Industry Visionaries and Leading Companies Set to Converge on Fort Lauderdale to Address WiMAX Ecosystem Drivers, Commercial Deployments
Portland, OR – September 29, 2009 – Today the WiMAX Forum® announced details of the second annual Congress Americas show to take place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 2 – 3rd, 2009.
Together with official Congress Partner Clearwire, WiMAX Forum Congress Americas 09 will bring together the entire WiMAX™ ecosystem across North and South America, featuring an inspirational line-up of speakers from more than 30 WiMAX service providers, 13 analysts, 5 governments and 3 consumer electronics companies. Furthermore, local carrier Sling Broadband will host an exciting site visit to their Florida headquarters where visitors may experience WiMAX live.
“With more than 500 commercial deployments in 154 countries, the WiMAX market has developed into a mature and diverse ecosystem that is changing lives worldwide,” said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum. “And the WiMAX Forum is here to support the growth of this healthy ecosystem by offering the only WiMAX events series that attracts the industry’s top visionaries, along with the entire ecosystem. WiMAX Forum Congress Americas will advance collaboration among our members to ensure that WiMAX remains the leading Internet technology delivering on the promise of affordable, multi-megabit wireless broadband.”
Among the sessions featured on the multi-track conference program are topics covering WiMAX business models and retail strategies, operational challenges, spectrum and regulation (including 3.65 GHz and 700 MHz), vertical market opportunities for WiMAX and the prospects for WiMAX in the CALA region. The event will also feature a Special Focus Day on the 1st December on the Broadband Stimulus Package, which will explore how carriers can take advantage of NTIA BTOP funding to develop sustainable business models for rural broadband in the USA, a highly educational “Wine MAX” Evening Workshop, where attendees can share WiMAX insights WiMAX over a glass of wine, our exclusive Analyst Breakfast Briefings as well as a brand new Press Conference Corner, to meet the press and pre-arrange interviews live on stage.
Speakers include:
For a full list of speakers, please visit www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/americas
Concurrent with the conference will be a free to attend 2-day exhibition featuring companies such as Samsung, Airspan, Clearwire, WiTech, Ciena and many more who will be showcasing their latest revolutionary product offerings. For more information on the conference and exhibition, and to register to attend, please visit www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/americas.
Members of the Press are welcome to attend. To register for a complimentary press pass, please email Margaret Bagan, Margaret.bagan@wimaxforum.org, or call +1-503-924-3067.
About the WiMAX Forum®
The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16e/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements.
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Margaret Bagan
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Phone: +1 503.924.3067
margaret.bagan@wimaxforum.org
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