"When I come to the events like WCA, I meet with real entrepreneurs who are working on real products, instead of getting the prepackaged processed Washington, D.C., product that's so often delivered into the office. The show is terrific, the enthusiasm here is much higher than certainly it was in past years, and it's going to help us meet the President's goal of universal affordable access to broadband for all Americans by 2007. "
-- Michael D. Gallagher, Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information and NTIA Administrator
"WCA provides a unique resource to understanding the financial and business implications of the technology - something that is much-needed in today's rapidly changing market."
-- George Wozencraft, Principal, Broad Oaks Partners & Member
I find my time with WCA to be very productive in terms of contacts and expert discussions because everyone relevant to my broadband wireless investment business is present: licensees, vendors, consultants, regulatory authorities. Any question you might have, the relevant expertise is there.
-- Joshua Graham, President, Frontline Advisors & Member, WCA Broadband Financial Task Group
"There is going to be a lot of growth in the broadband wireless industry over a very short time. A significant part of last-mile connections will be wireless. Now -- when valuations are low -- is the time to scout out the premium companies. WCA's Symposium in January has virtually all of the key players amongst vendors and operators. If you're an institutional investor how can you pass over this opportunity?"
-- George C. J. Bigar, Chairman, Veritas Advisors, L. P.
"The WCA conference in Washington DC was an enriching experience for the NextWave Broadband staff. As one would imagine, the conference served as an important meeting place for the expanding wireless community. The WCA provided a platform that allowed our employees to meet and do business with other like minded professionals. This type of networking opportunity is an important resource to any company attempting to find new contacts that would allow them to expand their business. Further, the depth and breadth of the sessions offered helped NextWave attendees from our Financial, Legal, and Technical departments gain a robustly expanded understanding in a variety of important and ground-breaking topics. This year's WCA conference delivered on its promise to keep wireless industry professionals thoroughly informed of the state of the wireless marketplace, from the financial, regulatory and technical perspectives. The WCA conference facilitates something that growing industries like wireless needs; a place for wireless professionals to gather, teach, and learn."
-- George Alex, Chief Financial Officer & Kenji Scott, Director of Finance,, NextWave Broadband Inc.
"We are excited about partnering with the WCA. We are seeking cooperation with carriers, spectrum holders, RF equipment manufacturers, network infrastructure and secure vendors."
--- Mark Adams, Chief Engineer, Wireless Systems, Northrop Grumman IT
"The conference was an outstanding aggregation of virtually all of the people I needed to meet, all assembled in one place. I was able to connect with the carriers in the space I'm covering following their presentations, and most of the equipment vendors, of course, had booths in the exhibit hall. The presentations were very timely and informative -- a fruitful, enjoyable, well-organized conference. I'll certainly attend future events as often as possible (pending schedule conflicts and time constraints, of course).
-- Geoff Wilbur, Analyst, New Paradigm Resources Group
"The WCA Global Carrier Investment Forum has proved valuable because it has drawn a large audience with different perspectives - solution providers, operators and technology manufacturers, as well as the financial community."
-- Deepak Kamra, General Partner, Canaan Partners
"WCA's Investment Forum has been beneficial in learning more about new technology and in sharing ideas with other service providers for marketing and business development."
-- Michael Edenholm, CTO, WestTel Ltd., Cayman Islands (Service Provider)
"WCA is a tremendous resource for information and advocacy in the wireless carrier industry. It's lean, it's mean, and it's a huge asset for anyone doing business in this industry."
-- Mark D. Sena, President & Managing Partner, MediaSphere Partners, LLC
"WCA's Investment Forum was excellent! It provided a big turn-out from the industry for quality programming, top speakers and really valuable networking with great people."
-- Erik Zamkoff, Securities Analyst, Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc.
"Even though I have been active in the wireless and mobile computing space since 1994, this was my first WCA convention and I enjoyed it as an observer. The speakers were well-selected and represented a wide range of vendor and carrier interests. The product showcase was good as well. In particular, I liked your creating a distinct 'Gov-MAX' track for public sector networks, public safety in particular. As a serious analyst and consultant in the public safety space since 1993, it is important that the industry (carriers and infrastructure suppliers) understand the requirements, especially when their needs are getting ever-increasing attention for homeland security."
-- Chander Dhawan, Principal Consultant and Publisher of the information portal www.mobileinfo.com & Author, Mobile Computing: A Systems Integrator's Handbook and Remote Network Access (both books published by McGraw-Hill)
"As a newcomer to the wireless industry, I found the WCA Symposium to be very valuable. The speakers were truly knowledgeable, but they kept the information at a level that I was able to understand. I learned a lot and feel more confident in our plans to establish a WISP."
-- Glenn Moore, Mohawk MM Investments
"The 12th WCA International Symposium was chock full of keen insights into the current state and future direction of broadband wireless access (BWA) - both fixed and mobile varieties. Most of the WCA sessions focused on WiMAX related technologies, but there were sessions on municipal WiFi, spectrum allocation and an excellent overview of the Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
-- Alan Weissberger, Analyst, IGI Group
"An extraordinary synergy was in play over the three-day WCA 2005 period that I was able to attend. The Public Safety sessions alone netted me more pertinent contacts than those accrued as a result of any previous broadband wireless forum I've attended -- and indications led me to believe others were equally delighted with the conference dynamics and outcome. The conference programming stimulated much thought, provoked many constructive discussions, and resulted in my acquiring a more accurate and inclusive understanding of the broadband industry."
-- William De Camp, Department of General Services, Telecommunications Division, State of California
"This Intel Corp. leadership role for WCA's latest Symposium is a logical extension of Intel's support for the wireless broadband industry's progress towards achieving critical mass with worldwide deployments of standards-based solutions."
-- Ronald J. Resnick, Chairman & President, The WiMAX Forum
"I would like to take a few minutes to congratulate you for the fine work you and your team put to make the WCA show a successful event. I found the sessions very instructive."
-- Adlane Fellah, CEO & Founder, Marvedis Research
"Many rural residents are going to benefit from WCA's efforts in bringing together operators and funding sources such as those from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, fostered by support from key members of Congress advocating for rural Internet expansion."
-- Dr. Weston E. Vivian, President, Vivian & Associates and Former Member, U.S. Congress
"The show went very well, and it was great to see the ideas that we heard about in June being successfully implemented. The industry is turning the corner and we should start to see significant deployments in the next 18 months. This is a critical yet exciting time for the industry and it is great to have the support of a strong organization, like WCA, backing its progress."
-- Emmy Johnson, Principal Analyst, Sky Light Research
"Allow me to congratulate you most heartily on the brilliant success of WCA 2003. Coming all the way from the Cameroon, I have found it entirely worthwhile. The Featured Special Session on 'The Growing Connection: Wireless Solutions to Hunger & Rural Poverty' was of particular interest to me, as you can well imagine. The talk on 'Rural Broadband Update' dealing with the Rural Utilities Serivce of the U.S. Department of Agriculture was also of special interest."
-- Chief Victor Mukete, Chairman, Camtel (Cameroon Telecommunications)
"A sincere 'Gratulatus - Recognito - Observatio' for a well-attended and organized WCA Symposium in San Jose, CA. The paper presentations and, in particular, the panel discussions were well-presented and well-perceived by the delegates. The Symposium reflected a positive and transitive direction within the Wireless Industry with special emphasis of the emerging license exempt and Wi-Fi technology in a big way."
-- Dr. Arno J. Kosko, President & CEO, K.C.C., Inc.
"This market is alive, kicking and growing thanks to WCA."
-- David Shani, Vice President, International Marketing & Sales, MTI Wireless Edge |
The Broadband Financial Committee provides a forum within the Wireless Communications Association where investors can interact with operators and vendors. The goal is to increase understanding of financing opportunities and requirements within this sector and to facilitate communications within the financial community and the wireless broadband industry.
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