About Mobile VCE

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Moving Forward

• Opportunities for the Industry
• Mobile VCE Members - Multihop Elective
• Exploratory Meeting, May 31st, for Industrial
  members to learn more and help shape see Mark
  Beach
• IEEE International Communications Conference
  24-28th June 2007 in the UK
• Mobile Communications and ITS
• Building Future Telecom in the UK Europe
• Communications Knowledge Transfer Network

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Moving Forward

• International Communications Conference 24-28th
  June 2007, Glasgow, Scotland
• Premier IEEE International Conference
• 900 papers, to be down-selected from 2500
• International audience of 1200-1500, industry
  exhibition
• Opportunity to Showcase UK Capability
• Research
• Technology
• Applications
• Industry Sponsorship
• cf ICC 2005 Seoul
• Information Table available during the Buffet
• Prof Tariq Durrani Conference Chair
• Dr John Thomson, Prof James Irvine

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Moving Forward

• Mobile Communications ITS
• innovITS centre of excellence for the
  commercialisation of ITS technologies
• The role of mobile communications
• Mobile VCE assisted in its delivery
• BT, FT Vodafone, in partnership with innovITS,
  facilitated by Mobile VCE, are creating a joint
  Road User Management demonstration for the ITS
  World Congress, London, October 2006
• innovITS ITS Innovation Platform workshop
• 29th June, future ITS project development

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Moving Forward

• Digital Communications UK
• DTI Communications Consultation 28th March
• Presentations by Mobile VCE and CRN
• Mobile VCE views reflect recommendations in the
  China-Korea Industry Mission report 2004
• Need to strengthen the industry ecosystem
• A KTN is a good first step, towards something
  more
• Linkage of Policy, RD, Application Pilot Trials
  Pull-thro
• Mobile VCE CRN working together to develop
  proposals for a Communications KTN
• We both want to secure the something more
• We both want full industry participation
• We welcome input and views from all industry
  players

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Call to Action Join Us !

• We exist to serve the global industry
• Membership is open to all relevant companies
• 40k pa accesses a world class team of 35-50 FTE
  researchers (reduced rates for SMEs)
• Pragmatic Multiply your limited research
  budgets
• Strategic Greater value extend company
  thinking
• New industrial members are very welcome
• Different perspectives add value in their own
  right
• Eg recent Scenario, Business Model workshops
• Additional subscriptions increase the research
  leverage
• Join us - why not ?
• The start of a new core programme is an ideal
  time
• Talk to our existing industry members and get
  their views

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Finally

• Networking Buffet
• Information Tables ICC07, UKTI, Mobile VCE
• Take the opportunity to learn more from our
  speakers and other industrial members
• Enjoy the food wine
• Thank you for choosing to spend the evening with
  us we trust you have found it worthwhile

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