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Connected Communities Forum (CCF) Meeting – March 21, 2024
WBA’s Connected Communities Forum (CCF) co-hosted an exciting event with Dentons Global Smart Cities & Connected Communities Think Tank, featuring a fireside chat with Robert Schwartz, President & CEO of Anterix and a panel discussion moderated by Clint Vince and featuring Erin Spears, New Orleans City Council; Theo Blackwell MBE, Chief Digital Officer for Mayor of London; David Wilkins, Head of Digital Place at Westminster City Council; Michael Lee Sherwood, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer for City of Las Vegas; and Alphonso Jenkins, Strategist for Broadband Communications.
Enterprise Connectivity Forum (ECF) – March 6, 2024 Meeting Replay
The first ECF meeting of 2024 featured Fira Barcelona sharing the details of their deployment of OpenRoaming, hot off the back of Mobile World Congress 2024; Ahold Delhaize on using OpenRoaming to deliver retail excellence in their 7000+ stores in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg and allowing users to connect to Wi-Fi via their loyalty app; plus a lively panel discussion featuring top executives from Cloud4Wi and Ruckus-CommScope, including audience participation. Learn more about the ECF and how you can get involved here: https://wballiance.com/ecf/
Connected Communities Forum (CCF) – September 7, 2023 Meeting Replay
The Connected Communities Forum (CCF) develops, shares and promotes thought-leadership, providing a practical framework for social and economic development and sustainable operation of Wi-Fi networks in the Connected City ecosystem.
Interview with Enrique Farfan, COO, Fon
COO of Fon, Enrique Farfan, shares his company’s successes in 2016, what they’re looking forward to in 2017, and why he believes the Wireless Global Congress is a great event.
Interview with Benoit Fleury, VP Product Line Management, iBwave
Benoit Fleury, VP Product Line Management at iBwave, discusses the company’s successes in 2016, what to expect in 2017, and why iBwave’s WBA membership has been beneficial.
Interview with Al Jenkins, Deputy Commissioner of Telecom Planning, New York City
One year after speaking with us at the 2015 Wireless Global Congress in San Jose, we sat down with Al Jenkins again at the 2016 event. Al discussed the launch of LinkNYC, what the future holds for NYC’s Connected City vision, and why the Connected City Advisory Board is an important initiative.
Interview with Rob Lloyd, CIO, City of San Jose
San Jose CIO Rob Lloyd sat down with us at the 2016 Wireless Global Congress. Rob discusses the city’s Connected City vision, the challenges its faced, and why its happy to host the Congress for a second time.