AIRCOM International is a leading independent provider of end-to-end network optimization consultancy and tools for IP and cellular networks. AIRCOM specializes in fields such as network planning, sharing, outsourcing and OSS.

Working with many of the world’s largest operators, AIRCOM leverages its objectivity to view network quality and efficiency from the consumers’ perspective. This enables its consultants and engineers to track market behaviours and trends to ensure networks achieve optimum performance.

Headquartered in the UK with offices in 18 countries, AIRCOM has more than 10 years’ experience across 118 countries for over half of the world’s mobile operators, including more than three million hours working on 3G networks alone. It continues to grow its customer base each year, offering objective yet pragmatic advice, training and support services, backed by high-performance tools designed to deliver real benefits for both subscribers and operators.

Arthur D. Little is one of the world’s premier consulting firms, with 35 offices around the globe. Founded in 1886, Arthur D. Little have worked side by side with outstanding organizations worldwide to identify the critical problems that will define their futures and then work with them to jointly derive creative, practical solutions. Arthur D. Little was the first management consulting firm built on operational, strategy, and technical expertise backed by deep industry knowledge. Arthur D. Little distinguishes by the caliber of its people, the breadth and depth of experience, and its commitment to helping clients achieve lasting change founded on learning.

Arthur D. Little has developed cross-sector expertise combining in-depth industry knowledge with cross-functional expertise to deliver exceptional value.

Industries Served: Automotive, Chemicals & Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Engineering and manufacturing, Financial Services, Public Services, TIME (Telecommunications, Information, Media & Electronics), Travel & Transportation.

Functional Areas of Expertise: Strategy & Organization, Information Management, Operations Management, Sustainability & Risk, Technology & Innovation Management

As far as the TelCo industry is concerned, Arthur D. Little Global TIME Practice (Telecommunications, Information, Media & Electronics) focuses on 7 areas, addressing major top and bottom-line challenges, as well as inorganic growth:

• Business transformations and Operational models 2020
• Value growth strategies
• Innovative business designs
• Content & digital media strategies
• Network technologies & economics
• Operational excellence
• Transaction related services

Arthur D. Little strives to exceed clients’ expectations and to deliver genuine value with an emphasis on objectivity and clarity, maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality. It is known for its integrity, honesty and independence. The long term success of Arthur D. Little business depends on the quality of its work and satisfaction of its clients. Arthur D. Little consulting activities deliver value to society in many diverse ways through the advice they give.

BCG leverages years of expertise in various industry markets to help customers best formulate sustainable business plans with the best technological platforms. Through a consortium of best-in-class organizations, BCG is able to deliver political, financial, technological and grant writing support.

Expert Consultation BCG harnesses the expertise, knowledge and technology of leading companies across the broadband industry. Incorporating the finest offerings from each, BCG is able to customize solutions for each customer to best meet their requirements and help them best serve their customer base.

For Rural and Beyond Specializing in rural connectivity, BCG serves operators seeking to build or expand their networks, helping them reach residents and businesses with 4G technology, enabling high speed Internet, VoIP and video services.

Superior Technology Working with technology leaders is our specialty. BCG has partnered with some of the industry pioneers to compile a comprehensive portfolio of connectivity products to help deliver the newest and most trusted technology. Accessing true 4G, next generation technology and capabilities, BCG has the right solution for every operator in every environment.

CelPlan Technologies is a leading provider of Radio Frequency (RF) planning & optimization tools and value-added consulting, engineering and training services to the wireless industry.

With more than 21 years of experience, CelPlan has facilitated the design, optimization and expansion of large and small networks throughout the world. The firm’s broad, all-inclusive focus on all segments of the wireless industry combined with its powerful and sophisticated portfolio of RF engineering capabilities and RF tools, enables it to successively and efficiently resolve the most intractable wireless problems.

CelPlan creates new opportunities for mobile operators, vendors and partners to boost performance, reduce costs, and retain customers by providing innovative, RF planning and optimization solutions and value-added consultancy and engineering services.

For more information about CelPlan Technologies, please visit www.celplan.com.

CFN Services (formerly CSX Fiber Networks) has provided network deployment services to the largest US carriers including AT&T, Verizon, Level 3 and Sprint.

CFN Services is a managed telecom infrastructure services company providing network services for the Enterprise, Public Sector and Carrier Markets, specializing in network design, planning, deployment, and managed services, including, ultra-low latency networking, local access transport and mobile backhaul optimization. CFN Services leverages FiberSource®, a global knowledge-based platform that identifies all available dark and lit fiber, collocation, and lit buildings; providing the ability to quickly identify and design optimal low latency and Optimized Mobile Backhaul solutions.  

CFN Services offers a single-vendor solution that reduces the complexity, cost, and time-consuming process of integrating infrastructure such as dark fiber and fixed wireless access from multiple telecom providers.

CFN has a unique capability to create an integrated solution across multiple fiber network providers, creating a seamless, customized solution providing a "one-stop-shop" for network operators.

Through FiberSource®, CFN Services proprietary nationwide infrastructure knowledge and relationship base of nearly 250,000 route miles of fiber and 550 metro networks, CFN offers national reach to local, regional, and national carriers and enterprises, while providing metropolitan depth necessary to deliver optimal network savings.

CFN Services acquired certain assets and operations of CSX Fiber Networks – formerly a subsidiary of $8 billion CSX Corporation. CSX Fiber Networks was founded September 2001 to carry on CSX Corporate's two-decade tradition of helping major carriers deploy mission critical infrastructure.

Global Technology Associates is a leading provider of "high end" wireless technical consulting with a comprehensive suite of services designed to meet the business and technology challenges of wireless operators and enterprises. Our greatest strength/asset is our talented staff of seasoned and world-class professionals.

For the last 19 years, the people of Global Technology Associates have helped build the mobile industry by contributing numerous innovations in the Design, Deployment, and Operations methodologies of wireless networks.

As the research divisions of the Light Reading Communications Network, Heavy Reading provides the most comprehensive communications research, technology analysis, and market data for more than 100 markets around the world. Heavy Reading is recognized for its ability to clearly analyze complex networking and technology issues. Founded in 2000, Light Reading is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of UBM TechWeb.

Maravedis Inc. is a world-leader and pioneer in Broadband Wireless and WiMAX market research and analysis. Maravedis has established itself over the years as the most credible and reliable market intelligence in the broadband wireless industry. At Maravedis, we have at heart to work closely with equipment vendors, service providers, the component feed chain, and the investment community to produce reliable analysis of equipment shipments, emerging trends and realistic market forecasts worldwide.

Redline Communications (www.rdlcom.com) is the innovator of Virtual Fiber™, a rugged broadband wireless solution used to cost-effectively deploy and extend secure networks, enable machine-to-machine (M2M) applications, connect digital oil fields and smart grids, facilitate and enhance public safety networks, and bring Internet access wherever and whenever it's needed – regardless of terrain or remote location. For more than a decade Redline has delivered powerful, versatile and reliable wireless systems to governments, militaries, oil and gas companies and telecom service providers through its global network of certified partners.

RemOpt is the market leader in Latin America for WiMAX services and tools. RemOpt provides WiMAX operators with a full range of services such as RF Planning and Optimization, Drive Testing and Benchmarking, KPI Monitoring, Project Management, Vendor Evaluation, RFQ Support and Handset Testing. RemOpt also distributes planning and optimization tools that are market leaders in WiMAX as:

• RF Planning Tool from Forsk (www.forsk.com), used by major WiMAX vendors (Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Nortel) and operators, as Japanese KDDI among others.
• ACP Tool Capesso from Symena (www.symena.com), used by Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei among others.
• Drive Test and Post Processing Equipment XCAL-XCAP from WirelessLogix (www.wirelesslogix.com), used by Xhom (Sprint) and several other WiMAX operators around the world.

RemOpt is based in Brazil and operates in all of Latin America.

Sandbox Telecom is a Consulting Services company in the Telecoms & IT areas, with main scope of activities in Central America. We provide network operators, infrastructure manufacturers, vendors, integrators, large enterprises and regulatory bodies specialized support in:

• All aspects of technology and network lifecycles, from the early stages of needs assessment, evaluation and greenfield planning, through implementation, integration, upgrade, audit, management and operation in mature, productive stages.
• Harmonization of customer activities with regulatory, legal and financial frameworks.
• Accurate analytics and actionable plans.
• Deep dive expertise in hands-on design, development and optimization of multi-technology networks (fixed & mobile) in all competitive environments within the region.
• Project Management at all complexity degrees, from local/national to the multi-national level.

Services are performed achieving highest levels of efficiency and technical performance, under rapid-paced competitor environments, varied regulatory requirements and always meeting strict financial goals.

Sandbox Telecom’s ICT solutions capabilities are the outcome of a mix of organic subject matter area expertise, complemented with our strategic alliances for specific vertical requirements.

Setelia Strategy Consultants is a Holland-based boutique consultancy firm. The company designs and implements strategies by bridging technology and business objectives. Its professionals are experts in Technology, Media and Telecommunications, and all are certified SAFe Agilists.

Change has become part of everyday live for almost every company and institution. Technical innovation will continue to be critical to any industry. There are many external forces that will significantly impact how the TMT industry (technology-media-telecommunication) will evolve over time. Assessing your company’s future becomes a key step in navigating the quickly changing digital landscape in business. Doing business as usual is riskier than investing in ways to transform your business with technology.

How does technology change matter to you? What is driving change in your industry? What enables you to achieve innovation and to prepare for 2020? Setelia Strategy Consultants helps to build or extend your innovation agenda.

Tonse Telecom is a recognized leader in India telecom intelligence. Tonse Telecom enables telecom equipment vendors, startups, ISVs, infrastructure developers and investors for success in the Indian telecom marketplace. We are a research, consulting and advisory services organization providing custom technology research, investment advisory services, strategy, independent reports and marketing services. Tonse Telecom is based in Bangalore, India.