Keynote Speaker:
Barry West
President & Chief Architect
Clearwire

Glenn Lurie
President of Emerging Devices
AT&T

Anthony Lewis
Vice President, Open Development
Verizon





Todd Rowley
Vice President of 4G
Sprint


Scott McElroy
Vice President, Technology Realization
AT&T

David Keegstra
Director, Wireless Access Technology
TELUS

Check out the Agenda

Attendees at The Path to 4G will enjoy insight-packed panels, dynamic keynotes, and in-depth presentations.

Agenda

10:30 AM — 11:00 AM
Registration

11:00 AM
Chairman's Opening Remarks
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless

11:05 AM — 11:45 AM
Opening Keynote Presentation: A Fireside Chat

Barry West, President & Chief Architect, Clearwire
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless

FierceWireless Editor-in-Chief  Sue Marek will sit down for an intimate fireside chat with Clearwire President Barry West about his vision of Clearwire’s mobile WiMAX network and how it is evolving, particularly in today’s challenging economy. What applications does he think will drive consumer uptake of Clearwire’s service?  How is the company streamlining its buildout costs? And what types of WiMAX devices can we expect to see in the coming months? 

11:45 AM —12:30 PM
Panel Session: Making the 4G technology decision: What do Tier 2 and Tier 3 carriers need to know? 
For smaller operators or savvy upstarts, the 4G technology path requires careful consideration. Do Tier 2 carriers follow the same route of the bigger operators or forge their own 4 path? What timeframe will Tier II carriers migrate to 4G?  What business strategies must they consider (i.e. roaming relationships) before they make their decision?  

Confirmed Panelists:
John Butler, CFO, DigitalBridge Communications
Anand Chari, Vice President, Engineering, Aircell LLC
Samir Khazaka, Senior Director, Technical Marketing, Qualcomm
Mohammad Shakouri, Alvarion Corporate Vice President, Innovation and Marketing and Vice President, WiMAX Forum
David Waite, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company [MODERATOR]

12:30 PM — 1:30 PM
Lunch
Sponsored By: Ericsson

1:30 PM — 2:15 PM
Panel session:  Is 4G really necessary?
Some operators spent billions on 700 MHz spectrum and 2.5 GHz spectrum with the hope of deploying 4G technologies such as mobile WiMAX and LTE. Others have decided to make the most of their 3G networks (UMTS/HSPA and CDMA Rev. A) for as long as possible. This panel will look at the business case for 4G as well as explore technologies and strategies that carriers may want to consider to help prolong the lifespan of their existing 3G infrastructure.

Confirmed Panelists:
Arun Bhikshesvaran, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson, Inc.
Perry LaForge, Executive Director, CDMA Development Group
Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu Network Communications
Chris Pearson, President, 3G Americas
Keith Mallinson, Founder, WiseHarbor [MODERATOR]

 

2:15 PM — 3:00 PM
Panel Session: Wireless embedded in every device
Talk to any vendor or operator about their vision for wireless and inevitably the discussion turns to wireless technology (either 3G or 4G) being ingrained an all types of consumer electronics devices. But to make this happen, the technology must be easy and affordable for consumer electronics and industrial device manufacturers to integrate into their products.  In addition, carriers must be able to provision the devices on the network.  How does embedded wireless enhance the 4G business proposition?

Confirmed Panelists:
Anthony Lewis, Vice President Open Development, Verizon
Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices, AT&T
Miguel Myhrer, Senior Executive, A ccenture
Todd Rowley, VP for 4G, Sprint
David Sprosty, SVP Connectivity Solutions, Best Buy Company
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless [MODERATOR]

 

3:00 PM — 3:15 PM
Presentation: What’s Fueling the Momentum to 4G Deployments?
The push to 4G deployments is well underway.  Service Providers are planning volume deployments as soon as 2011. But what’s fueling the deployment?  On the device side, new open-development platforms are greatly increasing the numbers and types of bandwidth intensive applications.   In the infrastructure, the move to high-performance packet processing systems is clearing the bottlenecks in the next generation network. This presentation will examine the driving forces in the ecosystem that are accelerating the deployment of 4G networks.

John Bruggeman, CMO, Wind River

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3:15 PM — 4:00 PM
Panel Session: Overcoming Backhaul congestion—the 4G dilemma
4G promises fatter pipes but it also challenges the network’s back-end capacity.  In the U.S. carriers are particularly susceptible to backhaul problems because many are still using copper T1 lines. What are some of the solutions that carriers can use to relieve their copper dependency or enhance existing copper backhaul solutions? 

Confirmed Panelists:
David Keegstra, Director Wireless Access Development, TELUS
Scott McElroy, Vice President of Network Technology, AT&T
Ajay Virginkar, Business Development Director, IP Infusion Inc.
Susan Welsh de Grimaldo, Senior Analyst - Wireless Network Strategies, Strategy Analytics [MODERATOR]

4:00 PM — 4:15 PM
Presentation: Video Impact and Opportunity on an LTE Network
The explosive growth in mobile data consumption - fueled by demand and usage of video applications - is driving the need for LTE.  LTE, which delivers data at a lower cost per bit than 3G technologies, lets operators give their customers a compelling wireless mobile video user experience at the lowest cost of ownership available. During this presentation, we’ll explore:
•          Is LTE sized to handle video? 
•          What video quality is realistic on LTE?
•          The economic trigger point for deployment of LTE

Fred Wright, Senior Vice President, Wireless Network Products and North America Sales Operations, Home & Networks Mobility, Motorola, Inc.
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4:15 PM —5:00 PM
The LTE Promise: An Analyst Roundtable
Now that operators such as AT&T and Verizon have committed to LTE, and are busy preparing for their LTE network buildout, the focus turns to what exactly LTE will deliver to consumers and enterprise users that 3G technologies can’t.  With greater bandwidth and faster speeds, will wireless carriers have a totally different business proposition?  What types of services can be delivered with LTE that could not happen with HSPA or 1xEV-DO Rev. A?   How will LTE change the economics of being a wireless carrier?

Confirmed Panelists:
Peter Jarich, Research Director, Current Analysis
Mark Lowenstein, Vice President of Strategy, Verizon Wireless
Keith Mallinson, Founder, WiseHarbor
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless [MODERATOR]

 

5:00 PM
Chairman's Remarks & Show Recap
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless

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