The UMTS represents an important evolution in terms of data and services speed of transmission in contrast with 2G mobile network. Then, the UMTS is the logical evolution of GSM network operators.

However, in this evolution, completely substitute in contrast with its predecessors, have arisen and still arising some obstacles that are delaying the total and complete launch of the UMTS despite being an authentic reality today.

Obstacles like the high price paid for working licenses and the consequent indebtedness of companies, problems posed by network deployments, doubts about infrastructure sharing, lack of standards unification (even technological ones), applications, legislation and so on, constitute the analysis purpose of this 1st UMTS International Congress in Madrid. At the same time, is intended to be an opened door for professionals and executives of worldwide that expound their different points of view trying to get as a result a theoretical unification of criteria and a more concrete vision of the UMTS based on present and past experiences.

For all these reasons, the UMTS Congress in Spain is intended to be an important meeting place in the south of Europe for 3G companies not only from European Union but also from the rest of the world that produces solutions, ideas, points of view... about the present and future of the UMTS, with special emphasis on questions as important as what is related to common worldwide standards, experiences in other countries, problems posed by network deployments, management of operational costs, new services and solutions, real view of technological evolution, infrastructure sharing, healthiness, legislation, etc.

Our doors are open to all the executives and professionals who want to give a paper on the subject, expound different points of view and exchange opinions and experiences about the UMTS and its general situation. We are sure that at the end of the congress we will have found at least one more way for UMTS convenience with common solutions and clarified visions based on experience. That is our goal.