This year, the WBA has managed to secure a great spot in Hall 8.1 for its very first dedicated Wi-Fi Zone and WBA Lounge. We have some excellent presentations from our members in the pipeline so if you haven’t quite filled your MWC calendar yet, come along and pay us a visit.
We are also pleased to announce our ‘Meet-the-Analysts’ style panel on Monday the 25th Feb at 1pm where you will have the opportunity to quiz leading industry experts on their views, opinions and forecasts on Next Generation Hotspot (NGH), Wi-Fi Offloading Strategies and Carrier Grade Wi-Fi developments. The analysts involved are:
- Ken Rehbehn – Yankee Group
- Peter Jarich – Current Analysis
- Thomas Wehmeier – Informa Telecoms & Media
We are also pleased to announce the following individual presentations from other highly respected industry analysts:
- Tues 26th Feb @ 12.40pm – Caroline Gabriel, Maravedis Rethink, will discuss her views on integrating carrier Wi-Fi into the HetNet focusing on integrated base stations, small cells, shared core issues. She will also share one or two operator forecasts.
- Weds 27th Feb @ 3.50pm – Joe Madden, Mobile Experts, presents his new Carrier Wi-Fi forecast that will give a comprehensive view of how Carrier Wi-Fi will function alongside Small Cells and Macrocells.
The Wi-Fi zone will also host a number of presentations from our partners, the Wi-Fi Alliance, GSMA and Small Cell Forum, who have all kindly agreed to take to the stand. For more details on the Wi-Fi Zone and WBA Lounge, please visit: https://wballiance.com/events/mwc-2013
