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WCA 2007 Speakers |
Industry & Educator Keynoters |
Wednesday • June 13 |
 Benjamin G. Wolff, CEO, Clearwire Corp.* (Opening Keynote) |
 Allen B. Salmasi, Chairman, President & CEO, NextWave Wireless* |
 Daniel J. Coombes, Senior Vice President, Wireless Broadband Networks & CTO, Motorola* |
Thursday • June 14 |
 Barry West, Chief Technology Officer & President, 4G Networks, Sprint Nextel*
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 Dr. H. O’Neal Smitherman, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Ball State University |
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U.S. Government View From the Top |
 John M.R. Kneuer, NTIA Administrator & Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce For Communications & Information |
 Jonathan S. Adelstein, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission |
 Robert McDowell, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission |
 Robert LeGrande, II, Deputy CTO, Government of the District of Columbia & Founder, Spectrum Coalition for Public Safety |
 Ambassador Richard M. Russell, US Representative to the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference and Associate Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President |
 Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator, International Communications & Information Policy, U.S. Department of State |
 Dean G. Popps, Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology |
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Global Policymakers & Thought Leaders |
 Former NTIA Administrator & Assistant Secretary of Commerce Gregory Rohde, President, e-Copernicus & Executive Director, E9-1-1 Institute |
 Susan P. Ness, President, Greenstone Media & Former FCC Commissioner |
 Daniel C. Hurley, Jr., Critical Infrastructure Protection, NTIA |
 Clovis Baptista, Executive Secretary, CITEL (Organization of American States, Inter-American Telecommunications Commission) |
 Dr. Robert McCaughern, Director General of Spectrum Engineering, Spectrum Information Technologies & Telecommunications, Industry Canada |
 Former U.S. Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman Conrad Burns (R-MT) |
 Dr. Robert F. Brammer, Vice President & CTO, Northrop Grumman Information Technology* |
 David J. Bishop, Ph.D., COO & CTO, LGS Innovations |
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Host |
 Andrew Kreig, President & CEO, WCA |
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Pioneering Broadband CEOs & Presidents |
 Martin Cooper, Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, ArrayComm & WCA Director |
 P. Kelley Dunne, CEO, Digital Bridge Communications* |
 Dr. Arno J. Kosko, President & CEO, Cintech-US (The Citadel Group), Former Senior Consultant, Iraqi Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO), United States Embassy (Iraq) & Chair, WCA Broadband Public Safety & Homeland Defense |
 Dean Douglas, President & CEO, LCC International* |
 Timothy J. Dunne, President, Nextlink Communications |
 Robert Riordan, Executive Vice President, Nsight Telservices (Wisconsin) & Former President, OPASTCO |
 Mark Pagon, CEO, Xanadoo,* WCA Executive Committee Member & Co-Chair, WCA 700 MHz Committee |
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Featured Service Provider Speakers |
 Chris Lewis, Senior Director, Wireless Technologies, Atlantic Tele-Network |
 Chris Hill, Vice President, Mobility, AT&T Government Solutions* |
 R. Gerard Salemme, Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy and External Affairs, Clearwire* & WCA Executive Committee Member |
 Joseph M. Sandri, Jr., Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs, FiberTower* & WCA Director |
 Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel, Google Inc. |
 Ron Olexa, Director, Engineering, Telecom Ventures & Consultant, Horizon WiCom |
 Jason Lazar, Vice President, Corporate Development, Key-On Communications |
 José Luiz Navarro Frauendorf, Executive Director, NEOTEC (Brazil), Consultant, TVA & Co-Chair, WCA Global Development Committee |
 Vijay Venkateswaran, Vice President, Services Development, Mobile Satellite Ventures |
 Scott Good, Director, Product Management, Nextlink Communications |
 Graham Currier, Business Development Director, Pipex Wireless (United Kingdom) |
 Joel Brick, Director of Telecommunications, Sioux Valley Wireless & WCA BRS Operators Committee Chairman |
 Maria L. Cattafesta, Director, Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel* |
 Harry W. Perlow, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sprint Nextel & Chair, WCA Engineering Committee* |
 Robert Finch, Vice President, Spectrum Development, Sprint Nextel* |
 Dr. Durga P. Satapathy, Manager, Technology Development, Sprint Nextel* |
 Bin Shen, Vice President, Mobile Broadband, Sprint Nextel* |
 Manuel E. Bonilla, President & CEO, Wind Telecom, S.A.(Dominican Republic) |
 Tajit Mehta, Broadband Spectrum Negotiator, Sprint Nextel*, & GDC Co-Chairman |
 Eric Hamilton, CTO, Unwired Australia (Australia) |
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Global Standards Leaders |
 Dr. Veena Rawat, President, Communications Research Center Canada & ITU 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference Chairman |
 Dr. Roger B. Marks, Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group On Broadband Wireless Access, Co-Author, "WirelessMAN: Inside the IEEE 802.16 Standard for Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks" & Senior Vice President, Industry Relations, NextWave Wireless* |
 Ed Knapp, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Flarion Technologies Qualcomm |
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Featured Solutions Providers |
 Vince D'Onofrio, Optimization Solutions Director, Actix, Ltd. |
 Sudeep Gupta, Business Development Director, Broadband Wireless, Alcatel-Lucent* |
 Michael Seymour, Vice President, Broadband Wireless, North America, Alcatel-Lucent* & WCA Director |
 Rudy Leser, Vice President, Marketing, Alvarion* |
 Dr. Mohammad S. Shakouri, Corporate Vice President, Strategy, Alvarion*, WiMAX Forum Deputy Chairman & WCA Director |
 J.S. (Jake) MacLeod, Principal Vice President & CTO, Bechtel Communications |
 Paul Obert, President, Ceragon Networks |
 Joel Vincent, Senior Manager, Outdoor Wireless Solutions, Cisco Systems |
 Erik Boch, CTO, Vice President, Engineering & Co-Founder, DragonWave |
 Doug Lockie, President, CTO and Co-Founder, GigaBeam* |
 Louis Slaughter, CEO & Founder, GigaBeam* |
 Paul Kennard, CTO, Harris Stratex Networks* |
 Stuart Little, Director Product Marketing, Harris-Stratex Networks* |
 Michael Lohman, AVP, Hughes Networks Systems |
 Rayson Lim, Senior Manager, Mobility Group, Intel Corp. |
 Andy McKinnon, Principal EMEA, WiMAX, MOTOwi4, Motorola Enterprise & Networks & Chair, WCA Global Development Committee Vendor Subcommittee* |
 David Horne, Communications Policy, Intel Corp.* |
 Roger P. Quayle, CTO and Co-Founder, NextWave IPWireless |
 Brian Thompson, Director of Fixed Network Engineering, LCC International* |
 Paul Thurneysen, Vice President Strategy, LCC International, Inc.* |
 Doug Bartman, Director of Product Solutions, Government and Public Safety Team, Motorola |
 Stuart Overby, Senior Director, Global Spectrum Strategy, Networks and Enterprise Business, Motorola* |
 Stephen Sweet, Senior Marketing Manager, Motorola*
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 Bruce D. Blain, Vice President, Sales, NEC America |
 Paul Sergeant, Director of Strategic Marketing, Navini Networks, Moderator* |
 Mark Slater, Vice President, Nokia Siemens Networks, North America |
 Kevin Suitor, Vice President, Business Development, Redline Communications* |
 Tracy Trent, President, Proximetry, Inc. |
 Thomas Jasny, Vice President for Wireless Broadband Networks, Samsung Telecommunications America & WCA Board Member* |
 Thomas Flak, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy & Marketing, SOMA Networks |
 Jerry G. Wilkins, President, Security Products Marketing (Representing Sony Security Products) |
 Chad Pralle, Vice President, Business Development, SR Telecom & WCA Director* |
 Scott McClure, Product Business Unit Manager, Wireless Broadband & Networking, TESSCO Technologies & WCA Director |
 Rob Burke, COO, NetForce Solutions, TESSCO Technologies* |
 Hans Tan, Director of Product Marketing, WiMAX & 4G, ZyXEL Communications, Inc. |
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Regulatory Leaders |
 Fred Campbell, FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Chief |
 Barry Ohlson, FCC Senior Legal Advisor, Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein |
Julius Knapp, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering & Technology, Federal Communications Commission  |
 Nicholas W. Allard, Co-Chair, Public Policy Department, Patton Boggs & Former Chief Minority Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee |
 James W. Olson, Consultant, Former FCC Competition Division Chief and Former Vice President, Law & General Counsel, USTelecom |
 Robert D. Primosch, WCA Counsel & Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer |
 Paul J. Sinderbrand, WCA Counsel & Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP |
 Bryan Tramont, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer & Former FCC Chief of Staff |
 Kathryn A. Zachem, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer |
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Media & Analyst Opinion Leaders |
 Philip Solis, Primary Analyst, Mobile Wireless, ABI Research |
 Stefan Bewley, Senior Consultant, Altman Vilandrie & Co. |
 John M. Williams, Author, Founder & Senior Writer, Assistive Technology News and Former Columnist, Business Week |
 William Ho, Senior Analyst, Wireless Services, Current Analysis |
 John Mansell, President, John Mansell Associates |
 Adlane Fellah, CEO and Founder, Maravedis Research |
 Jeffrey Silva, Washington Bureau Chief, RCR Wireless Magazine |
 Paul Kirby, Senior Editor, Telecommunications Reports |
 Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategist, The Yankee Group |
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Educators, Scholars & Advanced Technology Consultants |
 José Barletta, President, BarNews Research Group & WCA Ibero-American Director |
 Dr. Thomas W. Hazlett, Professor of Law & Economics George Mason University, Director, George Mason University Information Economy Project & Former FCC Chief Economist |
 Monsignor Michael Dempsey, Ph.D., Brooklyn Archdiocese & President, Catholic Television Network |
 William Kelly, Senior Partner, Latham & Watkins & Director, Ashoka Foundation |
 Jeffrey A. Eisenach, Ph.D., Chairman, Criterion Economics |
 James Patterson, National Program Director, Wireless Facilities, Inc.* |
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Financial Leaders |
 Kenneth Kuchno, Broadband Division Director, Rural Development, Telecom Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
 Todd McDonald, SVP, Comercia Bank |
 Erik Zamkoff, Analyst, Empire Capital |
 Douglas Burke, Managing Director, Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc. & Chairman, WCA Broadband Financial Committee |
 Kevin Reidy, Director, RBC Daniels |
 Harry Hopper, Partner, & Co-Founder Columbia Capital |
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BWA Municipal, Enterprise & Public Safety Leaders |
 Charles L. Werner, EFO/CFO, Fire Chief, Charlottesville, VA Fire Department & Communications Committee Member, International Association of Fire Chiefs |
 Leonhard Korowajczuk, President, CelPlan Wireless Global Technologies & Chair, WCA Public Sector Applications Committee |
 Don La Faso, Client Delivery Executive, EDS |
 Stagg Newman, Ph.D., CTO, Frontline Wireless & Former FCC Chief Technologist |
 John Melcher, Executive Vice President, Cyren Call Communications |
| Charles Riggle, Director, Strategy & Business Development, Expedience, Motorola |
 Mark S. Adams, Chief Architect, Networks & Communications, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, WCA Director * & Co-Chair, WCA 700 MHz Committee |
 Michael "Mac" MacDonald, Senior Director, Business Development, Qualcomm Government Technologies |
 Michael Scullin, VP, Spectrum Solutions Development & Sales WFI Government Services, Inc.& WCA Director* |
 Jeff Nichols, Director, Networks & Telecommunications, Sempra Energy Utilities |
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Partner Organization Leaders |
| José Luiz Navarro Frauendorf, Executive Director, NEOTEC (Brazil) |
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*WCA Board Member Company
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MONDAY • JUNE 11
Golf Tournament & DigitalBridge Communications Site Visit |
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 In celebration of its twentieth anniversary, WCA has partnered with the Alexander Graham Bell Association (AG Bell) for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Blue Ridge Speech and Hearing to host a charity golf tournament in conjunction with the annual convention WCA 2007 with proceeds to benefit children with hearing loss. The tournament supports the AG Bell Hear from the Start; Talk for a Lifetime public education campaign to raise awareness of childhood hearing loss among health care professionals and parents of infants and toddlers. The tournament will be June 11 at the Golf Club at Lansdowne on the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. golf course, with a tee-off scheduled for 1:00 pm. The tournament will be followed by a reception for all players, interested WCA 2007 attendees and wireless broadband industry representatives. Registration is $150 for early registrants and WCA members before June 5; after June 5 registration will be $175. Sponsors include:
Please contact Regina Whitley at 202-338-7961 or at regina@wcai.com for sponsorship details. Register for the golf tournament at www.agbell-wcagolf.org. |
| 10:00-11:15 |
Digital Bridge Communications Network Operations Center Site Visit
DigitalBridge Communications HQ, Ashburn, VA
Kelley Dunne, CEO, Digital Bridge Communications, WCA Board Member & Chairman, Rural Broadband Committee*
Former U.S. Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman Conrad Burns (R-MT) |
| Noon-17:30 |
WCA AG Bell Golf Tournament
Lansdowne Golf Course
12 noon is registration. 1pm is shot-gun start. Tournament ends at 5:30 pm with an estimated 4.5 hours of play time. |
| 17:30-19:30 |
Reception and Awards Ceremony
Program to include announcement of Silent Auction winners and tournament winners. A digital hearing device will be presented to a hearing impaired child with financial need. Dignitary has been invited to speak: Vint Cerf has not confirmed his participation. |
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TUESDAY • JUNE 12
Best Practices Workshop, WCA Internal Meetings and Financial Forum |
| 8:15-8:45 |
Engineering Breakfast
Forum
Hosted by: LCC International and TESSCO |
| 8:45-11:30 |
WCA Best Practices For Optimization & Integration
(Open to all WCA 2007 Registrants)
Forum
Introductions and Agenda
Paul Thurneysen, Vice President Strategy, LCC International, Inc.*
Rob Burke, COO, NetForce Solutions, TESSCO Technologies*
RF Design Best Practices
Leonhard Korowajczuk, President, CelPlan Wireless Global Technologies & Chair, WCA Public Sector Applications Committee
Deployment Best Practices
James Patterson, National Program Director, Wireless Facilities, Inc.*
Performance and Optimization Best Practices
Vince D'Onofrio, Optimization Solutions Director, Actix, Ltd.
Backhaul Planning Best Practices
Brian Thompson, Director of Fixed Network Engineering, LCC International*
Backhaul Integration Best Practices
Stuart Little, Director Product Marketing, Harris-Stratex Networks*
Michael Lohman, AVP, Hughes Networks Systems
Quality of Experience KPI Best Practices
Paul Thurneysen, Vice President Strategy, LCC International, Inc.* |
| 9:00-10:00 |
WCA 10.5 GHz Task Force Organizational Meeting
WCA Committee Meetings
Senate |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Physically Diverse Network Initiative
WCA Committee Meetings
(Attendance restricted to WCA PDN members only and by invitation)
Senate
Charles B. Mathias, Manager, Government Programs & Affairs, Federal Telecoms, Bechtel National
Joseph M. Sandri, Jr., Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs, FiberTower & WCA Director*
Bryan Tramont, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer & Former FCC Chief of Staff, Moderator |
| 11:30-12:00 |
WCA Counsel Member Regulatory Workshop
WCA Committee Meetings
(Attendance restricted to WCA Members who are also Full- Conference WCA 2007 delegates)
Forum
Paul J. Sinderbrand, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer & WCA Counsel |
| 12:00-13:30 |
WCA Broadband Financial Committee Organizational Meeting
Robert's Restaurant
(Attendance restricted to WCA PDN members only and by invitation)
Hosted by Morgan Joseph & Co. |
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| 13:00-17:00 |
Press/Speaker Ready Room Opens
Director's Room
Hosted by SOMA Networks |
| 13:30-14:15 |
Making Dreams Come True: Pioneers Who Set The Stage For Mobile Broadband
Palladian
Andrew Kreig, WCA President & CEO, WCA, Welcome & Introduction*
Robert Finch, Vice President, Spectrum Development, Sprint Nextel*, Moderator
Martin Cooper, Cellphone Inventor, Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, ArrayComm & WCA Director* |
| 14:15:-15:15 |
Senior Financing Forecast
Palladian
Douglas Burke, Managing Director, Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc. & Chairman, WCA Broadband Financial Committee, Moderator
Harry Hopper, Partner, & Co-Founder Columbia Capital
Todd McDonald, SVP, Comercia Bank
Erik Zamkoff, Analyst, Empire Capital
Kevin Reidy, Director, RBC Daniels |
| 15:15-15:30 |
Networking Coffee Break
Palladian Foyer
Hosted by Fujitsu
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| 15:30-16:15 |
U.S.-Mexico BRS/EBS/MMDS Interference Working Group Meeting
(Invitation only for full-time employees of operators with border markets)
Forum
Paul J. Sinderbrand, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer & WCA Counsel |
| 15:30-16:00 |
The U.S. WiMAX Market: Results From An Exclusive Report
Palladian
Adlane Fellah, CEO and Founder, Maravedis Research |
| 16:00-17:00 |
Developing World Broadband Needs & Solutions
Palladian
Uzo Udemba, Chairman & CEO, TRENDCorp Africa Ltd. & Africa Coordinator, WCA Global Development Committee
Thomas Flak, Chief Marketing Officer and SVP, Operations, SOMA Networks |
| 16:15-17:00 |
BRS Operators Committee Meeting
(Private Meeting. Admission: WCA Member BRS Operators only)
WCA Committee Meetings
(Attendance restricted to WCA Member Broadband Radio Service Operators, except by invitation)
Forum
Joel Brick, Director of Telecommunications, Sioux Valley Wireless & WCA BRS Operators Committee Chairman
Leigh Ann Spellman, CEO, Gryphon Wireless LLC & Deputy BRS Operators Committee Chair |
| 17:00-17:45 |
CEO Newsmakers
Palladian
Berge Avazian, Chief Strategist, The Yankee Group, Moderator
Majed Sifri, President & CEO, Redline Communications & WCA Director
Dean Douglas, President & CEO, LCC International* |
| 17:45-19:15 |
WCA Board of Director's & VIP Reception
Empire Terrace
(Admission by invitation only)
Hosted by Redline Communications |
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WEDNESDAY • JUNE 13
Exhibits Open: 16:30-19:00 |
| 7:15-8:30 |
Organizing LMDS Operators For Critical Mass In Buying Power
WCA Committee Meeting & Sponsored Breakfast
Executive
Hosted by Nsight Telservices & Hughes
Robert Riordan, Executive Vice President, Nsight Telservices (Wisconsin) & Former Chairman, OPASTCO
Timothy Dunne, President, Nextlink Communications
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| 7:30-8:30 |
Continental Breakfast
Palladian Foyer
Hosted by Alvarion |
| 8:00-17:00 |
Press/Speaker Ready Room
Director's Room
Hosted by SOMA Networks |
| 8:00-9:00 |
WCA's Global Development Committee (GDC)
Breakfast and Private Meeting
(Attendance restricted to licensed carriers)
Cabinet
Hosted by Proximetry
Tajit Mehta, Broadband Spectrum Negotiator, Sprint Nextel, & GDC Co-Chairman
José Luiz Navarro Frauendorf, Executive Director, NEOTEC (Brazil) & WCA & GDC Co-Chairman |
| OPENING KEYNOTE & GENERAL SESSIONS |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction of Keynote
Palladian
Andrew Kreig, President & CEO, WCA, Welcome
You Can Take It With You
Daniel J. Coombes, Senior Vice President, Wireless Broadband Networks & CTO, Motorola, Introduction* |
| 9:00-9:45 |
Keynote Address Delivering Personal Broadband and the Mobile Internet
Palladian
Benjamin G. Wolff, CEO, Clearwire Corp.* |
| 9:50-10:15 |
Broadband Wireless Comes of Age in Secure Mobile Government Services
Palladian
Dr. Robert F. Brammer, Vice President & CTO, Northrop Grumman Information Technology* |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Networking Coffee Break
Palladian Foyer
Hosted by Navini |
| 10:30-10:50 |
National Priorities For Broadband Wireless
Palladian
FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein |
| 10:50-11:25 |
Rural Broadband: It's Here, It's Now, It's Real
Palladian
Kelley Dunne, CEO, Digital Bridge Communications & Chairman, WCA Rural Broadband Committee
Tzvika Friedman, President and CEO, Alvarion* |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Broadband Wireless To Enable Critical Public Sector Applications: Real World Wireless
Palladian
David J. Bishop, Ph.D., COO & CTO, LGS Innovations (the U.S. Government dedicated subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent), Introduction and Moderator
For First Responders & Public Safety
Robert LeGrande, II, Deputy CTO, Government of the District of Columbia & Founder, Spectrum Coalition for Public Safety
For Mobile Network-Centric Warfare
Dean G. Popps, Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
For Diverse Communications & Economic Security
Daniel C. Hurley, Jr., Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce |
| KEYNOTE LUNCHEON |
| 12:30-13:30 |
Keynote Luncheon
Empire Ballroom
Hosted by Motorola
Allen B. Salmasi, Chairman, President & CEO, NextWave Wireless*
Andrew Kreig, President, WCA, Introduction |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 13:45-14:30 |
Progress & Opportunities In Start-Up Wi-Fi, 4G & ATS Converged Networks
GovMAX: Government Applications In Muni, State, Public Safety & ITS
Congressional A&B
Stephen Sweet, Senior Marketing Manager, Motorola*, Moderator
Joel Vincent, Senior Manager, Outdoor Wireless Solutions, Cisco Systems
Vijay Venkateswaran, Vice President, Services Development, Mobile Satellite Ventures |
| 13:45-14:30 |
Turning Your Spectrum Into A Profitable Business In Record Time
WiMAX: Business Breakthroughs & Investment Options
Executive
Ron Olexa, Director, Engineering, Telecom Ventures & Consultant, Horizon WiCom, Moderator
Chad Pralle, Vice President, Business Development, SR Telecom & WCA Director* |
| 13:45-14:30 |
Global Impact Of Standards On Mobile Deployments
International: 4G Opportunities & Deployments
Forum
Philip Solis, Primary Analyst, Mobile Wireless, ABI Research, Moderator
Sudeep Gupta, Business Development Director, Broadband Wireless Access, Alcatel-Lucent Technologies*
Dr. Roger B. Marks, Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group On Broadband Wireless Access, Co-Author, "WirelessMAN: Inside the IEEE 802.16 Standard for Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks" & Senior Vice President, Industry Relations, NextWave Wireless*
Hans Tan, Director of Product Marketing, WiMAX & 4G, ZyXEL Communications, Inc. |
| 13:45-14:30 |
Network & Performance Management For Multi-Frequency, Multi-Protocol Wireless Networks
Technology: Choices, Devices & Roadmaps
Cabinet
William Ho, Senior Analyst, Wireless Services, Current Analysis, Moderator
Tracy Trent, President, Proximetry, Inc.
Jeff Nichols, Director, Networks & Telecommunications, Sempra Energy Utilities
Don La Faso, Client Delivery Executive, EDS |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 14:45-15:30 |
FCC Policy Roundtable
GovMAX: Government Initiatives & Applications
Congressional A&B
Paul J. Sinderbrand, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer & WCA Counsel, Moderator
Fred Campbell, FCC Wireless Bureau Chief
Julius P. Knapp, FCC Chief, Office of Engineering & Technology |
| 14:45-15:30 |
Charting WiMAX, HSPDA, UMB & LTE Roadmaps
WiMAX: Business Breakthroughs & Investment Options
Executive
J.S. (Jake) MacLeod, Principal Vice President & CTO, Bechtel Communications, Moderator
Erasmo Rojas, Director of Latin America and the Caribbean, 3G Americas
Ed Knapp, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Flarion Technologies Qualcomm
Mark Slater, Vice President, Nokia Siemens Networks, North America |
| 14:45-15:30 |
Latin America's World-Leading Mobile Deployments
International: 4G Opportunities & Deployments
Forum
Thomas Jasny, Vice President, Wireless Broadband Networks, Samsung Telecommunications America & WCA Director, Moderator*
José Luiz Navarro Frauendorf, Executive Director, NEOTEC (Brazil), Consultant, TVA & Co-Chair, WCA Global Development Committee
Rayson Lim, Senior Manager, Mobility Group, Intel Corp.*
Manuel E. Bonilla, President & CEO, Wind Telecom, S.A.(Dominican Republic) |
| 14:45-15:30 |
Backhaul's Vital Role In Network Planning
Technology: Choices, Devices & Roadmaps
Cabinet
Dr. Durga P. Satapathy, Manager, Technology Development, Sprint Nextel, Moderator*
Dr. Arno J. Kosko, President & CEO, Cintech-US (The Citadel Group), Chair, WCA Broadband Public Safety & Homeland Defense Committee & WCA Director*
Bruce D. Blain, Vice President, Sales, NEC America
Erik Boch, CTO, Vice President, Engineering & Co-Founder, DragonWave
Paul Obert, President, Ceragon Networks |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Networking Coffee Break
Congressional Foyer
Hosted by Samsung |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 15:45-16:30 |
Today's Opportunities In Education & Rural Broadband
GovMAX: Government Initiatives & Applications
Congressional A&B
John Mansell, President, John Mansell Associates, Moderator
Kenneth Kuchno, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department Of Agriculture |
| 15:45-16:30 |
Understanding Breakthrough Telecom/IT Efficiencies In GSA's New Networks Contracts
WiMAX: Business Breakthroughs & Investment Options
Executive
Michael Scullin, Vice President, Spectrum Solutions Development & Sales, WFI Government Services & WCA Director, Moderator*
Chris Hill, Vice President, Mobility, AT&T Government Solutions*
Paul Kennard, CTO, Harris Stratex Networks* |
| 15:45-16:30 |
International Operator Lessons Learned
International: 4G Opportunities & Deployments
Forum
Stefan Bewley, Senior Consultant, Altman Vilandrie & Co., Moderator
Rudy Leser, Vice President, Marketing, Alvarion*
Eric Stonestrom, President & CEO, Airspan Networks*, WCA Director & Co-Chair, WCA 700 MHz Committee |
| EXHIBIT HALL OPEN |
| 16:30-19:00 |
Exhibit Hall Opens For Opening Day Welcome Reception
Regency Ballroom
Hosted by Sprint Nextel |
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THURSDAY • JUNE 14
Exhibits Open: 11:00-13:30 & 16:00-18:00 |
| 7:30-8:30 |
700 MHz Committee Meeting & Sponsored Breakfast
(Admission restricted to Committee Leadership & Members)
Congressional A&B
Hosted by Northrop Grumman |
| 7:45-8:30 |
Coffee Service
Ambassador Foyer
Hosted by Alcatel-Lucent |
| 8:00-17:00 |
Press/Speaker Ready Room
Director's Room
Hosted by SOMA Networks |
| 8:30-9:15 |
Industry Keynote: The Business of Mobilizing the Internet
Ambassador
Barry West, Chief Technology Officer & President, 4G Networks, Sprint Nextel*
Thomas Jasny, Vice President for Wireless Broadband Networks, Samsung Telecommunications America & WCA Board Member, Introduction* |
| 9:15-10:00 |
Bush Administration U.S. & Global Broadband Policy Perspectives
700 MHz Issues & Answers Summit
Ambassador
John M.R. Kneuer, NTIA Administrator & Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator, International Communications & Information Policy, U.S. Department of State
Paul Kirby, Senior Editor, Telecommunications Reports, Moderator |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Defining New Educational Options
General Session
Ambassador
Dr. H. O’Neal Smitherman, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Ball State University
Monsignor Michael Dempsey, Ph.D., Brooklyn Archdiocese & President, Catholic Television Network
Susan P. Ness, President, Greenstone Media & Former FCC Commissioner, Moderator |
| 10:00-11:00 |
FCC Auction Rules & Business Outlook
700 MHz Issues & Answers Summit
Congressional A&B
James W. Olson, Consultant, Former FCC Competition Division Chief and Former Vice President, Law & General Counsel, USTelecom, Moderator
Jeffrey A. Eisenach, Ph.D., Chairman, Criterion Economics
David Horne, Communications Policy, Intel Corp.*
Kathryn A. Zachem, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer
Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel, Google Inc. |
| 10:30-11:30 |
Rural Broadband Committee
WCA Committee Meetings
Executive
Kelley Dunne, CEO, DigitalBridge Communications, WCA Director & Chairman, WCA Rural Broadband Committee*
Jason Lazar, Vice President, Corporate Development, KeyOn Communications |
| EXHIBIT HALL OPEN HOURS: 11:00-13:30 |
| 11:00-13:30 |
Exhibit Hall Open For Luncheon on Exhibit Floor
(Lunch served 12:00-13:00)
Regency Ballroom
Hosted by Intel Corp. |
| 11:30-13:30 |
WCA Board of Directors Meeting and Luncheon
(Attendance restricted to WCA Board Member companies only)
Forum
Special Visitor: FCC Commissioner Robert M. McDowell, with Exhibit Hall VIP Tour |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 13:30-14:15 |
Multicasting Via WiMAX
WiMAX: Initiatives & Applications
Ambassador
Michael Seymour, Vice President, Broadband Wireless, North America, Alcatel-Lucent & WCA Director, Moderator*
Bin Shen, Vice President, Mobile Broadband, Sprint Nextel* |
| 13:30-14:15 |
International Operator Lessons Learned
Business Breakthroughs & Investment Options
Executive
Kevin Suitor, Vice President, Business Development, Redline Communications*
Miguel Martins, CEO, WTS (Portugal) |
| 13:30-14:15 |
FCC Legal Advisors Roundtable
700 MHz Issues & Answers Summit
Congressional A&B
Paul J. Sinderbrand, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer & WCA Counsel, Moderator
Barry Ohlson, Legal Advisor, FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein |
| 13:30-14:15 |
WCA Engineering Committee
WCA Committee Meetings
Forum
Harry W. Perlow, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sprint Nextel* & Chair, WCA Engineering Committee |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 14:15-15:00 |
WCA's Physically Diverse Networks Initiative: Defining "Critical" in the Private/Public Sector
GovMAX: Government Initiatives & Applications
Ambassador
Bryan Tramont, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer & Former FCC Chief of Staff, Moderator
Joseph M. Sandri, Jr., Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs, FiberTower* & WCA Director
Scott Good, Director, Product Management, Nextlink Communications |
| 14:15-15:00 |
International Operator Lessons Learned: Australian & Caribbean Personal Broadband
Business Breakthroughs & Investment Options
Executive
Paul Sergeant, Director of Strategic Marketing, Navini Networks, Moderator*
Chris Lewis, Senior Director, Wireless Technologies, Atlantic Tele-Network
Eric Hamilton, CTO, Unwired Australia (Australia) |
| 14:15-15:00 |
Implementing Mixed Use Consumer/Public Safety Broadband Networks In 700 MHz
700 MHz Issues & Answers Summit
Congressional A&B
Mark Pagon, CEO, Xanadoo, WCA Executive Committee Member & Co-Chair, WCA 700 MHz Committee, Moderator*
Charles L. Werner, EFO/CFO, Fire Chief, Charlottesville, VA Fire Department & Communications Committee Member, International Association of Fire Chiefs
John Melcher, Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Cyren Call Communications
Stagg Newman, Ph.D., CTO, Frontline Wireless & Former FCC Chief Technologist |
| 15:00-15:15 |
Networking Coffee Break
Executive Foyer
Hosted by SR Telecom |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 15:15-16:00 |
Key Factors In Creating A 21st Century Broadband Policy
GovMAX: Government Initiatives & Applications
Ambassador
R. Gerard Salemme, Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy and External Affairs, Clearwire & WCA Executive Committee Member, Moderator*
Former U.S. Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman Conrad Burns (R-MT)
Nicholas W. Allard, Co-Chair, Public Policy Department, Patton Boggs & Former Chief Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 15:15-16:00 |
WCA's Global Development Committee GDC European Regulatory Focus
WCA Committee Meetings (Attendance open to all interested parties)
Executive
Maria L. Cattafesta, Director, Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel, Moderator*
Graham Currier, Business Development Director, Pipex Wireless (United Kingdom)
Andy McKinnon, Principal EMEA, WiMAX, MOTOwi4, Motorola Enterprise & Networks & Chair, WCA Global Development Committee Vendor Subcommittee* |
| 15:15-16:00 |
Picking the Right Technology For The 700 MHz Band
700 MHz Issues & Answers Summit
Congressional A&B
Stuart Overby, Senior Director, Global Spectrum Strategy, Motorola; Vice-Chair, NPSTC Spectrum Management Committee; Chair, NPSTC 700 MHz and In-Building Working Groups and Vice-Chair, WCA 700 MHz Committee. Moderator*
Eric Stonestrom, President & CEO, Airspan Networks*, WCA Director & Co-Chair, WCA 700 MHz Committee
Mark S. Adams, Chief Architect, Networks & Communications, Northrop Grumman Information Technology& Co-Chair, WCA 700 MHz Committee & WCA Director*
Michael "Mac" MacDonald, Senior Director, Business Development, Qualcomm Government Technologies
Roger P. Quayle, CTO and Co-Founder, NextWave IPWireless |
| 15:15-16:00 |
Wireless Video Surveillance As A Profit Center
Business Breakthroughs & Investment Options
Forum
Scott McClure, Product Business Unit Manager, Wireless Broadband & Networking, TESSCO Technologies & WCA Director*
Louis Slaughter, CEO & Founder, GigaBeam & WCA Director*
Jerry G. Wilkins, President, Security Products Marketing (Representing Sony Security Products)
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| EXHIBIT HALL OPEN HOURS: 16:00-18:00 |
| 16:00-18:00 |
WCA's 20th Anniversary Wine & Jazz Reception
Regency Ballroom
Hosted by Nextlink & Nokia Siemens |
| 18:00-19:00 |
WCA Pioneers Reception
Executive
Hosted by ArrayComm & Proximetry |
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FRIDAY • JUNE 15
Spectrum Policy Innovations For Economic Development Via Broadband |
| 7:30-8:00 |
WCA's Annual Members Meeting
Executive
Andrew Kreig, President & CEO, WCA |
| 8:00-11:00 |
Press/Speaker Ready Room Opens
Director's Room
Hosted by SOMA Networks |
| 8:00-8:45 |
60 GHz Committee Meeting
Executive
Doug Lockie, President, CTO and Co-Founder, GigaBeam* |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Why Global Spectrum Policy Matters
Congressional A&B
Former NTIA Administrator & Assistant Secretary of Commerce Gregory Rohde, President, e-Copernicus & Executive Director, E 9-1-1 Institute
Former FCC Chief Economist Dr. Thomas W. Hazlett, Professor of Law & Economics, George Mason University & Director, George Mason Information Economy Project |
| 9:00-9:30 |
U.S. Perspective On Critical Spectrum Issues Pending Before The ITU's Quadrennial World Radiocommunication Conference
Congressional A&B
Jeffrey Silva, Washington Bureau Chief, RCR Wireless Magazine
Ambassador Richard M. Russell, U.S. Representative to the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference and Associate Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Dr. Robert McCaughern, Director General of Spectrum Engineering, Spectrum Information Technologies & Telecommunications, Industry Canada
Clovis Baptista, Executive Secretary, CITEL (Organization of American States, Inter-American Telecommunications Commission) |
| 9:30-10:15 |
Western Hemisphere Perspectives On WRC-2007 Critical Spectrum Issues
Congressional A&B
Dr. Robert McCaughern, Director General of Spectrum Engineering, Spectrum Information Technologies & Telecommunications, Industry Canada
Clovis Baptista, Executive Secretary, CITEL (Organization of American States, Inter-American Telecommunications Commission)
Jeffrey Silva, Washington Bureau Chief, RCR Wireless Magazine |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Networking Coffee Break
Congressional Foyer
Hosted by Aperto |
| 10:30-11:45 |
Broadband As A Pathway To Progress
Congressional A&B
Dr. Veena Rawat, President, Communications Research Center Canada & ITU 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference Chairman, Moderator
William Kelly, Director, Ashoka Foundation, President, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) & Senior Partner, Latham & Watkins
John M. Williams, Author, Former Publisher & Founder, Assistive Technology News and Former Columnist, Business Week
José L. Barletta, President, BarNews Research Group & WCA Ibero-American Director
Doug Bartman, Director of Product Solutions, Government and Public Safety Team, Motorola* |
| 12:30 |
WCA 2007 Concludes |
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SPONSORS PACKAGES
Spectrum Policy Innovations For Economic Development Via Broadband |
| Sustaining Diamond Sponsor |
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Featured placement of company logo on all direct mail pieces, show guide, print advertisements, and broadcast faxes
- Exclusive sponsorship of the Luncheon on Day 1 including signage, acknowledgment in show guide, table tent cards with sponsor logo and description
- Exclusive sponsorship of Conference At A Glance Signage
- Introduction of keynote speaker on day 1
- Featured banner placement in the seminar function area and a second featured banner location in a high traffic area (sponsor supplies banners)
- Logo and link with featured placement on WCA's website acknowledging sponsorship
- 10 Passport tickets for staff and VIP guests
- Two 8' x 10' exhibit spaces
- Full page description of company in the Show Guide
- First option for Diamond Sponsorship for 2007
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| Sustaining Platinum Sponsors (positions available) |
$11,000 |
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- Prominent placement of company logo on all direct mail pieces, show guide, print advertisements, and broadcast faxes
- Exclusive sponsorship of one coffee break or comparable sponsorship
- Prominent banner placement in a high traffic area (sponsor supplies banner)
- Logo and link prominently placed on WCA's website acknowledging sponsorship
- 7 Passport tickets for staff or VIP guests
- Two 8'x10' exhibit spaces (raw space only)
- Half page description of company in the Show Guide
- First option for Platinum Sponsorship for 2007
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| Gold Sponsor (positions available) |
$8,000 |
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Prominent placement of company logo on all direct mail pieces, show guide, print advertisements, and broadcast faxes
- Exclusive sponsorship of one coffee service or comparable sponsorship
- Prominent banner placement in a high traffic area (sponsor supplies banner)
- Logo and link prominently displayed on WCA's website acknowledging sponsorship
- 4 Passport tickets for staff or VIP guests
- One 8'x10' exhibitor space (raw space only)
- Quarter page description of company in the Show Guide
- First option for Gold Sponsorship for 2007
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Full beer, wine and hot/cold canapé service for delegates and visitors in the exhibits area on Day 1. Includes acknowledgment with logo in both the show guide and on WCA show web page, signage, table tent cards with sponsor logo. |
| Wine & Jazz Reception (2 positions) |
$3,000 |
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Wine & Cheese reception for delegates and visitors in the exhibits area on Day 2. Includes acknowledgment with logo in both the show guide and on WCA show web page, signage, table tent cards with sponsor logo. |
| WCA Board of Directors Reception |
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Full beer, wine, liquor and hot/cold canapé service for 125 VIP guests including the WCA Board of Directors, regulators, invited speakers and special guests including international delegates. Includes acknowledgment with logo in both the show guide and on WCA show web page, 10 invitations for sponsors use. |
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Continental breakfast service for 50 delegates on June 12. Includes acknowledgment with logo in both the show guide and on WCA show web page, signage. |
| Global Development Committee Breakfast |
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Continental breakfast service for by-invitation-only delegates on June 13. Includes acknowledgment with logo in both the show guide and on WCA show web page, signage. |
| 700 MHz Committee Breakfast |
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Continental breakfast service for by-invitation-only delegates on June 14. Includes acknowledgment with logo in both the show guide and on WCA show web page, signage. |
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Full beer, wine, liquor and hot/cold canapé service for 100 VIP guests at the WCA Pioneers Reception on June 14. Includes acknowledgment with logo in both the show guide and on WCA show web page, 5 invitations for sponsors use. |
| Tuesday Morning Coffee Service |
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Fujitsu Microelectronics
Fujitsu Network Communications
Coffee Service on Tuesday afternoon for WCA 2007 pre-show meeting attendees (Best Practices Workshop, WCA Internal Meetings & Financial Forum). |
Note: coffee breaks, breakfasts and the daily luncheons are bundled
into premier sponsorship packages and are not sold individually. |
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| Conference-At-A-Glance Signage |
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Sponsorship of one large conference-at-a-glance sign. Includes sponsor logo, acknowledgment in show guide and on WCA website. |
| Press/Speaker Ready Room |
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Refreshments daily for all three days for 150 speakers and press. Includes signage, acknowledgment in the show guide, table tent cards imprinted with sponsor logo. |
| LICENSED PROMOTION (*Sponsor Provides Materials) |
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Provides the license to distribute note pads inscribed with sponsor's logo at the conference sessions. Sponsor supplies all materials, WCA will ensure placement at each table setting. |
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Provides the license to distribute note pads and pens inscribed with sponsor's logo at the conference sessions. Sponsor supplies all materials, WCA will ensure placement
at each table setting. |
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| License to feature company's logo is featured on the badge lanyards for every delegate and visitor. Includes acknowledgment with logo in both the show guide and on WCA show web page. |
Sponsorships may also be tailored to your requirements
Contact: Carl Berndtson for details
email: Berndtson@aol.com
tel: 978-371-1792 |
EXHIBITORS
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Thurs Jun 14 11:00 - 13:30; 16:00 - 18:00 |
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 Network Letter: Network Letter is Canada's authoritative journal on telecommunications, reporting on and analyzing the Canadian telecom industry for more than 23 years. It is the premiere source of information on regulatory, policy, and legal issues affecting the telecom sector, following activities within the CRTC, Industry Canada, Parliament, Senate and House standing committees, international standards bodies, as well as industry associations and consumer interest groups. Network Letter also monitors and analyzes other industry developments including new technologies, new players, research and development, rights-of-way and access issues, and publicly funded builds of dark fiber networks. Telecom service sectors covered include local and long distance telephony, data services, network builds, and Internet access. |
 Report on Wireless: Report on Wireless is the leading source of news and analysis on the Canadian wireless communications industry. Now in its 8th year of publication monitoring the rapid growth in Canada's wireless telecom sector, Report on Wireless follows the PCS/cellular, paging, mobile satellite, mobile data, mobile radio, and fixed services sectors, among others. It reports on wireless services and pricing, technology developments, competitive strategies, mergers & acquisitions, and competitive disputes with incumbent telephone companies. Report on Wireless analyzes regulatory and legislative issues, with particular emphasis on Industry Canada's spectrum management process, frequency coordination with the United States, and international standards bodies such as the International Telecommunication Union and the World Radiocommunication Conference. |
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ASSOCIATIONS & USER GROUPS |
 Broadband Wireless Association (BWA) : The Broadband Wireless Association (BWA) offers to members an independent voice that is heard by regulators and licence authorities primarily throughout Europe but with strong links to North America and the Pacific Rim . It also offers essential technical an d market information in its promotion an d facilitation of the broadb an d wireless industry. Members of the Association are from all parts of the wireless industry including operators, vendors, research groups an d consult an ts. The association conducts a number of activities, which may result in direct benefits by its members. |
 Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA): The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) is the authority on wireless issues, developments and trends in Canada. It represents cellular, PCS, messaging, mobile radio, fixed wireless and mobile satellite carriers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry. |
 Free Space Optics Alliance: Founded in 2001, the Free-Space Optical (FSO) Alliance is comprised of leading companies that manufacture FSO systems, equipment and components, and service providers. |
 Global UMTS-TDD Alliance: The Global UMTS TDD Alliance is created and supported by members of the UMTS TDD community. The Alliances goal is to provide a forum for members to share their learnings and set requirements for future solutions, as well as to foster the market environment for solutions based on packet data implementations of the UMTS TDD standard. |
 IEEE Santa Clara Valley Communications Society (SCV ComSoc): IEEE Santa Clara Valley Communications Society (SCV ComSoc) focuses on all aspects of the advancement of the science, engineering, technology and applications for transferring information between locations by the use of signals. This includes: sources and destinations involving all types of terminals, computers and information processors; all pertinent systems and operations to bring about this transfer; guided and unguided transmission media; switched and non-switched networks, and network layouts, protocols, architectures and implementations. |
 The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high technology industries and their university communities. Since 1944, the IEC has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students. |
 IPv6 Forum: The IPv6 Forum is the world-wide consortium of leading Internet vendors, Research & Education Networks are shaping the IPv6 FORUM, with a clear mission to promote IPv6 by dramatically improving the market and user awareness of IPv6, creating a quality and secure Next Generation Internet and allowing world-wide equitable access to knowledge and technology, embracing a moral responsibility to the world. |
PART-15.org: PART-15.ORG is world’s largest organization of License Exempt Wireless Internet Service Providers. PART-15.ORG is a driving force in the WISP industry by providing educational and training services, wireless discussion chat lists (which boasts over 10,000 messages per month), files responses to Requests for Information to FCC proposed rule changes, and also hosts the world-famous WISPCON conference held twice a year. |
 Pacific Telecommunications Council: The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) occupies a unique place in the dynamic, rapidly growing world of Pacific hemisphere and global communications. Founded in 1980, PTC serves the communication world by organizing a major annual conference, regional seminars, research activities, and a variety of other publications and through various other services and activities.The Council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental membership organization that brings together in a single forum both the providers and users of communication services, as well as policy-makers, technologists, lawyers, scientists and academics. We do this primarily by organizing events that provide a neutral forum for the exchange of information and ideas. The Annual PTC Conference & Exhibition, held each year in Honolulu, Hawaii, draws telecommunications professionals, academics, and officials from around the world and is considered by many to be the premier conference for the Asia-Pacific region.
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 PCIA – The Wireless Infrastructure Association, is the principal trade association representing the companies that make up the wireless telecommunications and broadcast infrastructure industry. PCIA’s members own and manage more than 65,000 telecommunications towers and antenna facilities that support analog, digital and broadcast services across the country. |
 SD Forum: SDForum is the leading Silicon Valley not-for-profit organization providing an unbiased source of information and insight to the technology community for 20 years. SDForum provides a venue for engineers, executives, researchers, technology leaders, and venture capitalists to exchange information on emerging technologies and best practices. Each month SDForum connects 1200 software professionals through more than 20 events. Our members benefit from programs focused on professional development and making the right connections, along with value added serivces. SDForum passes along to it's members business savings including free passes and discounts to industry events and discount programs for local university courses and nation-wide bookstores. |
Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE): SVASE, the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit association in Northern California dedicated exclusively to helping early stage entrepreneurs across all technology sectors build successful companies. Founded by a group of software engineers in 1995 and growing steadily ever since in spite of general economic downturns, SVASE hosts 10-15 events each month, attended by 400-600 technology executives and press. Our weekly emailing reaches 12,000 executives, making ours one of the largest, most powerful targeted lists in the Valley. With our web based services, including "24 Hour Networking," the online "SVASE Yellow Pages," the unique, searchable "Entrepreneurs' Workbook," and the new SVASE International Resource Center powered by Linked In, SVASE is able to help constituents build their businesses around the clock and around the world. |
 USIIA: The US Internet Industry Association (USIIA) is the North American trade association for Internet commerce, content and connectivity. Founded in 1994, USIIA advocates effective public policy for the Internet and provides its members with essential business news, information, support and services. |
 Wireless Communications Alliance (WCA): The Wireless Communications Alliance, celebrating its eleventh anniversary in 2004, is a Silicon Valley-based non-profit business league of 2,000 individuals and 350+ companies and organizations dealing in wireless technology and markets. The goals of the WCA are to promote education, networking and exchange of non-proprietary information; increase awareness of Northern California’s vast wireless capabilities; and assist a broad spectrum of companies, including start-ups. The WCA organizes monthly meetings with presentations on a wide spectrum of topics including the technical and marketing aspects of wireless products and services, regulatory issues, wireless standards and investor-driven wireless market analysis. The web site, www.wca.org, lists current events as well as past presentations and other pertinent information relating to the wireless space. The WCA is run by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. |
 WiMAX Forum: The WiMAX Forum™ is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to promote and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications. The forum’s goal is to accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified™ products will be fully interoperable and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed and Portable Applications. |
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| What They’re Saying At WCA 2007 |
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“Congratulations to WCA on its 20th anniversary. It’s a really good show and always brings a good perspective.”
-- John M.R. Kneuer, Assistant Secretary for Communications & Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce |
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“This year we are celebrating 20 years of outstanding industry leadership by WCA. I want to recognize WCA for its unflagging efforts to support our industry but most importantly provide the services and capabilities that have changed and will further change our lives – and the lives of hundreds of millions around the world. Thank you WCA for all you have done for our industry in the past 20 years, and that I know you will do in the next 20 years.”
-- Allen B. Salmasi, Chairman & CEO, NextWave Wireless |
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“From the perspective of a non-traditional player in a wireless space, Google was pleased to be extended an invitation to participate in the 700 MHz Questions & Answers Forum at WCA 2007. The conference gave us a useful working knowledge of the many fascinating issues now being debated in the public policy world. We welcome the opportunity to continue the dialogue going forward with our friends at WCA.”
-- Richard Whitt, Senior Policy Counsel, Google Inc. |
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"Your association is about what the future is going to be. I wouldn't have missed your convention -- a great kaleidoscope of ideas."
-- Daniel J. Doyle, International Development Director, National Public Radio |
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“The WCA show is always helpful, because it is an event that brings together all operators and interested members of the entire community and that’s the most important thing. But it’s particularly satisfying that the industry is on such a wonderful up-tick. It’s great to see that the 2.5 GHz spectrum is actually close to wide implementation and it’s so close you can really taste what’s coming.”
-- Eric Meltzer, Managing Director, Curtis Financial |
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"Kudos to Andrew Kreig and his staff on the great speakers and content that WCA brought together for its 20th anniversary show. The WCA show in Washington is always one of our favorites, because it has a sharp focus on intellectual content and avoids most of the "conference syndrome" where much of the air time is filled with sponsors hyping their products and services. We heard speakers from multiple arms of government (both inside and outside the US), service providers, equipment suppliers, technologists, standards leaders, solutions providers, financial experts, and representatives from municipal and public safety." <more...>
--Sandy Teger and Dave Waks, broadband architects and the co-founders of Broadband Home Central |
WCA 2007 Speaker Presentations On Sale
WCA members may obtain the CD for $125 apiece. The rate for non-members who did not attend with full conference credentials is $275. To obtain the CD, contact WCA's Meredith Cicerchia indicating how many CDs you want, credit card information, mailing address, etc. A listing of available presentations on the CD is posted on WCA’s website: www.wcai.com |
| WCA 2007 Speaker Presentations on CD are now on sale! |
Delegates who had full-conference admission may order one CD apiece
at no charge as part of their admission.
WCA members who did not attend with full conference credentials may obtain the CD for $125 apiece.
The rate for non-members who did not attend with full conference credentials is $275.
To obtain the CD, contact WCA's Meredith Cicerchia (meredith@wcai.com),
indicating how many CDs you want, credit card information, mailing address, etc.
*Those presenters who did not use or provide a prepared text are not included. |
| Index of Presentations |
Baptista, Clovis, Executive Secretary, CITEL
Preparations for the 2007 World Radiocommunications Conference
Friday June 15
Barletta, José, President, BarNews Research Group & WCA Ibero-American Director
eGovernment and the Citizen
Friday June 15
Blain, Bruce, Vice President of Sales, NEC Corporation of America
Backhaul’s Vital Role in Network Planning Technology
Boch, Erik, CTO, VP Engineering & Co-Founder, Dragonwave
Ethernet Backhaul for Cellular Applications
Wednesday June 13
Bonilla, Manuel, President & CEO, Wind Telecom, S.A.
Providing Full Service Wireless Telecommunication Services in the Dominican Republic
Wednesday June 13
Brammer, Dr. Robert, VP and CTO, Northrop Grumman
Broadband Comes of Age in Government Systems
Wednesday June 13
Burke, Robert, COO, NetForce Solutions, TESSCO Technologies
Wireless Broadband Education Best Practices in Training and Workforce Development
Tuesday June 12
Burke, Douglas, Managing Director, Morgan Joseph & Co.
Senior Financing Forecast- Group Slide Show
Tuesday June 12
Burke, Douglas, Managing Director, Morgan Joseph & Co.
Senior Financing Forecast
Tuesday June 12
Cattafesta, Maria, Director, Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel
WCAI European Regulatory Panel: The Way Forward - Spectrum Management Reform
Thursday June 14
Coombes, Daniel, Senior Vice President, Wireless Broadband Networks & CTO, Motorola
wi4 WiMAX: Taking the Internet Airborne
Wednesday June 13
D’Onofrio, Vincent, Optimization Solutions Director, Actix, Ltd.
Performance and Optimization Best Practices
Tuesday June 12
Douglas, Dean, CEO, LCC International
CEO Newsmakers
Tuesday June 12
Fellah, Adlane, CEO and Founder, Maravedis Research
WiMAX Market Trends and Deployments
Tuesday June 12
Flak, Tom, CMO & SVP Operations, Soma Networks
Developing World Broadband Needs & Solutions
Tuesday June 12
Frauendorf, José Luiz Navarro, Executive Director, NEOTEC (Brazil)
Providing Triple / Quadruple Play Services using 2.5GHz Spectrum in Developing Countries
Wednesday June 13
Friedman, Tzvika, President and CEO, Alvarion
Rural Broadband: It’s Here, It’s Now, It’s Real
Wednesday June 13
Good, Scott, Director, Program Management, Nextlink
Physically Diverse Networks Initiative
Thursday June 14
Gupta, Sudeep, Business Development Director, Broadband Wireless Access, Alcatel-Lucent Technologies
Global Impact of Standards on Mobile Deployments
Wednesday June 13
Hamilton, Eric, CTO, Unwired Australia (Australia)
Lessons Learned in Building a Wireless Broadband Network
Thursday June 14
Hazlett, Dr. Thomas W., Professor of Law & Economics, George Mason University
Spectrum Policy, Globally Considered
Friday June 15
Hill, Chris, Vice President, Mobility, AT&T Government Solutions
The AT&T Networx Program
Wednesday June 13
Hurley, Dan, Jr., Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection, NTIA
Diverse Communications: Key to Economic Security
Wednesday June 13
Kelly, William, Director, Ashoka Foundation, President, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) & Senior Partner, Latham & Watkins
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Friday June 15
Kennard, Paul, CTO, Harris Stratex Networks
Understanding Breakthrough Telecom/IT Efficiencies In GSA’s New Networks Contracts Business Breakthroughs & Investment Options
Wednesday June 13
Korowajczuk, Leonhard, President, CelPlan Wireless Global Technologies
RF Design Best Practices
Tuesday June 12
Kuchno, Kenneth, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Dep. Of Agriculture
Expanding Access to Broadband across the country: How the Rural Development Programs Can Contribute
Wednesday June 13
La Faso, Don, Client Delivery Executive, EDS
EDS- City of Anaheim
Thursday June 14
LeGrande, Robert, II, Deputy CTO, Government of the District of Columbia
National Capital Region Interoperability Program
Wednesday June 13
Leser, Rudy, Corporate VP, Strategy & Marketing, Alvarion Ltd
International Operator Lessons Learned
Wednesday June 13
Lewis, Chris, Senior Director, Wireless Technologies, Atlantic Tele-Network
International Operator Lessons Learned: Australian & Caribbean Personal Broadband
Thursday June 14
Lim, Rayson, Senior Manager, Mobility Group, Intel Corp.
Welcome! To The Personal Mobile Internet
Wednesday June 13
Little, Stuart, Director Product Marketing, Harris-Stratex Networks
Building a Carrier-Class Ethernet Microwave Backhaul Network
Tuesday June 12
Lohman, Michael, AVP, Hughes Networks Systems
PMP Backhaul Integration Best Practices
Tuesday June 12
Lohman, Michael, AVP, Hughes Networks Systems
HUGHES AB9800 Overview
Tuesday June 12
MacDonald, Michael “Mac,” Senior Director, Business Development, Qualcomm Government Technologies
The Right Technology for the 700 MHz Band
Thursday June 14
MacLeod, Jake, Principal Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,
Bechtel Communications, Inc.
Charting WiMAX, HSDPA, UMB and LTE Roadmaps
Wednesday June 13
Marks, Dr. Roger B., Senior VP, Industry Relations, NextWave Wireless
Internationalization of IEEE Standard 802.16 and WiMAX
Wednesday June 13
Martins, Miguel, CEO, WTS (Portugal)
TMAX
Thursday June 14
McCaughern, Dr. Robert, Director General of Spectrum Engineering, Spectrum Information Technologies & Telecommunications, Industry Canada
Canadian Preparations for WRC-07
Friday June 15
McClure, Scott, Product Business Unit Manager, Wireless Broadband & Networking, TESSCO Technologies
Wireless Video Surveillance
Thursday June 14
Melcher, John, Executive VP, External Affairs, Cyren Call Communications
Implementing Mixed Use Consumer/Public Safety Broadband Networks In 700 MHz
Thursday June 14
Newman, Stagg, Ph.D., CTO, Frontline Wireless & Former FCC Chief Technologist
Promoting Competition, Innovation, and Public Safety with Wireless Broadband
Thursday June 14
Nichols, Jeff, Director, Networks & Telecommunications, Sempra Energy Utilities
Communication Performance Need & Wireless Networks
Thursday June 14
Olexa, Ron, Director, Engineering, Telecom Ventures & Consultant, Horizon WiCom
Turning Your Spectrum Into A Profitable Business In Record Time
Wednesday June 13
Overby, Stuart, Senior Director, Global Spectrum Strategy, Motorola
Technologies for the 700 MHz Band
Thursday June 14
Pagon, Mark, CEO, Xanadoo
Public/ Private Shared Use Networks in 700 MHz
Thursday June 14
Patterson, James, National Program Director, WFI
Deployment Best Practices
Tuesday June 12
Pralle, Chad, Vice President, Business Development, SR Telecom
Turning Your Spectrum Into A Profitable Business In Record Time
Wednesday June 13
Rawat, Dr. Veena, President, Communications Research Centre Canada
Broadband As A Pathway To Progress
Friday June 15
Reidy, Kevin, Director, RBC Daniels
Senior Financing Forecast
Tuesday June 12
Russell, Richard M. Russell, U.S. Representative to the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference and Associate Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
WRC 07: U.S. Preparation and Perspectives
Friday June 15
Salmasi, Allen, CEO NextWave Wireless Inc.
In the Fast Lane to Wireless 2.0
Wednesday June 13
Scullin, Michael, Vice President, Spectrum Solutions Development & Sales, WFI Government Services
Understanding Breakthrough Telecom/IT Efficiencies in GSA’s New Networx Contracts
Wednesday June 13
Seymour, Mike, VP NA WiMAX Business Unit, Alcatel-Lucent
Multicasting Via WiMAX
Thursday June 14
Sifri, Majed, President & CEO, Redline Networks
Redline Putting WiMAX in Motion
Tuesday June 12
Slater, Mark, Vice President, Nokia Siemens Networks, North America
Key Drivers to Consider When Charting a Technology Strategy
Wednesday June 13
Solis, Phillip, Primary Analyst, Mobile Wireless, ABI Research
Global Impact of Standards on Mobile Deployment
Wednesday June 13
Stonestrom, Eric, CEO, Airspan
International Operator Lessons Learned
Wednesday June 13
Suitor, Kevin, VP, Business Development, Redline Communications
Putting WiMAX in Motion
Thursday June 14
Sweet, Stephen, Senior Marketing Manager, Motorola
Market Drivers Behind Fixed & Mobile Business Models
Wednesday June 13
Tan, Hans, Director of Product Marketing, WiMAX & 4G, ZyXEL Communications, Inc.
Global Impact of Standards On Mobile Deployments
Wednesday June 13
Thompson, Brian, Director of Fixed Network Engineering, LCC International
Backhaul Best Practices
Tuesday June 12
Thurneysen, Paul, Vice President Strategy, LCC International, Inc
Optimizing Mobile Content Best Practices
Tuesday June 12
Trent, Tracy, CEO, Proximetry
Creating Intelligent Wireless Networks
Thursday June 14
Udemba, Uzo, Chairman & CEO, TRENDCorp Africa Ltd.
Deploying Broadband WiMAX and Video to Service Unique Market Condition of Africa
Tuesday June 12
Venkateswaran, Vijay, VP, Services Development, Mobile Satellite Ventures
Mobility & Broadband Everywhere
Wednesday June 13
Vincent, Joel, Senior Manager, Outdoor Wireless Solutions, Cisco Systems
Municipal Wireless
Wednesday June 13
Wolff, Ben, CEO, Clearwire Corporation
Delivering Personal Broadband and the Mobile Internet
Wednesday June 13
Zachem, Kathryn A., Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer
700 MHz Regulatory Update
Thursday June 14 |
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Uzo Udemba, Chairman & CEO, TRENDCorp Africa Ltd. & Africa Coordinator, WCA Global Development Committee 
Erasmo Rojas, Director of Latin America and the Caribbean, 3G Americas 
Miguel Martins, President & CEO, WTS Networks & Services (Portugal)
Eric Stonestrom, President & CEO, Airspan Networks & WCA Director 
Tzvika Friedman, President and CEO, Alvarion* 
Majed Sifri, President & CEO, Redline Communications & WCA Director 
