The WBA Asia Telecom Summit is the first of three events in 2021 that is open to both WBA members and wider wireless industry stakeholders. The event will consist of a series of 4 webinars and will be held virtually due to ongoing global COVID-19 restrictions.

Designed to inform and engage companies on the latest technology developments and opportunities, the event will open on Tuesday, January 19 and will run weekly until February 8.

In addition, WBA Members-only Working Sessions will take place on February 3-4, giving WBA members the opportunity to participate in project meetings and identify the technologies that are resolving real business issues and enabling collaborative opportunities for operators, service providers, enterprises and cities.

The Asia Telecom Summit offers the chance to participate in key discussions and hear firsthand about the trends, industry opportunities and progress being made in WBA programs & projects.

Key Discussions

  • At home, in business, and on the move – how will Wi-Fi connect us in the 5G era?
  • Wi-Fi opportunities and challenges in Asia for telcos and enterprises
  • How is regulation shaping future opportunities for Wi-Fi in Asia, and the latest on 6 GHz
  • How can enterprises benefit from WBA OpenRoaming™ – what does success look like for smart transportation – airports, ground transportation and aviation; and for connecting the traveller on the move – connected cities, hospitality and food & beverage outlets.
  • Delivering new opportunities and performance for enterprises using Wi-Fi 6
  • Deep dive into the new architectures, policy and QoS required for 5G over Wi-Fi
  • Exploring the trials and use cases for combined Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN™ solutions
  • Demand for data and multi access edge computing (MEC) in the Connected Vehicle

Asia Telecom Summit – Full program Agenda

Working Sessions

All times are: ET (US eastern standard time)

10:00 Tiago Rodrigues, Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Welcome & PMO Updates
10:30 Necati Canpolat – Intel, Gabriel Desjardins – Broadcom
Wi-Fi 6 & 6E Trials
10:50 John Bahr – CableLabs, Koen Van Oost – AirTies, Tim Twell – BT
In-Home Wi-Fi – Multi-AP Solutions Trial
11:10 Chris Beg – Cognitive, Michel Allegue – Aerial, Sandeep Agrawal – C-DOT, Suresh Parathi – Comcast
Wi-Fi Sensing – Home Deployment Guidelines
11:30 Nigel Bird – Orange, Florin Baboescu – Broadcom, Mark Grayson – Cisco, Binita Gupta – Intel
RAN Convergence for Private 5G Networks
12:00 Angelos Mavridis – Deutsche Telekom, Ed Kyte – Panasonic, Charlie Allgrove – Single Digits
In-Flight Connectivity – OpenRoaming
12:20 Burhan Masood – Broadcom, Brian Josef – Comcast
Policy & Regulatory Affairs Work Group
12:40 Melody Eclavea – AT&T, Melody Walker – Boingo, Gabriel Desjardins – Broadcom
Market Work Group
13:00 Ilya Volynkin – Maxima Telecom
WBA Certification
13:10 Pedro Mouta – WBA
Wrap-up & Final Remarks DAY 1

All times are: ET (US eastern standard time)

10:00 Erinn Hall – AT&T, Betty Cockrell – Single Digits
Roaming Work Group
10:20 Luther Smith – CableLabs, Mark Grayson – Cisco, Betty Cockrell – Single Digits
Roaming Evolution – PKI RadSec
10:40 Mark Grayson – Cisco, Necati Canpolat – Intel, Finbarr Coghlan – Orange, Betty Cockrell – Single Digits
WBA OpenRoaming – Technical Standards
10:55 Michael Sym – Single Digits, Peter Thornycroft – Aruba, Erinn Hall – AT&T
Testing & Interoperability Work Group
11:20 10 minute break
11:30 Hai Shalom – Google, Paul Hancock – AT&T, Michael Sym – Single Digits
Wi-Fi IMSI Privacy Protection
11:50 Ilya Volynkin – Maxima Telecom, Alex Meub – Eleven Software, Chris Spencer – GlobalReach
Captive Portal – Onboarding Evolution
12:10 Melody Eclavea – AT&T, Melody Walker – Boingo, Gabriel Desjardins – Broadcom
Wi-Fi & Devices Identification
12:30 Ilya Volynkin – Maxima Telecom
Wi-Fi 6 for Industrial IoT
12:50 Bruno Tomás, WBA
Wrap-up & Final Remarks Q1 Working Sessions

All times are: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

08:00 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
2021 Roadmap Presentation
08:05 Nigel Bird – Orange, Florin Baboescu – Broadcom, Mark Grayson – Cisco, Binita Gupta – Intel
RAN Convergence for Private 5G Networks
08:20 John Bahr – CableLabs, Koen Van Oost – AirTies, Tim Twell – BT
In-Home Wi-Fi – Multi-AP Solutions Trial
08:35 Necati Canpolat – Intel, Gabriel Desjardins – Broadcom
Wi-Fi 6 & 6E Trials
08:50 Mark Grayson – Cisco, Necati Canpolat – Intel, Finbarr Coghlan – Orange, Betty Cockrell – Single Digits
WBA OpenRoaming
09:05 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Roaming Work Group
09:10 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Roaming Evolution – PKI RadSec
09:15 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Wi-Fi 6 for Industrial IoT
09:20 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Wi-Fi Sensing – Home Deployment Guidelines
09:25 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
In-Flight Connectivity – OpenRoaming
09:30 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Testing & Interoperability Work Group
09:35 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Wi-Fi IMSI Privacy Protection
09:40 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Captive Portal – Onboarding Evolution
09:45 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Wi-Fi & Devices Identification
09:50 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
Policy & Regulatory Affairs Work Group
09:55 Bruno Tomás, Pedro Mouta – WBA
WBA Certification

Open Conference

At home, in business and on the move how will Wi-Fi connect us in the 5G era and what to expect in 2021 & beyond.

All times are: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

08:00 Tiago Rodrigues, CEO – WBA
Moderator Intro & Welcome
08:05 Tiago Rodrigues, CEO – WBA
How will Wi-Fi Connect the World in 2021
08:25 Eric McLaughlin, Vice President, Client – Intel
Wi-Fi 6E: Accelerating in 2021
08:45 Derek Peterson – Boingo Wireless
Presentation coming soon
09:05 Mark Grayson, Distinguished Engineer – Cisco
OpenRoaming, raising the bar for Wi-Fi privacy
09:25 Nimisha Tailor, Competition & Regulation Specialist
Competition and Regulation for Wi-Fi in 2021
09:45 Tiago Rodrigues, CEO – WBA
Close

All times are: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

08:00 Chris Bruce, Board Advisor to GlobalReach Technology – GlobalReach Technology
Welcome
08:05 Vasudevan Venkatakrishnan, Business Development Director, Asia Pacific – CommScope
Why is OpenRoaming needed for venues, operators and access providers providing WiFi Connectivity?
08:25 Moath Al-Manea, Spectrum Director – Communication & Information Technology Commission (Saudi Arabia)
Public Wi-Fi Initiative in Saudi Arabia
08:45 Mark Grayson, Distinguished Engineer – Cisco
Fireside chat: How OpenRoaming addresses Wi-Fi privacy
09:05 Bernard Herscovici, Founder & CEO – NetExperience
OpenRoaming with Open Wi-Fi
09:25 Bart Brinckman, Principal Engineer – Cisco
Mauricio Socias, CEO – Wiongo
Smart Cities: Automatic connectivity for tourists with OpenRoaming in Spain
09:45 Steve Namaseevayum, Director, Industry Engagements and Membership – WBA
Live deployments and case studies for OpenRoaming

All times are: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

08:00 Bruno Tomas, Director of Programs – WBA
Moderator Introduction & Welcome
08:05 Edgar Figueroa, CEO – Wi-Fi Alliance
Wi-Fi® for the next era
08:20 Jongyoon Shin, Team Leader of Wired Network Dev. Team, SK Telecom
Expanding Wi-Fi 6 Service to 6E
08:40 Yang Jie, Vice President of Campus Network Domain – Huawei
Transforming the campus enterprise network with Wi-Fi 6
09:00 Zvika Haas, VP of Sales of APAC – Airties
Smart Wi-Fi During the “Life at Home” Era
09:20 Chris Spencer, CTO – GlobalReach Technology
The Assured User ID Challenge in 2021
09:40 Bruno Tomas, Director of Programs – WBA
WBA Wi-Fi 6/6E Program for 2021
10:00 Bruno Tomas, Director of Programs – WBA
Close

All times are: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

08:00 Steve Andrews, Chairman & WBA Board Advisor – Luminet Networks
Moderator Introduction
08:05 Dr Stan Wong, AVP, Strategic Design & Planning – HKT
Delivering new architecture for 5G over Wi-Fi: RAN Convergence
08:25 Jonas Björklund, CTO – Aptilo
Maximizing Wi-Fi Opportunities in the 5G Era
08:45 Nigel Bird, NGN Standardisation Manager – Orange
Overview: WBA’s 5G Work Group program
08:55 Binita Gupta, Senior Staff Systems Architect – Intel
Florin Baboescu, Senior Principal Scientist – Broadcom
Mark Grayson, Distinguished Consulting Engineer – Cisco
Wi-Fi and 5G convergence architecture
Multi-access functionality for Access Traffic Steering, Switching and Splitting
End-to-end
QoS Policy Interworking and enhancements across Wi-Fi and 5G
Support for Wi-Fi only devices.
09:35 All
Moderated Q&A
09:45 Bruno Tomas, Director Programs – WBA
WBA 5G Program: What next?
10:00 Steve Andrews
CLOSE

All times are: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

16:30 Steve Andrews, WBA Board Advisor – Luminet Networks
Welcome & Introduction
16:35 Paul Crane – BT
Opportunities & Challenges for Wi-Fi & 5G convergence: Operators Perspective
16:55 Jonas Björklund – Aptilo
Maximizing Wi-Fi Opportunities in the 5G Era
17:15 Nigel Bird – Orange
Overview: WBA’s 5G Work Group program
17:25 Binita Gupta, Senior Staff Systems Architect – Intel
Florin Baboescu, Senior Principal Scientist – Broadcom
Mark Grayson, Distinguished Consulting Engineer – Cisco
5G and Wi-Fi convergence architecture
Multi-access functionality for Access Traffic Steering, Switching and Splitting (ATSSS)
End-to-end QoS
Policy Interworking and enhancements across Wi-Fi and 5G
Support for Wi-Fi only devices
18:05 All
Moderated Q&A
18:15 Bruno Tomas, WBA
WBA 5G Program: What next?
18:30 Steve Andrews
CLOSE

All times are: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

08:00 Tiago Rodrigues, WBA
Overall moderator Intro & Welcome
08:05 Irvind Ghai, VP Marketing – ON Semiconductor
Dueling Wi-Fi 6E and 5G benefits accelerate Industrial IoT
08:25 Wael Guibene, Principal Engineer & Director – Wireless and IoT R&D – Charter
Introduction to the WBA & LoRa Alliance Initiative
08:35 Rémi Lorrain, Director of Programs/Global LoRaWAN Networks Director – WBA & LoRa Alliance
Overview of the Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN joint trials program
08:45 Derek Peterson, Chief Technology Officer – Boingo
Convergence: The Smart Building Strategy
Wael Guibene, Principal Engineer II & Director – Wireless and IoT R&D – Charter
Smart Light Pole for Smart City Applications
Paul Duffy, I-IoT CTO Team – Cisco,
LoRaWAN and OpenRoaming
09:10 Wael Guibene, Principal Engineer II & Director – Wireless and IoT R&D – Charter
Panel Discussion
09:20 Johan Terve – Aptilo
Zero Touch: enabling IoT with OpenRoaming
09:40 Bruno Tomas – WBA
Overview of the WBA 2021 IoT Programs & Close
10:00 Tiago Rodrigues – WBA
Moderator Close

WHEN AND WHERE

19 Jan – 8 Feb, 2021

Where:
Virtually

When:
Please note the Open Conference will be running during working hours for the Asia Pacific time zone, whilst the Members-only Working Sessions on February 3-4 will take place in the US time zone – further details below. All events will be within working hours for EMEA.

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3-4 February – WBA Members Only Working Sessions (09:30 ET; 14:30 GMT; 22:30 Sing)

4 February – WBA Members Only Working Sessions ASIA Briefing (08:00 GMT; 16:00 Sing; 03:00 ET)

ATS Open Conference: Start time (8:00 GMT; 16:00 Sing; 03:00 ET)

The full agenda will be released soon, please see below for the agenda ‘at a glance’

19 Jan 2021 (2hrs)

Executive Plenary – Asia

  • At home, in business and on the move how will Wi-Fi connect us in the 5G era and what to expect in 2021 & beyond.
27 Jan 2021 (2hrs)

How OpenRoaming is Transforming Public & Guest Wi-Fi

  • How can OpenRoaming deliver a great experience, new business models and the ultimate in security & identity management – focused on enterprise verticals.
2 Feb 2021 (2hrs)

RAN Convergence & Next Generation Wi-Fi

  • Wi-Fi 6E & 6 GHz – the road to adoption
  • Wi-Fi 6E trials – WBA update
  • Delivering new architecture for 5G over Wi-Fi : RAN Convergence
8 Feb 2021 (2hrs)

Next Gen Wi-Fi & IoT

  • Wi-Fi & LoRa WAN trials – 8 use cases across different industry verticals
  • Connected Vehicle – Demand for Data and Multi-Access Edge Computing

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