SAMENA’s “Beyond Connectivity 2010” conference took place on 27^th- 29^th of April 2010 at the Mövenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut and focused on the current growth prospects and future opportunities as well as the challenges facing the telecom industry nowadays.

Organized by SAMENA Telecommunications Council, this year’s event aimed at reviewing markets around the world and analyzing the pattern of growth, evolution, and innovation.

TRA’s Senior Technical Operations Expert on behalf of Dr. Imad Hoballah, Board Member, Head of Telecommunication Technologies Unit, participated as a speaker in the “Mobile Application Strategies” round table that focused on the below topics:

• E-Health
• E-Education
• Mobile Broadband Internet
• Mobile Media
• Mobile Health and Mobile Education

TRA’s Senior Technical Operations Expert also participated as a Moderator in the Next Generation Networks Regulatory and Policy Drivers panel that tackled the following subjects:

• What are the required shifts in regulatory policy drive forward the deployment of broadband networks?
• What is the proper balance for regulators in incentivizing wireless versus wire-line broadband deployment?
• How should operators’ business models affected by ongoing telecom-media convergence?
• Do regulatory bodies need additional resources and/or competencies to effectively regulate in this new era?
• Should regulatory bodies work together and cooperate in harmonizing regional regulation?
• Are regulators effectively regulating international roaming rates? What is the perspective of the operators?
• Do operators/investors need further incentives in order to build out additional connectivity, and if so, what are they?

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