Carrier Community (CC) looks forward to hosting its 2nd specialised and hybrid CC TIS 2021 event on the 29th and 30th of September in Rome with Sparkle (venue to be confirmed).
During this valuable two-day event, leading industry members from Telco and ICT will come together to learn, share and shape the industry and discuss digital development, transformation and current market trends. This event is primarily focused on infrastructure and content. More than 200+ global companies are expected to attend from telecom sectors, including: Data/ Capacity, Submarine, Content Providers, Technology Providers, Internet Exchanges (IX), Security, Datacentres, Cloud, and other related segments.
CC members, partners and experts come together to accelerate innovation and agility in a hybrid world and do real business. Moreover, our on-demand key-note presentations, knowledge-sharing discussions and panel sessions are broadcast and accessible across our online channels: CC Media Portal/CC-Webinar and on our live gallery platform.
During the Summit, delegates can access our online meeting, contact and messaging tool as well as take advantage of numerous sponsorship branding opportunities. To view the post event guide and statistics, please scroll down.
Current Covid-19 Policy
Should any of our events be rescheduled as a result of Covid-19, the Carrier Community team will notify members at the earliest opportunity and provide an alternative date. For more information or to register your place at any of our industry events, please email: [email protected].
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Wednesday, September 28
20:00 - 22:00 (CET Time Zone)
Pre-Event Networking Get-together with Drinks
Thursday, September 29
08:30 - 09:30 (CET Time Zone)
Registration-Morning Coffee Networking Reception
09:45 - 10:15 (CET Time Zone)
10:15 - 11:15 (CET Time Zone)
Key-Note Speeches & Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session
CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIA CC-WEBINAR.LIVE - hosted by Sparkle
Topic: How submarine cables support the digital transformation trend?
• Current market challenges and strategic opportunities
• What are key drivers for new system conception? How much new routes are relevant?
• Why partnerships are important in submarine development?
• Infrastructure planning and investment
• Lean in and invest in 5G or wait and upgrade?
• What is the outlook for Submarine builders and vendors?
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| Moderator |
Erik van Stokkom, CEO at VSC |
| 10:30 – 11:15 |
Executive Round Table Discussion |
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Panellist: coming soon
Panellist: coming soon
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11:40 - 12:30 (CET Time Zone)
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session
CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIA CC-WEBINAR.LIVE
Topic: How will 5G change wholesale industry today and tomorrow? The Wait is Over, Understanding the Impact on our business and life from both positive and negative sides.
• Where are we with latency reduction?
• What are the security concerns we should consider now?
• Resource decisions—private LTE or 5G?
• Will spectrum sharing enhance prospects in emerging markets?
• Emerging technologies beyond 5G
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coming soon |
| 11:40 – 12:30 |
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session |
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Panellist: coming soon
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14:00 - 14:40 (CET Time Zone)
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session
CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIA CC-WEBINAR.LIVE
Topic: Internet Exchanges and neutral colocation
• IXPs and natural disaster response
• Working towards enabling environments and Cloud Platforms
• The role of ISP for enterprise
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coming soon |
| 14:00 – 14:40 |
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session |
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Panellist: coming soon |
15:30 - 16:30 (CET Time Zone)
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session
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Topic: Data Centers At the Forefront of the Vision of a Data-driven World
- Facing the speed to market challenges
- Keeping your cool about rising costs from climate change
- Virtualization, AI and machine learning—potential disruption?
- How will data centres continue to build on the subsea cable boom?
- The current state and trends for sustainable solutions and green data centers
- Sustainability as a basic foundation of datacentre operators’ corporate strategies, differentiation and competitive advantage
- How does Green Financing help datacentre operators to meet their long-term sustainability goals?
- What are the main obstacles operators face in implementing sustainable data center solutions
- How the operators need to facilitate the new financial structures, to attract green financing?
- How will the appetite for green data centers change in future and what are the main trends to follow?
| Moderator |
coming soon |
| 15:30 – 16:30 |
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session |
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Panellist: coming soon |
16:00 - 16:45 (CET Time Zone)
Networking Drink Reception
19:00 - 21:30 (CET Time Zone)
Official Evening Welcome Networking Reception
Friday, September 30
08:30 - 09:30 (CET Time Zone)
Registration-Morning Coffee Networking Reception
10:00 - 11:00 (CET Time Zone)
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session
CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIA CC-WEBINAR.LIVE - sponsored by Sparkle
Topic: Cybersecurity at the Forefront
• New challenges for Cybersecurity: how new technologies (IOT, Big Data, 5G…) will change the security arena and the “fights” between attackers and defenders?
• Current main challenges for Operators to defend their infrastructures and services
• Main opportunities for Operators to improve or develop focused propositions to be provided to their customers
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
Keynote presentation by Sparkle, details coming soon |
| Moderator |
coming soon |
| 10:15 – 11:00 |
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session |
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Panellist: Sparkle, details coming soon
Panellist: coming soon
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12:30 - 14:00 (CET Time Zone)
Networking Session and Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:00 (CET Time)
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session
CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIA CC-WEBINAR.LIVE - sponsored by Seaborn
Topic: New Business Models to meet cables and ISPs future connectivity and digital demand
- Looking into new business models
- Addressing the future market demands
- Next generation planning in digital era
- How do you judge success for your investment in the system?
- How to meet ISP current and future capacity and connectivity demands?
- Different partnership models between ISPs and capacity providers
- How do Submarine cable operators design their business plans to meet ISPs current and future demands?
- What do the ISP require from governments to meet their capacity demands? What is the role do content providers/ OTTs?
| 15:00 – 15:10 |
Keynote Presentation by Seaborn, details coming soon |
| Moderator |
coming soon |
| 15:10 – 16:00 |
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session |
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Panellist: coming soon |
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Panellist: coming soon |
16:30 - 17:30 (CET Time Zone)
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session
CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIA CC-WEBINAR.LIVE
Topic: Wholesale Industry in a data hungry age - Challenges and opportunities.
• How the fast Digital Transformation impacts traditional carrier business models?
• New Business strategies, structures and how they reshape businesses?
• How new technologies reshape the products & services being developed?
• Constraints and challenges limited by current technologies?
• Building New Networks with SDN & NFV
• Betting on virtualized networks—what’s the impact?
• Partnering vs buying cloud expertise, pros and cons
• Moving to the cloud-revenue opportunities
| Moderator |
coming soon |
| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session |
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Panellist: coming soon |
17:00 - 17:30 (CET Time Zone)
Official GCCM Closure
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