OMA announces speaker line-up for OTT and smart networks event and webinar

SAN DIEGO, USA: The Open Mobile Alliance has announced its line-up of industry leading speakers from the mobile community for the seminar titled "Defining Smart Networks to Maximize Quality of Experience for OTT Applications," to be held on November 21 at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas.

Participants around the world will also be able to join the event over an interactive webcast streamed live throughout the day.

Keynote speaker Bob Bergman - president at Southwest Management Technology, LLC, will put Over-the-Top (OTT) services in context, highlighting what this means for all players in the value chain. Focus areas include the role of telecom APIs, how carriers can help drive OTT services and a view point from all players on what's next for the future of OTT services.

Influential speakers include, Brian Mullen of Twilio, Bryan Sullivan of AT&T, Frank Creede of PDV Connect, John Wilmes of TM Forum, Rajiv Dholakia of Nok Nok Labs and Camillo Carlini of Telecom Italia.

Interactive panel sessions will be held throughout the day addressing the questions posed by those watching via the interactive webcast and attending the seminar.

"We have created a non-competitive environment where app developers, network operators, equipment and handset vendors, can come together for an exciting day of discussion and debate," said Gary K. Jones, Board chairman at Open Mobile Alliance.

"It is an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss the network capabilities that can enhance and optimise new innovative services for end users. This is not just about technical capabilities but around meeting the Quality of Experience (QoE) requirements that new service providers and end customers demand."