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  WiMAX World features a comprehensive three day conference program complete with 5 tracks on in-depth coverage on the latest on WiMAX and wireless mobile broadband trends.  The event includes over 175 speakers, 125+ exhibitors and many special networking events.  Below is a summary of the planned special networking events.

 

 

WiMAX WORLD SPECIAL NETWORKING EVENTS

 

Tuesday - October 10, 2006

8:00am

Conference Power Breakfast

sponsored by ZTE

Amphitheater

 

 WiMAX & 3G - Mobile Broadband Companions

 Lance Cornish, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, ZTE

Sanjeet Pandit, Vice President, Global CDMA Business Development, ZTE

 

Join us for a special Continental Power Breakfast hosted by ZTE. Meet with conference speakers, industry analysts, WiMAX executives and service providers from around the world who will be networking for business growth and opportunity.

12:00pm  

Conference Luncheon
sponsored by IBM

Commonwealth C&D


Innovative Wireless Solutions the Driving Force
for Digital Communities
Diana Hage, Director, Wireless and RFID Services, IBM Corporation
 

 

Wednesday - October 11, 2006

8:00am Conference Power Breakfast
sponsored by Venturi Wireless
Commonwealth C&D

WiMAX Optimization: Experiences from the Front Line

Paul Obsitnik, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, Venturi Wireless

Join us for a special Continental Power Breakfast hosted by Venturi Wireless. Meet with conference speakers, industry analysts, WiMAX executives and service providers from around the world who will be networking for business growth and opportunity. 

  Broadcasting Live from the Tradeshow Floor

Radio Tele-semana, the Official Broadcast Sponsor for Wimax World, will be broadcasting LIVE for two days starting on Wednesday Oct 11!

5:15pm Expo Reception
Expo Hall

All attendees are invited to attend the WiMAX World reception on the expo floor. The reception will begin at 5:15pm after the close of the first day of the conference sessions.

As we all know, many of the best relationships are built outside the normal business environment and after normal business hours. The evening reception is a great way to end a productive day at the conference, unwind with peers and associates and forge profitable new relationships.

 

Thursday - October 12, 2006

8:00am

Conference Power Breakfast

sponsored by Motorola
Commonwealth C&D

Fitting WiMAX Into the Broadband Access Mix

Daniel Coombes, Senior Vice President, Motorola

WiMAX brings together diverse technologies such as cellular, broadband wireless, WiFi, and wireline, offering solutions to fill gaps and virtually reach all spaces and environments with high-speed data transfers, multimedia environments, and rich content experiences that consumers demand. In this presentation, Motorola Senior Vice President Daniel Coombes will explore WiMAX’s advantages in the mix of broadband access technologies, as well as how the WiMAX revolution is leading to successful field deployments and a growing footprint around the world. Mr. Coombes will also discuss how mobile WiMAX capabilities are demonstrating its feasibility for provisioning voice, data, and video amid improved network performance and operator experiences, while driving up usage and ARPU with revenue generating services.

 Attendees will learn:

  • Current lessons-learned from WiMAX field deployments and trial results

  • How WiMAX helps to offer cost-effective true seamless mobility across various technologies with a lite infrastructure

  • How WiMAX fits into the broadband access mix, and how that mix is likely to continue changing in the future

 

 

WiMAX TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS THEATER
PRESENTATIONS ON THE EXPO FLOOR

 

Wednesday - October 11, 2006

  The WiMAX World Technology Solutions Theater will be open on the expo floor throughout the dedicated expo hours of the event.  It is designed specifically to provide all attendees with the opportunity to gain critical insight from the industry's leading providers.
12:30

Multiple Antennas in Mobile WiMAX Systems

Ambroise Popper, Product Manager, Sequans

1:00

4 Key Questions that you must ask your Engineer!

Sid Harshavat, Business Marketing, Empugo

1:30 Benefit From a Low-Cost Solution Today and Tomorrow: Intel's Dual Mode Solution
Yung Hahn, General Manager, WiMAX Product Division, Service Provider Business Group, Intel
2:00 The Evolution from D to E
Manish Gupta, Vice President, Marketing & Alliances, Aperto Networks
2:30 Going Mobile? Are You Ready?
Steve Sweet, Sr. Marketing Manager, NextNet Wireless
3:00 Mobile WiMAX - It's Not Your Father's Cellular Network
Byron Young, VP Marketing & Product Management, Adaptix
3:30 WiMAX Triple Play and Mobile - Extending Cable & Satellite infrastructures to VoD, Interactive TV, and Mobile WiMAX
Benjamin Finzi, President, WiNetworks
4:00 Keys To Successful Wi-Max Business

Michael Begley, Strategic Product Manager, Ericsson

4:30 Next Generation WiMAX Networks for US Digital Cities
Robert Stubblebine, CEO of InfiNet Wireless
5:15

North American WiMAX Deployment Models

Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu

 

Thursday - October 12, 2006

11:30 Mobile WiMAX - Wave 2

Dr. Zion Hadad, CEO & Founder, Runcom Technologies

12:00 picoChip Architecture for 802.16J Mobile Multi-Hop Relay Applications
David Maidment, Product Manager, PicoChip Designs Ltd
12:30 WIMAX Network Strategies:  Technology Choices to Maximize your WiMAX Investment
Keith Doucet, VP, Product Management, Redline Communications
1:00 Multimode Cellular/Mobile WiMAX Solutions
Ehud Reshef,  Product Manager, Comsys
1:30 Mobile WiMAX and Network Convergence
Andrew Jun, Product Strategy Manager, POSDATA
2:00 Taking a Strategic View on Mobile WiMAX
Rudy Leser, Corporate VP of Marketing
2:30 Wimax Infrastructure (ASN Gateway) Development – Software Challenges
Sumit Chauhan, Senior Manager, Flextronics Software Systems
3:00 The Value of Ubiquitous In-Building Wireless Coverage
Dr. Anand K. Iyer, Lead Director, Wireless Solutions Practice PRTM Management
3:30

Streamlined Base Stations for Enabling WIMAX Applications

Jeff Hudgins, Vice President, Product Development and Engineering, Alliance Systems

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