WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series Announces Keynote Speakers, Exhibitors

(Business News & Technology News, 21 Sep 2007)

The WiMAX Forum and Informa Telecoms & Media, producers of the WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series of trade shows and conferences, have already secured participation commitments from 10 executive keynote speakers and more than 30 sponsors and exhibitors for their 2008 Events Series. With commercial availability of Mobile WiMAX Certified products expected in 2008, the WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series promises to be the year's premier industry event, bringing together WiMAX leaders from around the globe to address key market needs for adoption of certified WiMAX deployments and strengthening the network of operators, manufacturers and service providers within the WiMAX Forum.

Coming together to discuss the Events Series' theme of how WiMAX technology is "Defining the Future of the Mobile Internet," WiMAX industry visionaries have confirmed participation as keynote speakers throughout the Event Series, including:

- Shahid Miah, CTO, Wateen Telecom
- Matt Beale, Director, Strategy, BT Wholesale
- Dr. Hyan-Pyo Kim, Director, Technology Cooperation Division, WiBro Business Unit, KT Corp.
- Kuldeep Goyal, Chairman & MD, BSNL
- Mauricio Coutinho, CEO, Neovia Telecomunicacacoes S/A
- Peter Zielgelwanger, CTO, WiMAX Telecom
- Henrik Dam, CTO, Danske Telecom
- Shantanu Consul, IAS Administrator, USO Fund, Department of Communications, India
- Heiomar Lima, Director Digital Inclusion Services Ministry of Communications, Brazil
- Magnus Johansson, Director Wireless Broadband, Digicel

"Ever since the WiMAX Forum Board unanimously agreed to launch the WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series for 2008 onwards, we have had tremendous support from the WiMAX Forum community and beyond," said Ian Hemming, CEO of Informa Telecoms & Media. "They have responded to our vision of a high quality, 'built to do business' series of events that draws together the WiMAX ecosystem to do business and to define the future of the mobile Internet. As a result of this support we are well ahead of our initial plans to build and deliver the annual meeting place for the WiMAX industry in 2008 and annually henceforth."

Major industry players are fully backing this important industry initiative, and the following companies have confirmed their intention to exhibit: Airspan Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Alvarion, Aperto Networks, ASUSTek Computers Inc., Fujitsu, IBM Corp., Intel Corp., Motorola, Navini, Nokia, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Nortel, picoChip, Quanta Computer Inc., Redline Communications, Runcom Technologies Ltd, Samsung, Sequans Communications, Siemens, ZTE Corp. and ZyXEL Communications Corp.

The WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series fosters a hands-on business experience with networking opportunities, WiMAX Certified training courses, boot camps, seminars with industry thought leaders, exhibitions and member product and service announcements. The program will feature regulatory briefing days, emerging markets focus days and each conference and exhibition will be conveniently co-located with WiMAX Forum member activities such as technology demonstrations, PlugFests, testing symposiums and member working group conferences. The show floors will feature free seminar theatres with fully programmed conference agendas demonstrating the ecosystem at work, hospitality suites and meeting rooms to facilitate business, country pavilions and product showcases.

"Our partner Informa Telecoms & Media has developed an Events Series that offers more benefits and opportunities than today's current WiMAX event offerings as signified by the participation of the industry's top visionaries, our members and the entire ecosystem," said Ron Resnick, Chairman and President of the WiMAX Forum. "With the commercial availability of WiMAX Forum Certified products approaching, the WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series will advance collaboration among our members to ensure that WiMAX achieves its promise of delivering true broadband Internet anytime, anywhere to consumers around the globe."

The WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series 2008 locations are:
WiMAX Forum Congress Asia: April 9-10, 2008 in Singapore at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre;
WiMAX Forum Global Congress (the flagship event): June 17-18, 2008 in Amsterdam at the Amsterdam Rai Convention Centre; and
WiMAX Forum Congress Americas: November 12-13, 2008 in Atlanta at The Gwinett Center.

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