WiMAX is one piece of a larger network puzzle. The increased data usage of mobile broadband system demands greater network backhaul. A framework for accessing multimedia applications across WiMAX, wireline and other wireless protocols is needed to deliver integrated services. Building IP networks from the edge to the core requires significant capital expenditure. The WiMAX Ecosystem conference track is designed to promote innovation in support of WiMAX and highlight advancements of operators and vendors working together.
Charlie Martin
Wireless Chief Technology Officer, Huawei Technologies (U.S.A.)
Rick Svensson
Director of Sales - 4G / Mobile WiMAX, Samsung Telecommunications America
Neeraj Sinha
Director of Strategy and Business Development, Home & Networks Mobility, Motorola, Inc.
Hans Tan
Director of Product Marketing, ZyXEL Communications, Inc.
WiMAX networks provide a unique opportunity to provide reinvent home networking around the integration of mobile and broadband services in and around the subscriber’s home. WiMAX femtocells can provide IP broadband connectivity and backhaul to the home, simplify provisioning, and further reducing the expense of deploying and operating a wireless network infrastructure. Recent discussions reveal that WiMAX femtocells can be even more strategic when deployed by cable broadband providers investing in the Clearwire network. This session explores the role of femtocells in a homogenous end-to-end WiMAX network architecture network infrastructure that can leverage uniform management, security, QoS, provisioning, and billing.
4:00
Interoperable Services Across Frequencies, Protocols, Countries, Operators, and Devices
Moderator
Berge Ayvazian
Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
Panelists
John Dubois
Director of Global Roaming, WiMAX Forum
Tracy R. Trent
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & Co-Founder, Proximetry
Peter Esparrago
President and CEO, IntraISP
Bin Shen
VP Broadband, Sprint Nextel’s XOHM Business Unit
As wireless and mobile broadband networks are deployed around the world, subscribers are likely to expect interoperable services across countries, operators and devices. The use of WiMAX Forum certified equipment will assure some level of interoperability, and work has begun to support global roaming services as the marketplace demands. Other vendors have developed specialized software solutions to ensure interoperable services across multiple frequency bands and protocols. This session will review the best practices and solutions that can address the need for global roaming and service interoperability.
5:00
The Increased Need for Backhaul in Mobile Broadband Networks
Moderator
Berge Ayvazian
Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
Panelists
Dilip Pillaipakkam
Director PLM New Business Unit – Juniper Networks
Dr. Alan Solheim
VP Product Management, DragonWave Inc.
Joachim Hallwachs
VP Marketing, DesignArt
Scott Sweetland
VP Sales and Corporate VP&CVO, Ceragon Networks, Inc.
Backhaul is the lifeblood of WiMAX and other mobile broadband networks, as performance and congestion can be directly related to the capacity of backhaul links. Operators are utilizing a wide range of technologies to backhaul traffic from WiMAX base stations, including optical fiber, carrier Ethernet, microwave and other wireless service solutions. This session explores the increased need for backhaul in mobile broadband networks from the perspective of network operators and suppliers.
