5g
Thursday 27 October 2026
Does Standalone stand up?
As the shift to 5G SA gathers momentum, monetisation opportunities are emerging:
- Europe has the most 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) deployments, according to the GSA
- the first commercial network slicing services started in 2023 in Europe and gained more traction in 2025 to make the continent the most advanced market (Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2025)
- premium API sales – Juniper Research predicts that operators’ revenues from authentication and fraud prevention network APIs will rise from $252 million (€220.5 million) in 2025 to $4.9 billion by 2030.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP:
09:30AM | OPENING REMARKS
09:35AM | OPERATOR KEYNOTE
An operator’s point of view
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- The drivers and timing for 5G SA deployment
- New services it is supporting or preparing for
- Lessons learned
- Next steps
Inanc Cakiroglu
Group CIO
VEON
10:05AM | IN CONVERSATION
A vendor's point of view
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How much has the need for digital sovereignty reshaped telcos’ strategies and what opportunities does it open for them?
- Key opportunities
- Challenges and successes
- Looking forward
Andrew McLachlan
Sr. Director – Sales Solutions Engineering EMEA
windriver
Session sponsor
10:35AM | PANEL DISCUSSION
How 5G SA is standing up in terms of monetisation and operational improvement for operators and what comes next
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- What have telcos achieved in the last decade?
- Is part of the problem that we are all too impatient?
- What’s progress like at leveraging AI?
- How are they better serving customers?
Moderator: Verena Weber
Director of the BEREC Office (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications)
BEREC office
Neil McRae
CTIO
CityFibre
Andrew McLachlan
Sr. Director – Sales Solutions Engineering EMEA
WindRiver
Beatriz Ortega
EMEA Telco Business Development Manager
Red Hat
Session sponsor
11:25AM | AUDIENCE Q&A
A chance to put your questions to the speakers
11:30AM | END
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