The Emerging WiMAX Ecosystem Workshop
1:30 - Tuesday, September 25 Introduction
Monica Paolini, Senza Fili Consulting

In this half day interactive workshop Monica Paolini will provide an up to date look at the WiMAX ecosystem (devices, core network, roaming and applications) and will discuss operator requirements and vendor strategies.

Operators and vendors will present their perspectives and explain how they are working together to develop a robust WiMAX ecosystem.




2:00 - Tuesday, September 25 Update on the WiMAX Ecosystem
Mo Shakouri, VP Corporate Strategy Alvarion, WiMAX Forum Board Member/VP Marketing WiMAX Forum Update on the WiMAX Forum initiatives and specifications that will accelerate the development of a robust WiMAX ecosystem.


2:30 - Tuesday, September 25 Panel: Requirements in the WiMAX Ecosystem
Jose Luiz Frauendorf, Executive Director, Neotec
Bin Shen, Vice President of Broadband, Xohm. A Sprint Nextel Business
Jeff Thompson, CEO & President, Towerstream

WiMAX operators will present what they perspective on the development of the WiMAX ecosystem, what their requirements are, how they are being met by vendors. They will also discuss the opportunities that WiMAX opens in developing new services and applications and what role the ecosystem will play.


3:30 - Tuesday, September 25 Panel: Vendor Strategies in Building the WiMAX Ecosystem
Sean Cai, Deputy General Manager, WiMAX Product Line, ZTE USA, Inc.
Danny Locklear, Leader, Mobility Access Product Marketing, Nortel’s Carrier Networks
Tracy Trent, CEO, Proximetry
Kevin Shatzkamer, Consulting Systems Architect, Cisco Systems
Torbjorn Ward, CEO, Aptilo Networks
Ecosystem vendors will present their role within the ecosystem and their initiatives to strengthening it. They will also discuss their perspective of how the ecosystem is evolving and how it will encourage the growth in WiMAX adoption.


4:15 - Tuesday, September 25 Discussion Forum: How Can Operators and Vendors Work Together to Develop a Robust Ecosystem?
Bin Shen, Vice President of Broadband, Xohm. A Sprint Nextel Business
Jeff Thompson, CEO & President, Towerstream
Kevin Shatzkamer, Consulting Systems Architect, Cisco Systems
Jose Luiz Frauendorf, Executive Director, Neotec
Sean Cai, Deputy General Manager, WiMAX Product Line, ZTE USA, Inc.
Danny Locklear, Leader, Mobility Access Product Marketing, Nortel’s Carrier Networks
Tracy Trent, CEO, Proximetry
Torbjorn Ward, CEO, Aptilo Networks

The workshop concludes with a panel where operators and vendors participate to exchange views. Are vendors meeting the operators requirements? Are operators ready for the functionality that new products offer? What do operators need that they do not find commercially available? What would operators would like to encourage vendors to pay more attention to? What are the overall challenges and opportunities for the development of a WiMAX ecosystem?


5:00 - Tuesday, September 25 WiMAX Ecosystem Summary and Conclusions
Monica Paolini, Senza Fili Consulting