WiMAX Forum, Samsung and
Qualcomm to Debate the Next Generation of Mobile Broadband at WiMAX
World Europe 2006 in Vienna Austria
Trendsmedia
May 11, 2006
Telecom Operators Share Unique Perspectives on the Future of Mobile
Broadband Applications and WiMAX
Paris, -- Key executives from the telecommunication industry will
convene at the upcoming WiMAX World Europe Conference & Expo, May 22-24,
2006, at the Austria Center Vienna, to discuss the next generation of
mobile broadband, announced Trendsmedia. One of the opening day
seminars, the Mobile Broadband Executive Summit, will be led by premier
analyst sponsor, the Yankee Group. The conference website is www.wimaxworldeurope.com. |
"The business case for mobile broadband networks based on WiMAX
technologies will ultimately rest on the unique applications and
services that service providers will be able to deliver to end users,"
said Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer of Yankee Group and
conference co-chair. "This executive seminar will explore the next
generation of mobile broadband services and applications, with timelines
of when and where attendees can expect to begin seeing initial rollouts,
and the fundamental impact that these applications are likely to have on
business and society."
The WiMAX World Mobile Broadband Executive Summit will feature
participation from:
- Hung Song, VP Global Marketing
Group, Samsung,
- Dean Chang, Board Member WiMAX Forum
and Chair Service Provider Working Group,
- Tariq Qureshi, General Manager,
WATEEN Telecom and
- Jeffrey K. Belk, Senior Vice
President, Marketing, Qualcomm
Mr. Ayvezian continued, "This gathering
of executives from different backgrounds to debate and discuss the most
reliable and efficient mobile broadband applications of the future, is a
must for anyone who has a stake in the future of mobile broadband and
the telecommunications industry."
The Mobile Broadband Executive Summit is part of a comprehensive three
day conference program at WiMAX World Europe, which includes a four
track programme containing over 80 industry leaders and key network
operators.
The pre-conference programme also includes two seminars which will
address critical issues involved in WiMAX deployments. The first seminar
will deal with The Business Case for WiMAX and is aimed at senior
personnel from service providers, representatives from the investment
community and start-ups considering WiMAX technologies for their new
networks.
"This session aims to present how WiMAX works in a real world business
model and will look in depth at the economics behind a WiMAX deployment,
drawing on real world experiences of operators in different markets."
said Caroline Gabriel, Conference Co-Chair and Research Director,
Rethink Research. "Two major service providers will support the session
and talk about their own experience and discuss with attendees."
The second seminar, entitled WiMAX World Performance Testbed Results,
will provide the benchmarking real world test results of Point-to-Point
WiMAX and pre-WiMAX equipment. This programme will be led by reknowned
wireless broadband equipment testing firm, CWLab.
Among the experts in attendance and presenting will be:
- Wolfgang Weber, CTO, Swisscom Mobile
- Caroline Gabriel, Co-chair, Research
Director Rethink Research
- Daniel Coombes, Senior VP Wireless
Broadband Networks & CTO, Networks Motorola
- Berge Ayvazian, Co-chair, Chief
Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
- Dr. Mo Shakouri, Board Director,
WiMAX Forum
- Dr. Klaus-D. Kohrt, Sr. VP, Siemens,
Vice Chair, UMTS Forum
- Roberto Ercole, Spectrum Projects
Manager, GSM Association
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Visit the conference website at www.wimaxworldeurope.com
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