The Cloud RAN concept has been initiated by the China Mobile Research Institute. Early Registration Save 20% until April 28, 2014 C-RAN Europe Virtualizing the Radio Access Network RAN virtualization has attracted substantial attention in both academia and industry recently. It is considered to be a candidate for future RAN evolution due to its flexibility, reduced time to market and low R&D cost. The Cloud RAN concept has been initiated by the China Mobile Research Institute. C-RAN Europe will benefit from the presence of Dr Chih-Lin I, Chief Scientist at the Institute as well as SK Telecom, the operator currently the most involved in the implementation of this promising concept. Experts from the industry and research community will expose the main technical challenges of the C-RAN: architecture choices (does the Cloud must include the layer 1?), transport issues (what about fiber infrastructure ?) and performance (are Intel’s processors efficient in all cases?) Which Business Model? While many operators are interested in the C-RAN architecture, they remain uncertain about the business model, and particularly the return on investment on a major shift in platform. Are the cost, efficiency and revenue advantages which have been outlined by early adopters applicable to all operators? Responses will be delivered during the C-RAN Europe Conference, to be held in Paris Roissy CDG, from 22 to 24 May, 2014. View the conference agenda online.         18 Key Speakers Dr Chih-Lin I CHINA MOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Dr Chih-Lin I, Chief Scientist Wireless Technology CHINA MOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Takki Yu, Manager, Access Network Lab, SK TELECOM Dominique Pichon, ORANGE LABS Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, MARAVEDIS-RETHINK Prof. Mérouane Debbah, SUPELEC Philippe Sehier, ALCATEL-LUCENT Lin Huang, ORANGE LABS Ravikanth Pasumarathy, ARICENT Reeta Gaokar, VEERMATA JIJABAI TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE MUMBAI Pierre Bichon, Consulting Engineer and Philip Lamoureux, Architect, JUNIPER NETWORKS Nurit Sprecher, NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS Loutfi Nuaymi, TÉLÉCOM BRETAGNE Gilad Garon, ASOCS Navid Nikaein, EURECOM Paolo Volpato, Product Strategy Manager, ALCATEL-LUCENT Walner Saint-Aubin, Pre-Sales & Product Marketing Manager, EBLINK Thierno Diallo, ORANGE LABS Arnaud Henry-Labordère, HALYS       If this email does not display correctly, please click here Organized by Upperside Conferences 54 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine 75012 Paris - France If you don't want to receive emails regarding our conferences and events, send us an email.