Less than 1 week until the 11th Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in Thailand! 

 

Join us on March 13 - 14 in Bangkok, Thailand for two days of high-level discussions on the future of spectrum management for the region and beyond.

Hosted by Forum Global, and supported by APT & ITU, this fully in-person event will be held at the Hilton Bangkok Grande Asoke, and will include more than 8 sessions of debates from key policymakers, industry experts, and stakeholders.

 

Topics will include:

Charting the course towards WRC-27; Mapping the future of the upper 6GHz band; The path to 5G Standalone & 6G; The emerging mid-band landscape; The evolving UHF ecosystem; Direct-to-device connectivity; Future of microwave & mmWave frequencies; Pricing, licensing & renewals.

 

Session Highlights

 

Keynote Presentations

• Masanori Kondo, Secretary General, APT
• Mario Maniewicz, Director, Radiocommunications Bureau, ITU
• Nobuyuki Kawai, Chairman, APG-27

 

Session 2: Beyond 3.5GHz: Unlocking the Full Potential of Emerging Mid-Band Frequencies

• Moderator: Hans-Martin Ihle, Managing Director, NERA
• Saneh Saiwong, Principal Engineering Expert, NBTC Thailand
• Ken Sit, Senior Telecommunications Engineer, OFCA, Hong Kong, China
• Vaughan John, Spectrum Policy and Standards Manager, Sennheiser
• Konesh Kochhal, Director, Huawei Technologies
• Xin Tang, Manager, APAC Wireless Policy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

 

Session 3: Mapping the Future of the 6GHz Band – Emerging Trends, National Strategies, and Progress in Ecosystem Development

• Moderator: Forhadul Parvez, Programme Officer, Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) 
• Andrew Stewart, Senior Engineer, Spectrum Planning Section, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
• Dian Kurnia Imanda, Spectrum Planning Analyst, Fixed and Mobile Services, Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs, Indonesia
• Sendil Kumar, Director, Standards and Spectrum, Ericsson, on behalf of Ericsson, Huawei & Nokia
• Sithakom Phusanti, Associate Dean for Policy and Planning, Mahidol University, Ramathibodi Hospital
• Ismail Shah, Head of Connectivity Policy APAC, Meta
• Panuwat Janpugdee, Project Leader of "Study and Research 6GHz for IMT 5G and Beyond", Chulalongkorn University

 

Session 6: Bridging the Gap: Innovative Policies and Technologies to Tackle APAC’s Digital Divide

• Moderator: Kiril Minchev, Principal, Aetha Consulting
• Sa Math, Official of Radio Frequency Regulation Bureau, Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC)
• Martha Suarez, President, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance
• Peng Zhao, Vice President of Policy & Regulation, GSOA
• Pratyush Rao, VP and Head of Public and Regulatory Affairs, Telenor Asia
• Carlos Riopedre, COO and Managing Director, Sateliot

 

Session 7: Moving Beyond the Hype: Assessing the Potential, Challenges, and Path to Adoption for D2D Connectivity

• Moderator: Brad Partridge, Director, Telcom Consulting
• Revathi Mannepalli, Joint Wireless Advisor, Ministry of Communications, India
• Peng Zhao, Vice President of Policy & Regulation, GSOA
• Alex Orange, Vice President, Technology and Spectrum Policy, Omnispace
• Yishen Chan, Director, Spectrum APAC, GSMA

 

See more details and all the topics that will be covered by viewing the agenda on the event website, here.

 

Get the latest updates on confirmed speakers via the event website and follow along on social media using #AsiaSpectrum. 

 

We look forward to hearing from industry experts and policymakers on key spectrum management topics in Bangkok, and hope that you will be able to join us for the interactive sessions, networking opportunities, an exhibition area and more!

 

Registration is free of charge and available here.

 

Coming up next…

 

The Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference is only 1 of 7 regional events part of the Global Spectrum Series. Other upcoming events include:

 

8th MENA Spectrum Management Conference

🗓️ 10 April | 📍 Kingdom of Bahrain & Online

 

2nd Caribbean Spectrum Management Conference

🗓️ 13 - 14 May | 📍 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

 

20th European Spectrum Management Conference

🗓️ 18 - 19 June |📍 Brussels, Belgium

 

Find out more about all 7 events happening in 2025, including the Latin America, Americas and SubSahara editions here.