Network with senior decision makers from operators from across the region at the sixth annual conference

LTE Latin America, the only dedicated LTE event in the region, is returning for its sixth annual conference between 7-9 April 2015 in Rio de Janeiro to bring together operators, regulators, ministers, vendors and analysts to explore the latest LTE trends and to provide ample networking opportunities. Brazil is the largest telecom services market in Latin America, with an estimated revenue of US$60.1bn in 2014, and with the Olympic Games being held in the country in 2016, the figures are set to keep rising, which is why this year’s event is more popular than ever.

Commenting on the expected regional growth, Nishi Verma Nangia, Senior Analyst, Operator Strategy, Ovum, said: “Ovum forecasts Latin America to be a growing roaming opportunity, with mobile roaming revenues expected to grow at a CAGR of 8% over the forecast period. Similar to other regions, the greatest return is expected to come from mobile data roaming, which is expected to grow at CAGR of 12%.”

The event will host 700+ delegates, 40% of which represent operators, and aims to further educate key decision makers in the LTE ecosystem on how to capitalise on network and service innovation in Latin America. This year’s event will provide more networking opportunities than ever, providing the perfect platform to meet with senior decision makers from operators from across the region.

“With the growth in Latin America continuing and the latest reports from Ovum showing the scale of this growth, LTE Latin America provides the perfect platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges this will bring. With representation from all the regions key players, the conference comes at the opportune time,” added Sam Oakley, Events Director, Informa Telecoms & Media.

Key topics that will be on focus this year include: VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Cloud RAN, HetNets/Small Cells, SON, NFV, SDN and how to move towards LTE-A and 5G. This year’s agenda echoes these themes and boasts an extended and more focussed conference programme and includes a top speaker line up including Leonardo Capdeville, CTO, Tim Brasil; Alexandre Olivari, VAS & Roaming Director, Claro and Atila Araujo Branco, Technology and Planning Director, Telefonica Vivo.

Day One of the conference is set to kick off with the Telco’s Big Names Panel, which will discuss Telecommunications Industry Trends and Transformations in Various Sectors of Latin America’s Economy. Speaking on the panel will be:

• Leon Williams, CEO, BTC BAHAMAS
• Antônio Carlos Valente, CEO, TELEFONICA VIVO
• Roberto Castillo, Director of Core Network, Iusacell Mexico
• Hugo Lombardo, CTO, Telecom Personal Paraguay
• Regis Romero, CEO Caribbean & Central America, DIGICEL GROUP
• Humberto Roca, CTO, ANTEL URUGUAY
• Alfonso Gomez Palacio, Gerente General, MOVISTAR COLOMBIA
• Dirk Currie, CEO, Telesur – Suriname

Many regulators from the region will be in attendance including IFT Mexico, ANE Colombia, Subtel Chile and the União Internacional de Telecomunicações, who will all be involved in a panel session during Day Two to discuss Digital Dividend for Latin America. Leading vendors will also speak during the conference and showcase their latest developments, including representatives from Ericsson, SONUS, PCtel, SpiderCloud Wireless and Small Cell Forum.

For the first time this year the event will be co-located with the launch event Network Virtualization & SDN Latin America. It will also feature bonus opportunities for attendees, including executive speed networking sessions and a pre-conference focus day on the signalling challenges across the region.

LTE Latin America will take place at SulAmerica Convention Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 7-9 April 2015. To plan your visit, to view the full event programme, or to register for the event, then please visit http://latam.lteconference.com/. Alternatively, keep up to date with event on Twitter using @LTEWorldSeries. For media information please contact Dana Hare at dana.hare@proactive-pr.com or Sian Borrill at sian.borrill@proactive-pr.com, or call +44 1636 812152.