WiMAX Forum and Informa Unveil Global Series of WiMAX Conferences

The WiMAX Forum and Informa Telecoms & Media today announced an exclusive agreement to produce a global series of premier trade shows and conferences. The goal of the new events is to foster a hands-on business experience with meaningful networking opportunities to drive worldwide adoption of WiMAX technology and deliver wireless broadband Internet services anytime, anywhere. The Global Congress series of trade shows is 100 percent owned by the WiMAX Forum and was based upon overwhelming membership interest. The launch of a WiMAX Forum trade show follows the trend whereby not-for-profit industry organizations own their own trade events to better service the needs of their memberships.

The WiMAX Forum has received, with full support of the WiMAX Forum Board of Directors, an overwhelming response from members who plan to exhibit at the events. Major industry players are fully backing this important industry initiative, and the following companies have confirmed their intentions to exhibit: Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent, Alvarion, Aperto, ASUS, Fujitsu, IBM, Intel, Motorola, Navini, Nokia, Nokia-Siemens, Nortel, Pico Chip, Quanta, Runcom, Samsung, Sequans, ZTE and ZyXEL. Current membership in the WiMAX Forum is more than 440 members.

The WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series will provide dynamic international trade show venues with extensive promotion of WiMAX technologies and vision across every aspect of the WiMAX ecosystem value chain. Under the terms of the agreement, the organizations will create and launch global WiMAX Forum branded industry events beginning in 2008 under the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series moniker.

"We are excited that Informa has chosen to partner with the WiMAX Forum and its member companies," said Ron Resnick, chairman and president of the WiMAX Forum.

"The confirmed support at this early stage of many leading large WiMAX suppliers, including Intel, Nokia Siemens, Motorola, Nortel, Samsung and ZTE combined with the total commitment to this series of the WiMAX Forum means that this event series will be the one to participate in during 2008," said Ian Hemming, CEO of Informa Telecoms & Media.

For more information on how to exhibit or participate in the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series go to Wimax Vision.

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WiMAX World Europe Conference 2007

Vienna, Austria
May 29-31, 2007.

The WiMAX World Conference and Expo series are the world's largest events showcasing next generation mobile broadband and WiMAX technology solutions. Now in it's fourth year, WiMAX World takes place on three continents and offers unrivaled business development, branding, sales, educational and networking opportunities.

Visit conference site: Europe Wimax World 2007.

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Wireless Communications Association International (June 27-30)

Washington D.C.
June 27-30th, 2006
Omni Shorham Hotel

The best opportunities for financial investment into broadband wireless will be the special focus on June 27 of the opening day of WCA 2006. WCA’s second Carrier Investment Forum will facilitate relationship building between financiers, analysts and broadband wireless providers, especially international carriers seeking funding to build out the most promising growth markets.

Visit Conference site: WCA 2006.

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Fujitsu to Unveil Mobile WiMAX SoC at the 2006 WCA (June 27-30)

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will share details of its emerging mobile WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC) program next week at the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) Conference 2006 in Washington, D.C., June 27-30.

At an on-site press conference, the company will brief members of the media and prospective customers on its mobile WiMAX development direction, including key features, roadmap and targeted applications. The press conference will take place on Wednesday, June 28, at 4:30 p.m. in the Embassy Room of the Omni Shoreham Hotel, where the conference will take place.

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WiMAX World USA 2006 (October)

October 10-12, 2006
Location: Boston World Trade Center
Boston, MA

WiMAX World Conference & Expo is the largest business and technology forum focused on WiMAX, wireless broadband and mobile broadband in the world! Endorsed by the WiMAX Forum™ and developed by an advisory board of industry thought leaders, it is the industry’s premier educational conference, networking forum and technology expo focused on the advancement and adoption of WiMAX and wireless broadband as a global business and communications solution.

Visit: WiMAX World USA.

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WiMAX World Europe Conference & Expo (May 22-24)

May 22-24, 2006
Austria Convention Center in Vienna

In 2006, the highly anticipated WiMAX technology becomes a reality, with already 150+ service providers around the world starting to build networks based on fully standard equipment. This will create a new competitive force in mature telecoms markets and accelerate broadband availability in underserved areas. By mid 2006 we should see the first products and trials based on the second, mobile WiMAX standard, 802.16e, which has even greater disruptive potential.

To make the promises of WiMAX a reality, there need to be sound business models, proven equipment, relevant spectrum and a rich ecosystem of applications and supporting technologies. WiMAX World Europe 2006 comes at an exceptionally important time, when these developments are just starting to take place.

Visit: Wimax World Europe 2006.

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Showcase of Samsung SPH-M8000 WiMAX phone at CEBIT

March 20, 2006

Samsung was showing what it claims is the world’s first mobile WiMAX phone. Based around Windows Mobile for pocket PC the handset itself comes with a 65,536 colour 2.8in TFT screen running a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels.

The connected The SPH-M8000 phone acts as client and requires a WiMAX server within 1 kilometer distance. It is a slider model Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone with Push-to-all, video telephony, Bluetooth, 1.3 Megapixels camera and a VGA front camera. The maximum download rate is 3 Mbps while 1Mbps is the upload rate.

Since this is obviously a mobile WiMax product, Samsung quoted the phone as being able to provide those broadband transfer rates and connection while moving at speeds of up to 120km/h.

The M8000 will only available in Korea at this time but it does show potential for mobile data provision in the near future.

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African WiMax and CDMA Forum Held in April

April 24-26th, 2006
Midrand, South Africa

"Beyond the Hype and the Technospeak" is the theme of the first African WiMAX & CDMA forum to be held in Midrand, South Africa from April 24-26 April.

Leading technology developers are combining forces to mount an intensive educational event for Africa's telecom operators, ISPs, regulators, developers, resellers and solution providers. They include QUALCOMM, the leading developer of CDMA technology and the lead sponsor of the CDMA Focus at the forum.

Co-sponsors include Aperto Networks, Redline Communications, Huawei Technologies and Lucent Technologies.

The event is being supported by the international CDMA Development Group (CDG) and will include the launch of the African CDMA Forum, an industry body to represent users across the continent and facilitate knowledge-sharing.

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TelecomNEXT

March 19-23, 2006
Las Vegas

Reflecting the converged communications marketplace, wireless technologies will play a key role on the TelecomNEXT exhibit floor and in conference programming when the communications industry meets in Las Vegas, March 19-23, 2006 at TelecomNEXT. The only place where the business and technology of communications and entertainment meet, TelecomNEXT replaces SUPERCOMM as USTelecom's annual industry show.

"The future of communications is a marketplace where wired and wireless networks operate seamlessly, securely and in innovative ways to deliver exciting new products and services to consumers. TelecomNEXT is the only place where you can see all of these dynamic technologies come together," said John Abel, Senior Vice President - Membership, Marketing and Business Development for USTelecom.

On the TelecomNEXT exhibit floor, conference attendees can see cutting-edge wireless products and learn about what's next in wireless technology. Nortel, Cisco, and ADC are among the exhibitors showcasing wireless technology on the TelecomNEXT exhibit floor:

- Nortel will demonstrate its WiMAX solutions, mobile gaming and wireless handset to PC video calling. Nortel's WiMAX solutions enable carrier-class, high-speed, broadband fixed and mobile services wirelessly to large areas with much less infrastructure than is needed today.

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Mobile Technology Strategy Outlined by Intel

At its developer forum being held this week in San Diego, California, Intel has offered a glimpse into its plans for mobile and wireless technologies, including an upgrade to the popular Centrino platform, several new dual-core chips, and a chipset that will support both Wi-Fi and WiMax connections.

The next generation of Intel's Centrino platform is codenamed Santa Rosa and will feature a more powerful processor, an improved graphics chipset, and support for the forthcoming 802.11n Wi-Fi standard. In addition, the Santa Rosa platform will include a flash-memory-based accelerator, codenamed Robson, that Intel claims will help laptops boot more quickly and use less power.

"Emerging applications such as mashups, blogs, podcasts, and RSS make the Internet an even more personal and interactive experience, and people want to carry those experiences with them," said Sean Maloney, Intel's executive vice president, in a statement. "The next stage of Internet growth is to make this 'real Internet' mobile."

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Redline Demos Worlds First Complete WiMAX System

March 11, 2006

Redline Communications, the leading provider of advanced broadband wireless access and backhaul solutions, is featuring live, over-the-air gaming and other high-bandwidth applications using its RedMAX base station and subscriber units - the world's first complete WiMAX Forum Certified WiMAX system. The demonstration is taking place at Redline's booth at CeBIT 2006 in Hannover, Germany from March 9 to March 15.

"CeBIT visitors are among the first to experience fully certified Redline RedMAX WiMAX products in real-world applications," said Keith Doucet, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management, Redline Communications. "While there are many companies out there that claim to have WiMAX products, Redline is the first company in the world to have a complete WiMAX Forum Certified system. These live demonstrations at CeBIT are giving people the opportunity to experience WiMAX capabilities first hand."

Germany continues to be a major technology gateway for Central and Eastern Europe. Over the past few years the WiMAX industry has matured considerably to where it is now securely positioned to offer affordable, standards-based broadband access to all international markets, including those in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Redline's award-winning WiMAX Forum Certified products showcased on March 10th incorporate the Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 WiMAX broadband interface and enable carriers and service providers to quickly and cost-effectively deliver rich broadband services including voice, video and data to enterprise and residential subscribers.

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Lucent Technologies to Highlight WiMAX at VON Trade Show in San Jose

March 14-17
San Jose, CA

At the VON trade show in San Jose next week, Lucent Technologies will highlight in its booth and in conference presentations key next generation communications solutions that service providers are deploying and trialing in networks globally.

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Part 1, WiMax Market Update from the Field

March 03, 2006

Part 1, update by Alan J. Weissberger.

Trendsmedia and Heavy Reading have just provided new insights into the future of WiMax. In separate reports, they examine WiMax market dynamics, vendor positioning, service provider plans, and WiMax Forum activities. On March 1st, Trendsmedia held a webinar for analysts, while Heavy Reading provided selected results of their WiMax service provider study via email. Both organizations announced the availability of their new WiMAX market research reports.

The WiMAX Vendor Map 2006-7, by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Rethink Research Associates (author of Trendsmedia’s WiMax report):

- Traditional fixed WiMax applications include: backhaul, rural access, developing nations without a broadband infrastructure, some metrozone/municipal (but WiFi dominates this space), SME services that would otherwise need T1/E1 access.

- Competing technologies: Lots of proprietary WiMax-like broadband wireless systems and extended range WiFi. Longer life predicted for proprietary technologies, e.g. Motorola’s Canopy.

- WiMax Spectrum: Most popular frequencies are 2.1-2.3GHz, 3.5Ghz (most trials use this), and 5.8GHz.

- Factors that are contributing to an emerging market for WiMax: Start of Certification and Harmonized Profiles from WiMax Forum, Increased R&D, Performance enhancements (many start-up vendors with unique intellectual property), Promise of portability and eventually mobility.

- Considering that IEEE 802.16e will support fixed, portable and mobile, and has major vendor support, how will 802.16-2004 (WiMax fixed) survive? The answer was a suprise: Most operators that deploy 802.16-2004 will not upgrade to 802.16e! They are focused primarily on fixed wireless applications to homes and SME or on enterprise T1/E1 access replacement via WiMax backhaul. They don’t need higher performance, mobility or new handsets for their targeted applications, and therefore do not have a need to move to 802.16e.

- Vendor strategies for 802.16-2004 (fixed WiMax): Improved economics for traditional markets, Extension to consumer markets, New backhaul partnerships, Combination with Wi-Fi, Low cost CPE, Coexistence with proprietary versions of WiMax, start-ups partnering with larger OEM vendors. The key driver to extend WiMax to consumer markets will be availability of low cost laptop add-in cards and USB plug-in cards.

- Other fixed WiMax applications include: DSL extension, Cellular backhaul, Portability, and Hybrid models which combine WiMax with WiFi.

- Despite the large vendors who will enter IEEE 802.16e market (e.g. Motorola, Alcatel, Samsung), the startups are expected to dominate... initially. The leaders are expected to be IP Wireless and Navini Networks. Other new players: ArrayCom, NexNet, Flarion and Soma. Fixed market leader Alvarion is expected to migrate to IEEE 802.16e for portability and eventually mobility.

- The operator view of IEEE 802.16e: gradual shift from portability to mobility: 60% of current top 20 BWA deployments are in developing countries (but all mobile broadband operators have a presence in developed countries). Operators are more interested in portability then true mobility!

- Chip Makers: While Intel remains the quintessential cheerleader, the start-ups are now leading the market. Likely that most will not survive as independent entities, but will be acquired for their intellectual property.

- Due to the dynamic nature of the market(s), it is predicted that in one year’s time there will be a dramatic change in the WiMax vendor map.

That concludes Part 1 of this WiMax Market Update. Due to the length of this report, we will be bringing this to you in three parts over the weekend, ending on Sunday.

Part 2 will include a WiMax Forum Status Update, by Mo Shakouri of Alvarion and Part 3 will cover some of Heavy Reading’s WiMax findings.

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Plugfest at WiMAX World Europe 2006

May 22-24, 2006 in Vienna, Austria

Trendsmedia and CW Lab announced that they are joining forces at WiMAX World Europe, May 22-24, 2006 in Vienna, Austria, to produce a special pre-conference WiMAX Performance Plugfest. The plugfest results will be presented in a half day program at WiMAX World Europe. The program is geared to network operator attendees who are currently evaluating the best WiMAX and pre-WiMAX equipment. Leading vendors sponsoring the plugfest will have their equipment or services tested and results featured at the largest WiMAX event in Europe.

Visit the website for WiMAX World Europe Conference & Expo.

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WiMAX World Europe Conference and Expo

May 22-24, 2006
Austria Convention Center, Vienna

WiMAX World Europe Conference & Expo will be held May 22-24, 2006 at the Austria Convention Center in Vienna.

In 2006, the highly anticipated WiMAX technology becomes a reality, with already 150+ service providers around the world starting to build networks based on fully standard equipment.

To make the promises of WiMAX a reality, there need to be sound business models, proven equipment, relevant spectrum and a rich ecosystem of applications and supporting technologies. This is why WiMAX World Europe comes at an exceptionally important time, when those developments are just starting to take place. The rich and comprehensive conference program, accompanied by the exposition featuring over 40 key WiMAX players, will be an invaluable aid to making those decisions and understanding how WiMAX will develop in its first critical year, 2006.

WiMAX World Europe will offer the same high level of speakers and depth of information as its highly successful sister conference in the US, which for the past two years has been the largest event dedicated to WiMAX in the world.

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Highlights of the TIA Market Review Press Conference

Exclusive from Alan J Weissberger.

TIA invited selected media members to what turned out to be a very informative conference call on the status of the telecom market. The purpose was to promote the release of TIA’s 2006 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast book. A few (Wimax-specific) highlights are presented here.

While TIA forecasts a compound annual growth rate of 9.0% for the U.S. telecom market for the period 2006-2009, they imply that this is predicated on a "clear need" to increase federal funding levels for telecom research. TIA expects government agencies such as NIST and NSF to realize huge funding increases as a result of the President’s proposed budget.

Wireless technologies continue to flourish and drive industry investment. 3G network investments are in full swing with roll outs emerging. WiMAX is set to become a larger factor as WiMAX Forum product certifications continue. This June the FCC is scheduled to auction off 90 megahertz of prime, globally harmonized spectrum for advanced wireless services. This includes the spectrum converted from federal use that TIA worked very hard to help secure. They are very excited about the new network build outs and upgrades that will result. TIA expects wireless subscriber growth to slow in percentage terms to 8.5% annually this year. Penetration will increase from 66% in 2005 to 88% in 2009. Revenue will grow at 11.2% annually fueled by 3G, new applications, more services.

International Wireless Markets: TIA sees wireless as a catalyst for growth (GDP). They believe there is enormous potential for expansion, particularly in China and India. Those two countries alone will add more than 400 million wireless subscribers during the next four years. Except for Europe, where the subscriber base is saturated, each region will average double-digit annual growth

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Report from the WCA International Symposium

By Alan J Weissberger

The 12th WCA International Symposium was chock full of keen insights into the current state and future direction of broadband wireless access (BWA) - both fixed and mobile varieties. This report from Alan Weissberger highlights several relevant WiMAX take aways.

- Intel Capital is investing heavily in wireless broadband, especially in developing countries. They say that IEEE 802.16 standardization will be crucial to WiMAX adoption, as regulators have acknowledged the role and relevance of standards based technologies. Hence, they take a more favorable view of commercial deployment.

- Several carriers have and continue to deploy pre-standard (IEEE 802.16d-2004) fixed WiMAX technologies to deliver high speed Internet access and VoIP. These services are primarily for residential and small business customers.

- It seems that BWA carriers have little incentive to switch to standardized fixed WiMAX, which may have missed its market window. Even WiMAX Forum certification, while important, will not likely create a mass market for fixed WiMAX (IEEE 802.16-2004).

- Tower Stream has deployed pre-WiMAX fixed technology in six large US cities and offers enterprise customers cost effective T1 replacement. 80% of their customers use the service as their primary communications pipe; others use it for disaster recovery or load balancing.

- AT&T has trialed the pre-WiMAX fixed technology and is considering deploying it to enterprise customers as unchannelized T1s. Applications include: fast Internet access, VPN with SLA guarantees, and VoIP. They also have a commercial trial uderway in Alaska.

- Most pre WiMAX deployments (outside the US) are in the 3.5GHz band. The 2.3 - 2.5GHz as well as the 5.8GHz band looks promising for US deployment. Sprint-Nextel and Bell South own much of the spectrum in the former band. 700MHz may be suitable for greenfield deployments in rural areas, but would have to be unlicensed until the FCC auctions off those bands.

- US government wants to encourage BWA and has ambitious plans to make 700MHz available in the coming years for network operators.

- IEEE 802.16e may offer substantially better performance, QOS, and reliability then the 3G data technologies (EVDO, HSDPA) and Qualcomm's Media Flow network (video transport to hand sets/ gadgets)

- Expect to see IEEE 802.16e technology in notebooks in late 2007- early 2008 and in hand sets in 2009. The positioning is as a data/ video overlay or separate network that offers better performance and SLAs.

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CTIA WIRELESS 2006 Mobile Enterprise Line-up Demonstrates the Future of Wireless

Las Vegas Convention Center
April 5-7

CTIA WIRELESS 2006, the premiere event for everything wireless, will feature the latest technologies and solutions making today's mobile enterprise more streamlined and simplified. Smartphones, VoIP, RFID, WiMax and WiFi are enabling the mobile workforce to remotely track email, billing, product fulfillment, shipping, inventory and more. At this year's CTIA WIRELESS event, attendees will learn about the latest enterprise applications and technologies that are taking off. Companies showcasing enterprise solutions at CTIA WIRELESS 2006 include Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Cisco Systems, NAVTEQ, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft, Symbian, Texas Instruments, Siemens, Openwave, Kyocera and Bitstream, among others.

CTIA WIRELESS 2006, hosted in the Las Vegas Convention Center April 5-7, provides a venue for attendees to see the latest wireless technologies, applications and services available for a wide array of industries including healthcare, retail, education, financial services, government, utilities, real estate, insurance and transportation.

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WCA's 12th Annual Symposium and Business Expo

Jan 17-20,2006
San Jose, CA

WiMAX backers will likely roll out their first official products at this wireless industry confab Wednesday.

WCA's 12th Annual Symposium and Business Expo.

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WiMAX World Europe Conference and Expo

May 22-24, 2006
Vienna, Austria Convention Center

Transforming the Next Generation of Mobile Broadband

Collocated with the Mobile Broadband World Summit, WiMAX World Europe - Conference & Exposition is the largest business and technology event focused on WiMAX and next generation mobile broadband solutions.

It includes over 3 days of comprehensive seminars. Hear from 75+ WiMAX leaders, WiMAX deployment, case studies, and attend our special technology solution theater.

WiMAX World Europe is endorsed by the WiMAX Forum and ETSI and features the largest gathering of WiMAX solution providers ever assembled.

To request a free brochure and register, visit: WimaxWorldEurope.com.

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Fujitsu to Demonstrate its Newest WiMAX System at WCA's 12th Annual International Symposium

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will demonstrate its newest WiMAX reference design system at the 12th annual Wireless Communications Association (WCA) International Symposium, January 17-19, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.

The Fujitsu demonstration, which will be located at booth 110, will feature a WiMAX base station communicating with a subscriber station built using the Fujitsu WiMAX reference design kit. The kit incorporates all the hardware and software required to allow designers to develop WiMAX-compliant equipment based on the Fujitsu MB87M3400 WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC), the industry-leading WiMAX implementation.

"Fujitsu has established itself as a global leader in this powerful, exciting new broadband wireless technology," said Keith Horn, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Fujitsu Microelectronics. "Our new reference design kit is giving customers a valuable technology edge, helping them launch their new WiMAX-compliant products efficiently and on schedule."

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Redline and Intel Deliver Live Wimax Demo in Dubai

Redline Communications, a leading provider of standards-based broadband wireless equipment, and Intel Corporation featured a live over-the-air demonstration of Redline's RedMAX family of WiMAX products at the 3rd Middle East Mobility and Wireless Summit in Dubai this week. The RedMAX demonstration included online video gaming and Voice over IP via the WiMAX network.

The demonstration featured Redline's high-bandwidth WiMAX base station and customer premise equipment (CPE), which incorporates the Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 WiMAX modem silicon, and is expected to be WiMAX Forum Certified this year. The RedMAX products have been featured in several live over-the-air demonstrations at public events around the world.

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WiMAX Related Sessions at Telecom 05

Johnny-on-the-spot reporter Alan Weissberger gives us the scoop on the outlooks of a few Wireless Broadband players who held booths at this year's Telecom 05. Get the inside word right from the conference companies like Aperto, Qwest, SBC, and Verizon, on their current progress and future hopes surrounding WiMAX.

Read the whole view: Viodi View - WiMAX Related Sessions at Telecom 05.

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Best of WiMAX World Award Winners Announced

America’s Network, a premiere telecommunications publication for nearly 100 years, recognized three products at WiMAX World Conference and Expo 2005 in Boston, MA, that it calls “the most inspiring products available for the WiMAX platform. Exhibitors submitted product nominations and the entries were judged based on ability to exploit the exciting advantages that WiMAX technology offers, distinctiveness, potential impact and usefulness.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Broadband Mobile Data Solution by NextNet Wireless, Inc.
NextNet's broadband wireless mobile data solution provides reliable high-speed mobile data, voice and video streaming over licensed frequencies for public safety, emergency services and transportation applications.

“NextNet’s BMDS takes excellent advantage of WiMAX, and in doing so elevates the safety of both communities and the police forces that serve them,” said Barbara Goode, editorial director. Fuhr added, “The hooks into public safety networks for emergency dispatch are very snazzy.”

RUNNERS UP:
PCMCIA card by Navini Networks
This PC card will plug into a laptop and provide complete portability of broadband wireless access. “A PC card for WiMAX is quite exciting,” said Joan Engebretson.

“Although Navini will eventually have competition, it won’t likely come for a year or so.” Hesh Kagan noted, “This simple PCMCIA card will greatly accelerate the use of WiMAX technology.” And Fuhr stated, “I just can’t get past the inherent ease of use.”

RoamBOSS Metro by Airpath Wireless, Inc.
RoamBOSS Metro is a hosted, metro-scale Broadband Operational Support System (OSS) with carrier-class roaming, wholesaling and clearinghouse capabilities. “RoamBOSS’s clearinghouse capability is especially interesting,” said Engebretson.

“We’re getting requests from all over the world for more information about this award,” said Barbara J. Heine, NextNet Wireless, Inc. “Our sales team is getting numerous requests and of course, our parent company, Clearwire, is very pleased.”

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3G World Congress and Exhibition

Nov 14-18
Hong Kong

Quoted as the Number One Event in Asia for the Global Mobile and Wireless Industry, some of the events include: Redline Communications, a leading provider of standards-based broadband wireless equipment, and Intel Corporation will bring WiMAX to Hong Kong with a live over-the-air network demonstration.

More than 150 manufacturers, suppliers, and telecom operators will gather at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to exhibit the latest in wireless infrastructure; mobile and wireless devices; wireless services; semiconductors, test and measurement equipment; and, consumer and business software applications.

Link: 3G Congress (Hong Kong).

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Broadband & Beyond conference highlights WiMAX technology

Novemeber 14th-15th
Dubai, Saudi Arabia

Etisalat Academy announced that it will be organizing a regional conference entitled “Broadband & Beyond” for the first time in the region, under the patronage of Mr. Mohammad Hassan Omran, Chairman and CEO of Etisalat.

Link: Etisalat.

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Global WiMAX Leaders in Beijing Demo First Interoperable WiMAX Products

Global WiMAX leaders convened this week for the first WiMAX Forum Plenary Meeting held in Asia. This meeting runs concurrently with the Global WiMAX Summit, a China event promoting WiMAX. Expected attendance for the combined events will reach 2500.

During the WiMAX Forum Plenary, WiMAX Forum member companies hold working group sessions. Plus in both events, manufacturers of systems and applications providers are showing latest products and services running on WiMAX technology. In addition, vendors demonstrate applications running on their products. These events illustrate the tremendous potential and highlight the recent global interest in delivering broadband wireless services using WiMAX technology in China as well as worldwide.

See Full Release: Global WiMAX Leaders in Beijing Demo First Interoperable WiMAX Products (PR Newswire).

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WiMAX - The Beginning of a New Era

6-7 December 2005
Crowne Plaza, Vienna

Ensure you and your company benefit from the promise of WiMax by attending the "WiMAX - The Beginning of a New Era" conference. Unlike Wi-Fi, the success of WiMAX is predicted on the need for a successful operator-driven business model, and ultimately this will be one of the biggest challenges facing widespread adoption of WiMAX over the next several years. This conference will enable you to get right to the heart of how WiMAX will actually revolutionise wireless broadband access and answer the questions on everybody's minds.

WiMax - The Beginning of a New Era (Austria).

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Wireless Broadband Forum

14 - 17 November 2005
Cambridge, UK

The Forum addresses both business and technical issues surrounding all forms of wireless broadband, whether current or planned for the future, and consists of two distinct conference streams, along with an exhibition area. Over 350 delegates and visitors are expected to attend the event, which takes place at Hinxton Hall Conference Centre near Cambridge.

Wireless Broadband Forum (UK).

The Wireless Broadband Forum is the official annual conference of the Broadband Wireless Association (BWA), and is now in its fourth year.

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Global WiMAX Summit in China 2005

November 10-11
Grand Hyatt Beijing, China

Sponsored by the WimaxForum.

The Summit, with the simple theme of "China and WiMAX”, will invite Wimax Forum leaders, China in-charge department officials, China carriers' high-ranks and WiMAX experts for a conference speech, Face-to-Face Meetings, and an applications demonstration showcase at the same venue in the same week.

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Airspan to Present at the AeA Classic Financial Conference

San Diego
November 8th - 9th

Airspan Networks Inc (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of broadband wireless access networks, including WiMAX standard systems, and carrier class VoIP systems, today announced that Eric Stonestrom, President and CEO, will be presenting at the AeA Classic Financial Conference on November 8th and 9th, 2005 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA. During the conference, Mr. Stonestrom will discuss the Company's corporate strategy and key initiatives.

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WiMAX Forum to run 'Plugfest' in Beijing

Oct 30th - Nov 6th
Beijing, China

The WiMAX Forum has announced that it will be running the "Plugfest" interoperability forum from Oct. 30 to Nov 6 in Beijing. Sponsored by Cetecom, ETSI and CATR, the forum is aimed at bringing WiMAX closer to ubiquity as the WiMAX equipment development community gears up for Certification, and deployment for fixed network systems at the end of 2005.

Participants to the WiMAX Forum Plugfest include Airspan Networks Inc., Alvarion, Aperto Networks, Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Huawei Technologies, PicoChip, Proxim Wireless, Redline Communications, SEQUANS Communications, Wavesat Wireless Inc., WiNetworks and ZTE Corporation, along with test equipment vendors Invenova Corporation and Sanjole.

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Motorola Leads Wireless Industry Gathering at WiMAX World 2005

Motorola announced that it is the Official Corporate Host of WiMAX World 2005, described by event organizers as the largest-ever gathering of equipment manufacturers, operators, service providers and software makers meeting to further the understanding and advancement of WiMAX, the wireless broadband technology standard 802.16.

Motorola executives are leading six addresses at WiMAX World. Delivering the industry keynote on Fri., Oct. 28, Motorola Networks Chief Technology Officer Dan Coombes will describe Motorola's vision of convergence and the role WiMAX will help play in bringing "seamless mobility" to diverse networks and devices.

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Fujitsu to Discuss WiMAX Business Models at World Conference

Seaport World Trade Center. Boston, Mass.
October 26, 2005; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
October 27, 2005; 5:40 p.m. to 6:10 p.m.

Fujitsu is a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, and offers flexible WiMAX System on Chip (SoC) and reference designs for WiMAX-certifiable systems. As a platinum sponsor of the second annual WiMAX World Conference and Exposition, which is being held next week in Boston, Fujitsu will be discussing performance-driven WiMAX solutions that leverage the company’s experience and expertise in the networking and communications markets. Jim Orr, principal network architect in the wireless market development group at Fujitsu, will be a key participant in a pre-conference seminar, and present the Fujitsu perspective on the global wireless market.

Get all the info: Fujitsu Presents.

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WiMAX World 2005

October 26-28, 2005
Boston Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center

WiMAX World Conference and Exposition will be the largest gathering of the major WiMAX players, WiMAX service providers, equipment manufacturers, software providers and system integrators ever held to focus on WiMAX and its related markets. The conference will be presented in an informative, fast-paced, interactive forum that will explore and clarify all aspects of what is likely to be the next significant advance in wireless.

WiMAX World.

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Internet Telephony Conference and Expo

October 24-27, 2005
L.A. Convention Center

The Internet Telephony Conference & Expo, held since 1999, is one of the world's largest and best-attended VoIP trade shows. Last February, TMC's Internet Telephony attracted over 6,200 buyers and sellers of IP Telephony products and services. For this upcoming October show, TMC projects total attendance to exceed 7,500.

VoIP Conference-Internet Telephony Conference and Expo.

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Redline to Showcase WiMAX Products at Major Event in Beijing

Redline Communications, a leading provider of standards-based broadband wireless equipment, will showcase its RedMAX family of WiMAX products at the PT/Wireless & Networks Comm China 2005 event in Beijing, China, from October 18 - 22, 2005.

"WiMAX technologies will revolutionize wireless broadband throughout the Asia-Pacific region, making high-speed voice, video and data communications more accessible and affordable," said Mike Ansley, VP of Worldwide Sales and Support, Redline Communications. "Redline's products have already being selected by major operators throughout the region, and we are pleased to have the opportunity to showcase our products at this important technology event."

Redline will feature its high-bandwidth WiMAX base station and customer premise equipment (CPE) that include the Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 wireless modem silicon, and will be WiMAX Forum Certified this year. The RedMAX products have also been featured in several live over-the-air demonstrations at public events around the world.

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Sequans to Demonstrate Complete End-to-End WiMAX Solution

Tuesday, October 25 - Friday, October 28, 2005

Sequans will hold a live public end-to-end WiMAX demonstration of its 802.16-2004 technology in its booth at WiMAX World Conference and Exhibition.

Sequans Executives will also take the podium to discuss current industry trends and opportunities.

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TowerStream COO to Speak at Major European WiMAX Events

TowerStream, the leading fixed wireless Internet provider, today announced the company's President and COO,
Jeffrey Thompson, will be participating in two upcoming global WiMAX events in Berlin and Madrid.

As an expert on WiMAX and wireless broadband, Thompson will be delivering an opening-day keynote at IQPC (International Quality & Productivity Center)'s WiMAX: The Certification Conference on September 28th in Berlin, Germany. Thompson will then travel to Madrid, Spain to participate in an industry panel at the WiMAX Global ComForum on October 5th.

Having spoken at major industry events throughout the United States, Mr. Thompson will share with the global WiMAX community his business experience with the emerging 802.16 standard and TowerStream's success in delivering reliable wireless broadband to the largest cities in the U.S. His presence at both conferences will help spread the word about the potential of widespread WiMAX proliferation both in the U.S. and throughout the world and illustrate that the future of wireless broadband is a global issue.

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NextPhase Wireless Launches WiMAX-related Seminar Series

August 17, 2005
Buena Park, CA

NextPhase Wireless (OTCBB:NXPW), a connectivity company that specializes in integrated Internet, voice and data communication solutions, announced the launch of its Digital Direction Seminar Series. The first of the series, co-sponsored by Alvarion, will be held in Buena Park, CA on August 17, 2005 and will focus on municipalities and how wireless technologies, including WiMAX, can be a catalyst for Economic Development, Community Access, and Public Safety. Through a combination of case studies, presentations and demonstrations, the seminar will examine how these different technologies can best be used and the applications that can be enabled. Practical guidelines for planning and deploying wireless networks will be shared, and various funding and operating models also reviewed.

Leveraging NextPhase's experience in designing, deploying and operating complex wireless networks, the Digital Direction Seminar Series is designed to provide key decision makers with a framework that discusses technology options, identifies opportunities and benefits, addresses challenges and how they can be mitigated, and provides a roadmap for planning, deploying and operating wireless broadband networks.

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WiMAX - The Certification - Sept 28-30

September 28 - 30, 2005
Maritim Hotel Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Moving into stage 2: Successful deployment & implementation strategies to yield maximum ROI
This event is presented in English

According to Trade Group the WiMAX market is to be $29.3 billion by 2008.

This means that WiMAX is still the most highly touted wireless technology of today. WiMAX is getting hot right now: Which will be the first product to be certified? Who will gain the race for the first real WiMAX deployment?

Event link and registration: WiMAX - The Certification.

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WISPNOG in Park City - Aug 15-17

August 15-17, 2005
Park City, UT (near Salt Lake City)

As the Public vs. Private Sector Broadband Network Debate gets more and more tied up in the legal system, what is clear is that, like in all lawsuits, "ultimately, no one ends up winning." So, what are the options? Rather than wasting resources "fighting amongst one another" - let's meet, talk, work together and coordinate an action plan that both public and private sector can jointly leverage.

In continuing the WiNOG EXCHANGE tradition, this August we will establish a forum to bring together both sides of the table, public and private, to stop the fighting and to discuss methods of working together to accomplish the task of "Bridging the Digital Divide."

Register for the event: WISPNOG.

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Fujitsu to Chair IEC Forum Panel on WiMAX at SUPERCOMM 2005

Bill Erickson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fujitsu, will chair an International Engineering Consortium (IEC) Communications Forum panel that will discuss new service paradigms enabled by WiMAX during the SUPERCOMM 2005 convention and exposition. This topic, as well as other solutions that enable networking beyond convergence, will be discussed in the Fujitsu booth.

Bill will chair the "WiMAX: Alternative Service Models for Service Providers" panel that will discuss WiMAX service offerings such as broadband data and Voice over IP (VoIP), fixed and nomadic application details, network interface applications, infrastructure requirements, operating cost models and business/market models. In addition, the panel will discuss challenges facing the broadband wireless market, including service provider competition, technological competition between 3G and WiMAX, competing standards, spectrum limitations and mobility migration issues.

SUPERCOMM 2005: Official Site.

Full Release: Fujitsu to Chair IEC Forum Panel on WiMAX at SUPERCOMM 2005.

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WiMAX Summit 2005

April 5-8, 2005
Paris, France - Hotel Sofitel Paris Bercy

Aperto Networks, a leading WiMAX-class broadband wireless access systems provider, announced today that the company has been invited to speak at several sessions at the upcoming WiMAX Summit in Paris, France, at the Hotel Sofitel Paris Bercy from April 5-8, 2005,

Event Link: WiMAX SUMMIT 2005.

Aperto Networks is a leader in WiMAX-class multiservice broadband wireless access systems for global markets. The company was founded to provide breakthrough solutions to the bottleneck in last-mile broadband access, and is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum as well as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16a/d and the ETSI-BRAN standards.

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Wireless Communications Association International 2005

June 29 to July 1
Washington DC, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel

The WCA 2005, the wireless broadband industry's premier annual conference and exhibition, will begin in Washington DC on June 29th.

Attendees to the event will particiape as experts evaluate key wireless broadband technologies - WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and 3G.

Obtain solutions from more than 75 companies at the industry’s largest wireless broadband product showcase, and attend 20 free sessions at the WiMAX & Info Capsule Theaters.

Network with thousands of colleagues from around the world (delegates from 41 nations last year)

Wireless Communications Association International (WCA).

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Broadband Wireless World 2005

Las Vegas, Nevada, April 21-22nd, 2005
Caesars Palace Events Center

Broadband Wireless World is the leading event offering pratical information on daily business strategy, technology selection and network operations for broadband wireless services providers.

BWW 2005 will offer Over 35 Educational Sessions Covering: WiMAX Infrastructure Planning, Implementation and Performance, Enterprise Applications & Services for Differentiation, Rural and Underserved Markets, and Fixed-Mobile Convergence.

Event Site: Broadband Wireless World 2005.

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WiMAX: Assessing the potential of emerging wireless broadband technologies

April 28 - 29, 2005
Radisson SAS Hotel, Berlin

Will WiMAX really keep its promise and dramatically change the telecommunications market? 10 international operators and service providers will share their experiences about the deployment of the first pre-WiMAX networks and their views on the opportunities offered by WIMAX. This is a unique opportunity you cannot afford to miss.

During this two day event you'll learn the following...
- Determine the viability of WiMAX as a global standard
- Implement a profitable business plan and model with WiMAX
- Capitalize on the advantages of WiMAX to deliver wireless broadband applications
- Gain mobile market acceptance through 802.16e pre-ratification

In addition, they will be facilitating a specialist service provider panel debating the latest WIMAX trial results.

Event Site: WiMAX: Assessing the potential of emerging wireless broadband technologies

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Wireless Tech Briefing 2005

WiMaxxed invites its users to attend CWLab's Fixed Wireless TechNet Briefings; FREE events where you can hear directly from leading fixed wireless technology experts on the latest products and technology. CWLab does more than just develop and implement products. CWLab's TechNet Briefings provide real-world technology solutions that fit your everyday needs.

Current Topics:

Trango Broadband's Wireless Last-Mile Solution Overview
"In conjunction with Trango Broadband's Fall 2004 Roadshow"

CWLab Backhaul Bash
What's the biggest Baddest Backhaul of em all?  Come see a "prequal" of the results of the live lab evaluation of the latest backhaul radios that will be tested at the Broadband Wireless World 2005 Show in Vegas.

CWLab | TechNet Briefings

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B2B Conferences Visiongain Announces WiMAX 2005

May 11th-12th
London, UK

The WiMAX 2005 conference will take place on May 11th & 12th at the Marriott Kensington Hotel, London. It will cover the significance and potential impact of WiMAX as well as the obstacles. The technical, industry and regulatory challenges will be discussed before the technology can become a true broadband contender.

B2B Conferences Visiongain Announces WiMAX 2005.

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Broadband Wireless World - April, 2005

April 21-22, 2005 - Las Vegas, Nevada.

Broadband Wireless World is the leading event for the industry offering practical information affecting daily business strategy, technology selection and network operations focused exclusively on broadband wireless systems for access, backhaul and private networks. Along with the co-located Expo, attendees will meet industry leaders and gain knowledge across a wide variety of areas including WiMAX Infrastructure Planning, Implementation and Performance.

Broadband Wireless World 2005

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Wireless Auction Ends

January 29, 2005

The auction of 2300/3500 MHz spectrum ended on Thursday January 27, with 12 final bidders and total bids of $56.6 million.

The four largest bidders -- accounting for over 98% of the total amount bid -- were Bell Canada ($34.5 million for 55 licences), Telus ($8.8 million for 130 licences), Canada Inc ($7.6 million for 25 licences) and Rogers Wireless ($4.7 million for 40 licences).

Distributel, which was an aggressive bidder early in the auction, ended with only one licence for $1,500.

Other bidders obtaining one or more licences were Amtelecom, Lyon Wireless, Mipps, Reseau TW, Sogetel, Tele Amos, and YourLink.

See the results.

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WiMax: Show & Tell

It's official: Despite concerns about delays, equipment availability, and mobile services, WiMax is the hottest wireless topic on wheels at the moment.

If you needed proof, you could have rubbed shoulders -- and maybe other body parts, too, given how crowded it was -- with the 200-plus attendees at Light Reading Live's first ever show about the metropolitan area standard, called WiMax: Why Now?.

Check out the Show & Tell

WISPNOG Tradeshow

February 17-18, 2005
Chicago

The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association presents WISPNOG.

WISPNOG is for the experienced WISP. WISPNOG is operated like a Symposium; no more listening to "experts." WISPNOG is an extended coffee break; a forum where industry professionals (operators, system integrators, manufacturer engineering representatives) get together, discuss & EXCHANGE ideas. WISPNOG, NOT HAVING an exhibit hall, will not be vendor centric, and thus its content will not be diluted by marketing types.

Experienced WISPs attend WISPNOG to:

- Find solutions to everyday issues that REAL WISPs face
- Enjoy Beer -n- Wireless Gear
- Receive the WISPNOG Coupon Book

WISPNOG sessions differ drastically from the traditional listen and learn format popular at most tradeshows today. WISPNOG sessions do not have "speakers" per say, rather, qualified moderators are given a small amount of time (typically 5-10 minutes) to "jump-start" the session. In such a round-table type forum, all attendees contribute collectively to the content of the session.

Best of all, WISPNOG guarantees IMMEDIATE ROI for registered WISPNOG attendees who will receive the WISPNOG Coupon Book promising thousands of dollars in savings and discounts from various vendors in the WISP arena.

Event site: Wireless Internet Service Providers Network Operators Group.

Register Now.

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WCA's 11th Annual Symposium & Business Expo

Jan 12-14, 2005
San Jose, California - Fairmont Hotel

This event will cover a number of relevant emerging topics, from How To Run A Profitable Small WISP, to a State of the Industry Briefing for Analysts.

Also, a Wimax Forum Members Metting will be held on Jan 11th at the Symposium, followed by a reception.

WCA's 11th Annual Symposium & Business Expo.

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Internet Telephony Conference & Expo, Miami 2005

Internet Telephony Conference & Expo has supported the growing VoIP industry since it infancy and has brought buyers and sellers together in one marketplace twice a year. Now the industry is established and we are seeing new installations of IP PBX systems actually taking market share from traditional PBX systems. The conference program in Miami reflects this evolution, incorporating sessions covering the basics of VoIP selection and deployment, as well as more advanced topics like SIP, VoIP Peering, and Triple Play.

Topics will include WiFi Telephony and WiMAX. There is no way to overestimate the effects of wireless VoIP. If you have a laptop, or most any consumer electronics device, you will be able to use it as a WiFi telephony device. In urban areas, a WiFi or WiMAX phone will be good enough for most people and it will cost a fraction of a fraction of what Verizon charges today. A WiFi telephony iPOD using VoIP is not too far away. They will likely call it the VoiPOD.

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WiMax 2005 in Spain, March 2-3rd

March 2-3, 2005
Barcelona, Spain

Presenting Europe's premier business summit on the technical developments and commercial potential of WiMAX. Including key case studies on future deployment scenarios and the first results of (Pre)-WiMAX projects in urban, suburban and rural areas. Plus presentation of the best approach to adopt with your national regulators to enable or block MBWA deployment.

WiMax 2005 will also provide practical information from senior level experts regarding the following major issues: The Roadmap of CPE, How WiMAX is Positioned Against Proprietary Solutions and Versus 3G Standards and the Technical Features and Benefits of 802.16-2004 and 802.16e.

Event Link: WiMax 2005.

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WiMax in Boston Nov 2-4th

WiMAX World Conference & Exposition is the first dedicated forum of its type in the nation to focus on WiMAX, its promises, its challenges and its future. Spend 2 days with over 30 industry "thought" leaders exploring the explosion in this area of technology and how it will affect all the players, from the providers, to the end-users. Well... we can't wait. Unfortnately, we won't be able to attend this year, but by next conference we hope to at least have a representaive covering the event.

Event details: The WiMAX World Conference is taking place at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, MA, on November 2-4, 2004. See the WiMAX World Conference & Exposition website for more details.

Stay tuned to WiMaxxed.com for more WiMAX event news.

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