WBA’s Wi-­Fi Global Congress features industry leaders

Thursday, May 31st, 2012 Karen Ambrose Hickey, Editor

On the week commencing the 25th June, the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) will be co-hosting the Wi-Fi Global Congress in Seoul with Korea Telecom and Avren Events. This event is set to bring together industry leaders from all  parts of the Wi-Fi ecosystem to discuss current hot topics, future Wi-Fi developments and emerging strategies, notably Wi-Fi Roaming and Next Generation Hotspot (NGH), as well as monetising Wi-Fi and data offload.

Open to members and non-members, the WBA Wi-Fi Global Congress is the 21st WBA Roundtable and is set to be the biggest yet.

Day One will showcase key Wi-Fi discussions initiated by a  panel consisting of China Mobile, AT&T and Fon, discussing the cost benefits of Wi-Fi and how operators are integrating this into their networks. This will be followed by a keynote from Ericsson Wi-Fi’s CTO Stephen Rayment on ‘Carrier-grade Wi-Fi in the hetnet environment’ and a presentation by China Telecom’s Deputy Managing Director Mr.Zeng Hongjian on case studies from the operator’s Wi-Fi deployment strategy.

WBA Program Director Tiago Rodrigues will discuss the current hot topic of eNext Generation Hotspots’ and how they look set to significantly improve user experience. He will be joined by the Wi-Fi Alliance and GSMA. From a vendor  perspective, Jared Headley, Cisco’s Director of Service  provider Mobility will address the important topic of Next Generation Hotspot Monetization.

Day Two has Google’s Andrew Warner opening up  proceedings bypresenting its experience with Wi-Fi in emerging markets which will be followed by a  panel discussion on maximizing international data roaming revenue and coverage through Wi-Fi involving AT&T, Aircel ltd, Accuris Networks and iPass. Selina Lo, CEO of Ruckus Wireless, will deliver a keynote on how Wi-Fi is assisting mobile operator migration to small cells and  CCW’s Alex Kun will  resent how to design and deploy a Carrier Grade Wi-Fi Network.

Cedric Gonin, Orange’s Head of Wi-Fi and the WBA Co-chair will wrap  up  member  presentations by discussing what the future holds for Wi-Fi. The day will conclude with a Wi-Fi Alliance Seminar offering a technical overview of the new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED  Passpoint certification  program and an in-depth look in to the Next Generation Wi-Fi Network.

For more information, follow the link at www.wifiglobalcongress.com

Tags: carriers, hotspot, WBA, wi-fi access