RWS 2007 Focused Session

CONVERGENCE AND COMPETITION ON THE WAY TOWARD 4G

Session:	WE3B
Room:	Meeting Room 102
Chair:	George Heiter, Heiter Microwave Consulting
Co-Chair:	Clemens Ruppel, EPCOS AG

Session Abstract:

The aim of this Focused Session is to explore the potential impact of this trend on the microwave industry. For this purpose, invited speakers from three major interest groups at the forefront of deployment progress will present their views. They represent: operators of established mobile services and emerging municipal broadband wireless services as well as manufacturers of converging and/or competing wireless systems.

WE3B-1: 1:00pm - 1:25pm
" Convergence and Competition on the Way Toward 4G: Where are We Going?"
Ferdo Ivanek, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

WE3B-2: 1:25pm - 1:45pm
"Mobile network evolution beyond 3G"
Stanley. Chia, Vodafone, Walnut Creek, CA, USA

WE3B-3: 1:45pm - 2:05pm
"Municipal Broadband - The Evolution of Next Generation Wireless Networks"
Cole Reinwand , EarthLink, Inc. Atlanta, GA, USA

WE3B-4: 2:05pm - 2:25pm
"Universal Broadband Access, on the Way Forward to 4G"
Philippe Sehier & D. Rouffet, Alcatel, Velizy, France