perspective: Mobile services and
location data through Mobile
Network Operators
2. Attendees:
• Frank De Caluwe, Technology Strategy &
Innovation Manager, T-Mobile Netherlands
• John Stansfield, Group Manager Location
Based Services, Orange FT Group
• Joost Fleuren, Strategy and Business
Development, KPN
• Olivier Bourhis, Managing Partner, Ptolemus
Consulting Group
3. Topics
• The lowdown on the evolution of the MNO for
LBS. Will operators become ‘dumb pipes’ for
data?
• Are you preparing yourself to become a data
pipe?
• Which operator is according you the most
advanced in LBS in Europe? Why?
4. Topics (2)
• The impact of app stores, GPS penetration,
data plans and still vital mass market for
potential of standard phones
• Where are operators standing with WAC (Wholesale
Applications Community)?
• How are operators progressing with open API on WAC?
• Dissect the roadmap for affordable access to
operator location data and European roaming
charges
• Can you describe your A-GPS/cellID strategy?
5. Topics 3
• How to work with operators’ privacy concerns
to build secure applications?
• Do they build LBS applications?
• Do they leave it to third parties? Why?
• Debate if the mobile web could mean the end
of the multi-platform struggle?
• How operators see HTML 5? A threat for apps? A
possible apps come back?
