Operationalizing WiMAX Networks
1:30 - Tuesday, September 25 Opening Remarks and Introduction
Mark Fleming, Managing Partner, Accenture


1:45 - Tuesday, September 25 The Business of WiMAX
Asheesh Saksena, Communications and High Tech Partner, Accenture

Topics to cover include

  • Addressable Markets
  • Service Portfolio
  • Business Case Model
  • Network Cost Model
  • Technology Landscape



2:30 - Tuesday, September 25 Panel: The Business Case for New Wireless Broadband Operators
Moderator: Shahid Ahmed, Partner, Accenture
Panelists: Scott Coleman, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Keith Kaczmarek, Co-founder and President, Cyren Call Communications
John Leibovitz, Executive Vice President, Frontline Wireless
John Muleta, CEO and Founder, M2Z Networks, Inc.

This panel will discuss the drivers of the business case for 4G and which variables matter most in this converging, cross-platform environment where mobility is becoming increasingly more relevant and is breaking down the demarcation between home and outside. What are the disrupters and game-changers – including the impact of over-the-top, 700MHz, widgets and collaborative networks? How can WiMAX be tamed with technology, partnerships and other methods to speed revenue-generating applications and services to market – thereby creating solid foundations for the business case?


3:30 - Tuesday, September 25 Operationalizing WiMAX
Ragnar-Miguel Myhrer, Partner, Accenture
Vaibhav Parmar, Partner, Accenture

Topics to cover include

  • End-to-End Network Approach
  • Key Value Drivers – OPEX and CAPEX Maximization, Revenue Acceleration and Cost Reduction
  • Cell Site Lifecycle Management Framework
  • Key Lessons for OSS/BSS Implementation



4:30 - Tuesday, September 25 Panel: Operationalizing 4G – Different Perspectives across the Industry
Moderator: Norman Fekrat, Partner, Accenture
Panelists: Mark Slater, Vice President, Nokia Siemens Networks
Steve Roatch, EVP and COO, Clearwire/IntraSP
Don Stroberg, Vice President Sales and Distribution, Xohm. A Sprint Nextel Business
Kenneth Young, CMO, LCC International

Communications companies are positioning themselves for the next wave of opportunity thorough 4G. But with this opportunity comes risk, particularly as most have hardly had time to profit from their third-generation wireless networks. How best can the different operators in the industry operationalize WiMAX and 4G to realize a return on that investment?

This panel, comprised of leading figures within the WiMAX debate, will argue the different approaches to reaping the rewards of 4G and WiMAX and provide a cross-industry perspective on the complex considerations for choosing technology, and when and how to adopt 4G.