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S-38.042 Seminar on Mobile operator strategies and games (3 credits) L

Autumn 2003

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Each team will present a comparison of the 3 games played (MOB, Cesim,Simobitz) focusing on the following specific aspect

The following conferences might be suitable for extended seminar papers

Objectives

Seminar participants learn about the strategic decision options of mobile operators. A special focus is put on the strategies related to new data services and related business models. Materials of individual assignments include theoretical models (e.g. game theory), case studies, and business games. Participants will play with 1-2 operator business games and are expected to analyze the shortcomings of these games and to contribute with improvement proposals. In addition, participants enhance their skills in information searching and in English language, spoken and written. Participants are encouraged to extend their seminar paper into a conference paper.

Suitability

The number of participants is max 18. In case of too many candidates, the first priority goes to graduate students, Telecom Management major, and best grades. Seminar organizers will inform candidates by email in case of non-acceptance.

Personnel

The autumn 2003 seminar is managed by professor Heikki Hämmäinen. Standard reception hours are Wednesdays 10:00-12:00 in room SE322. Best access goes via email .Please contact the course assistant (mailto:jpkokko@netlab.hut.fi) for any immediate queries.

Registration

Please register via the TOPI system, or in case of trouble via email.

Topics and timetable

The first session will be held on October 15th at 15:15 in D302 when the topics will be allocated to participants. Seminar then continues on Wednesdays at 15:15-17:00 according to the following content plan. For game sessions time is reserved from 15:15-21:00 but it is unlikely that all the reserved time will be used.
 
Date Presenter Topic Opponent
15.10 Renjish Kaleelazhicathu,
Mathias Tallberg		 Game theory and mobile operator business (slides, paper)
Challenger strategies: case DNA (slides, paper)		 Mathias Tallberg,
Renjish Kaleelazhicathu
22.10 Valtteri Hietaluoma
Klaus Nieminen
Juha Kokko		 Market leader strategies: case Sonera (slides, paper)
Global alliance strategies: case Vodafone-Radiolinja (slides, paper) Introduction of MOB game (slides, paper)		 Klaus Nieminen
Valtteri Hietaluoma
29.10   First game session with a mobile operator business game developed in HUT  
5.11 Olli-Pekka Pohjola
Jari Renko, Timo Ali-Vehmas
Sandro Grech		 Game analysis: roaming agreements (slides, paper)
Game analysis: GPRS pricing (slides, paper)
Game analysis: cellular vs. WLAN (slides, paper)		 Renko,  Ali-Vehmas
Olli-Pekka Pohjola
Sauli Kampari
12.11 Mika Marjalaakso, Timo Smura
Annukka Kiiski, Mikko Kiiski
Lin Huibin, Yi Zhou		 Game analysis: service operator vs. network operator (slides, paper)
Game analysis: content provider (slides, paper)
Game analysis: messaging (slides, paper)		 Huibin,  Zhou
Marjalaakso,  Smura
Kiiski, Kiiski
19.11   Second game session with Cesim's SimCom tool. * (short presentation, manual, web presentation)  
26.11   Third game session with Simobiz (slides, paper)  
3.12 Check latest news Comparison of all games played  

*Cesim has been working with the telecom industry already since mid-90's and
SIMCom telecom simulation has been developed over the years with the leading
Finnish telecom operators. To date Cesim has trained more than 1500 telecom
managers with SIMCom.
 

Practical advice

Participants produce written contributions for web distribution. Contributions should appear as a slide set (5 PowerPoint slides) and an engineering note (5 text pages, including 2-3 self-made figures, example ).

In addition to the provisioned source material, participants are assumed to search for and use other sources (books, journals, RFCs and web sites). Synthesis is assumed, copying discouraged.

Time allocation

The time allotted for participants in the seminar (for each topic) is as follows:
Presenter: 20 min
Opponent: 10 min
Audience: 15 min

Deliver the list of contents of your presentation to teachers one week before your session, and the actual presentation (slides and engineering note) to the opponent before the previous weekend.

Role of an opponent

Before the presentation:

An opponent is encouraged to convey the presenter additional view points, if any (to be included in the slides and notes) that could add value to the presentation.

During the presentation:

The opponent may interrupt for minor clarifications if any.

After the presentation:

The opponent may bring up any outstanding issues regarding the topic during his allotted time. The floor would then be open to the audience for discussions. The opponent must also grade the presenter. The grading format can be obtained from Opponenttilomake

Grading principles

Seminar consists of parts each having a minimum acceptable level of performance
  • Oral presentation
  • Written contribution (slides and engineering note)
  • Acting as an opponent of some presentation
  • Presence in sessions (max two absences are allowed)


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