WiMAX World USA Sees 2008 as the Breakout Year for Mobile WiMAX Deployments

(Business News & Technology News, 19 Sep 2007)

2008 promises to be a breakout year for WiMAX, according to presentations scheduled for the upcoming 2007 WiMAX World USA Conference & Expo in Chicago. Top executives from key industry players such as Intel, Sprint Nextel, Motorola, Samsung Electronics, and Nokia Siemens Networks will be joining leading market analysts to discuss how and why WiMAX is poised to revolutionize the mobile wireless sector.

"WiMAX for mobile broadband is coming of age," said Berge Ayvazian, conference co-chair and Chief Strategy Officer at Yankee Group. "WiMAX World USA is an ideal opportunity to find out first hand, from the key players who stand at the centre of this revolution, what we can expect to see in the months to come—from the latest technologies and industry partnerships to regulatory changes and global deployment initiatives."

For the first time ever, senior executives from Sprint, Clearwire, IBM, Bell Canada, Motorola, Samsung, Intel and Nortel will be joining forces to address the issues that are capturing market attention, including:

- How WiMAX will compete with/complement today¡¯s dominant enabling technologies, including 3G
- Where WiMAX fits in the context of evolving spectrum regulations
- How WiMAX deployments will vary by region from Latin America to Europe and Middle East/India
- How WiMAX stacks up versus 3G HSPA and LTE in the global mobile broadband market
- The operational costs and issues of WiMAX network deployment
- Where industry players stand on incorporating WiMAX into their existing strategies
- Why 2008 is the breakout year for WiMAX and its role in shaping the mobile Internet of the future
- How WiMAX will change the face of mobile content delivery

The WiMAX World agenda features five tracks over three days, featuring 35 WiMAX and mobile broadband service providers from the U.S. and worldwide. "It's a unique opportunity to get the broadest perspective on where we really stand, and the level of cooperation that has been achieved in supporting WiMAX deployment," explained Ayvazian.

The Mobile Broadband Executive Summit at WiMAX World will include a "no holds barred" debate between executives from Qualcomm, Ericsson, Texas Instruments and Telecom Italia regarding the best road to 4G mobile broadband. The Summit will also feature a roundtable of leading mobile broadband service providers and a session on how the upcoming FCC 700MHz auction will affect the wireless broadband industry.

In addition to the Mobile Broadband Executive Summit, the show will also feature the WiMAX Solutions Theater, which will be located on the exhibition floor during expo hours on September 26 and 27. This dedicated solutions stage will feature product briefings from more than 20 of the world's leading solution providers, enabling attendees to evaluate competing technologies in an educational setting.

The 2007 WiMAX World USA Conference & Expo, which is being held September 25 to 27 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will feature an estimated 230+ exhibitors and sponsors—including 35 WiMAX operators and service providers—and over 200 thought-provoking speakers.

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