Wireless Data Communications Workshop

29 September 2006

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

 

In 2003, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ranked Hong Kong as No.1 in the so-called “Mobile Internet Index”. However, the mobile data communication services in Hong Kong seemed taking-off pretty slowly in terms of users’ adoption of Short Message Services. Dr. Xu Yan and his colleagues from HKUST Business School conducted an investigation and found that the SMS is perceived by Hong Kong’s mobile users as at most a second class service in terms of its usefulness. Hong Kong is calling for more advanced mobile data communication services.

 

The launching of 3G services has provided a more sophisticated platform for innovative data communication services. Three trends can be witnessed in Hong Kong’s current mobile data communications market: convergence between mobile communications and media (Newspaper, TV broadcasting, Radio broadcasting, Internet Portal, etc.); convergence between fixed network and mobile network; and corporate resource synergy, e.g. delivering the same channels simultaneously over mobile TV and IPTV.

 

However, data communications may not be limited to 3G networks. Taipei City Government’s ambitious program offering fully covered city-wide WiFi and WiMax based network provides an alternative choice for subscribers and application providers. Hong Kong may soon issue broadband wireless access network licenses as well. Will this be an opportunity or challenge to Hong Kong’s wireless communication sector?

 

It seemed to be the right time to address relevant issues concerning wireless data communications.  The issues concerned include technical solutions, business models, regulatory environment and competitive strategies.

 

Agenda (Presentation materials are ready to be downloaded)

 

Time	Programme
2:00pm-2:05pm	Opening remarks §         Mr. Hubert Chan, Chairman, CAHK
2:05pm-2:25pm	Regulatory environment for wireless data communications §         Mr. MH Au, Director-General, OFTA
2:25pm-2:45pm	'Internet in pocket' - a reality using S60 device §         Mr. Romax Chu, Senior Technology Marketing Manager, Nokia (H.K.) Limited
2:45pm-3:05pm	From SMS to Mobile Multimedia: The Case of Hong Kong §         Dr. Xu Yan, Associate Professor, HKUST Business School
3:05pm-3:35pm	Wireless Data Communications in China §         Prof Lu Ting Jie, Dean, School of Business and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
3:35pm-3:50pm	Coffee Break
3:50pm-4:10pm	802.20 / 3GPP2-Rev C: Future Mobile Broadband Access Solution §         Dr. Patrick Tsie, Director, Technical Marketing, QUALCOMM International
4:10pm-4:40pm	Digital City : The M-Taipei Initiative §         Dr. Yuntsai-Jessica Chou, Chairperson, Research Development and Evaluation Commission, Taipei City Government; Project leader of Taipei City-wide WiFi Coverage Program
4:40pm-5:10pm	Philosophy of building CN2 §          Mr. Xu Jian Feng, Vice Technology officer, China Telecom Co. Ltd. Guangzhou Research Institute
5:10pm-5:40pm	Panel discussion: Wireless data communications development in Hong Kong §         Mr. Andrew Lee, Commercial Director, Wholesales & Business Market, Hutchison Telecommunications (HK) Ltd. §         Mr. Chris Lau, Director of Future Services, SmarTone-Vodafone §         Dr. Tony Seeto, Director of Business Development, Hong Kong CSL Ltd. §         Chaired by Mr. Franky Lai, Vice-Chairman, CAHK
5:40pm-5:45pm	Closing remarks §         Mr. Hubert Chan, Chairman, CAHK

 

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