Driving the Next Generation Wi-Fi Experience; The Right Place, The Right People, The Right Questions

The WBA is delighted to announce that it has finalized the agenda for its inaugural Carrier Wi-Fi Summit that will take place on the 24-27th February during Mobile World Congress 2014. To see the full agenda, visit: https://wballiance.com/carrier-wi-fi-summit/conference-program

Confirmed keynote speakers include:

  • Alex Sinclair – CTO, GSMA
  • Bill Huang – General Manager, China Mobile Research Institute
  • Dr. Reza Jafari – Chairman & CEO, e-Development International US
  • Diego Molano Vega – Colombian Minister of Information Technology and Communications (Previous General Vice-chairman of Telefonica’s Corporate Relations)
  • Kris Rinne – Senior VP, Architecture and Planning, AT&T
  • Dr. Seong-Mok Oh – President of Network Group, Korea Telecom
  • Erick Tseng – Head of Mobile Products, Facebook
  • Alex Jinsung Choi – Executive VP and Head of ICT R&D, SK Telecom
  • Arnaud Vamparys – Senior VP Seamless Wireless Access Strategy, Orange
  • Selina Lo – CEO, Ruckus Wireless
  • Edgar Figueroa – President and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance
  • Jahangir Mohammed – Founder & CEO, Jasper Wireless
  • Brooke Partridge – President and CEO, Vital Wave Consulting
  • Chris Locke – Director, GSMA Mobile Development
  • Bill Hague – Senior VP for International Alliances and Integration, AT&T
  • Kelly Ahuja – Senior VP Mobility Business Group, Cisco
  • Ash ElDifrawi – Executive VP and CCO, GoGo Inflight
  • David Fraser – CEO, Devicescape
  • Tom Nagel – Senior VP and General Manager for Wireless Services, Comcast
  • Evan Kaplan – CEO, iPass
  • Derek Peterson – Senior VP of Engineering, Boingo Wireless
  • Chris Bruce – WBA Co-Chair and Director, International Sales & Consulting, BT Global Telecom Markets
  • Gordon Mansfield – AVP of Small Cell Solutions for AT&T, Chairman of Small Cell Forum
  • JR Wilson – VP Partnerships and Alliances for AT&T, Chairman of WBA
  • Shrikant Shenwai – CEO, WBA

This dedicated 4-day summit, with industry partners the GSMA and Wi-Fi Alliance® and WiMax Forum, will bring together over 500 key influencers from across the wireless ecosystem to discuss the future of Carrier Wi-Fi and to review strategies that are being developed within the Wi-Fi industry. Ruckus Wireless has been named as the Principal Sponsor and Devicescape is the Premier Sponsor for this event. Other sponsors include BT, BSG and iPass as Roamfest Sponsors, Boingo as Networking Reception Sponsor and AT&T, Arqiva, Boingo, Cisco, Korea Telecom and NTT DOCOMO are Conference Sponsors.

The Summit will consist of a full 4-day program that will include a 2-day workshop a 4-day Roamfest & Networking Lounge, Exhibition and Live NGH experience for the attendees. It will provide an essential platform for operators, vendors and policy makers to examine critical success factors for the further development and deployment of this technology.

The industry hot topics up for discussion will include:

  • Driving the Mobile Broadband Revolution with Wi-Fi
  • Delivering a Better Customer Experience using Wi-Fi
  • The Evolution of Wi-Fi Networks
  • The progression of NGH and Passpoint Deployments
  • Public Wi-Fi Trends predicted for 2015

There are still 24 hours to take advantage of the Early bird discount! Special discount is available for the 2-day CWS Access Pass (incl. MWC Exhibition Visitor Pass). To find out more about how to get involved in the Carrier Wi-Fi Summit or to register as a participant, please visit   https://wballiance.com/carrier-wi-fi-summit