The WiMAX Forum has
received, with full support of the WiMAX Forum Board of Directors, an
overwhelming response from members who plan to exhibit at the events.
Major industry players are fully backing this important industry
initiative, and the following companies have confirmed their intentions
to exhibit: Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent, Alvarion, Aperto, ASUS, Fujitsu,
IBM, Intel, Motorola, Navini, Nokia, Nokia-Siemens, Nortel, Pico Chip,
Quanta, Runcom, Samsung, Sequans, ZTE and ZyXEL. Current membership in
the WiMAX Forum is more than 440 members.
The WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series will provide dynamic
international trade show venues with extensive promotion of WiMAX
technologies and vision across every aspect of the WiMAX ecosystem value
chain. Under the terms of the agreement, the organizations will create
and launch global WiMAX Forum branded industry events beginning in 2008
under the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series moniker which will
initially include:
WiMAX Forum Global Congress: The inaugural global flagship event, WiMAX
Forum Global Congress, will be anchored in Amsterdam at The Amsterdam
Rai Convention Centre and will take place June 17-18, 2008;
WiMAX Forum Congress Asia: A regionally focused Asian market event will
be held in Singapore at Suntec Singapore International Convention &
Exhibition Centre on April 9 -10, 2008;
WiMAX Forum Congress Americas: A regionally focused Americas market
event will be offered in San Diego at The San Diego Convention Center on
September 30 to October 1, 2008.
“We are excited that Informa has chosen to partner with the WiMAX Forum
and its member companies,” said Ron Resnick, chairman and president of
the WiMAX Forum. “Informa maintains an impeccable track record with its
vision and execution of marquee global technology and telecommunications
events that foster acceleration in high-growth markets. Informa’s
reputation together with the leadership of the WiMAX Forum and its
members positions the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series to uniquely
address the needs of the rapidly expanding WiMAX technology market.
Furthermore, profits from these events will be used to support our
extensive certification and technical work within the WiMAX Forum.
“The WiMAX Forum successfully supports its members to promote WiMAX
technology worldwide through programs that cultivate collaboration and
action and is evolving as the market nears mass adoption to ensure
further acceleration and growth,” said Ian Hemming, CEO of Informa
Telecoms & Media. “We recognize the WiMAX Forum’s strength as a leader
with the strongest WiMAX brand in the world, and plan to build upon that
brand strength on behalf of the WiMAX Forum and its membership. The
confirmed support at this early stage of many leading large WiMAX
suppliers, including Intel, Nokia Siemens, Motorola, Nortel, Samsung and
ZTE combined with the total commitment to this series of the WiMAX Forum
means that this event series will be the one to participate in during
2008.”
For more information on how to exhibit or participate in the WiMAX Forum
Congress Events Series go to www.wimax-vision.com.
About the WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed
to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of
broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI
HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction
of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified™ products
are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and
mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with
service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified
systems meet customer and government requirements. Through the WiMAX
Forum Congress Events Series of global trade shows and events, the WiMAX
Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration
to expand the reach of the WiMAX ecosystem.
“WiMAX Forum” is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum. “WiMAX,”
the WiMAX Forum logo, "WiMAX Forum Certified," and the WiMAX Forum
Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks
are the properties of their respective owners.
About Informa Telecoms & Media
Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of market intelligence
and strategic services to the global telecoms and media markets. From
large exhibitions to focused conferences, Informa Telecoms & Media
brings the industry together to enable progress within the dynamic
telecoms and media markets. With more than 200 annual events attended by
more than 100,000 executives, Informa Telecoms and Media is the world’s
leading conference and exhibition organizer in the telecoms and media
sector.
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