1Carrier Wi-Fi Summit 2014

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+++ The first ever dedicated Wi-Fi event at MWC +++ 4 day program in Hall 8.0 +++

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4-day event with a total of 825 conference and workshop attendees, 21+ sponsors and 30+ speakers.

• Industry partners @WiFiAlliance, @GSMA and @WiMAX_Forum

• Principal Sponsor @ruckuswireless

• Premier Sponsor @CiscoSPMobility and @devicescape

• Associate Sponsor @Aptilo

• Roamfest Sponsor @iPass @bt_uk and @BSGWireless

Arqiva • AT&T • Atheeb Group (GO Telecom) • Botswana Fibre Networks • BT Global Telecom Markets • Cablevision • Cablevision Argentina • Caribbean Cellular Telephone • China Mobile • Comcast • Deutsche Telekom AG • FRC • Gogo Inflight • Internet y Voz S.L • KT • KubiWireless • Liberty Global • Meteor Network • Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd • NAIR – AIRI • NEC BiGlobe Ltd • Nomosphere • NTT Docomo • Orange • OTR Global • PT Bakrie Telecom • Reliance Jio Infocomm • Shaw Communications • SK Telecom • SKOLKOVO • Starhub • Tata Teleservices • TE Data • Telefónica • Telenet • Time Warner Cable • Wateen Telecom

Operator attendance

Key highlights Speakers and Moderators

Agenda highlights

Wednesday, 26 February Thursday, 27 February

• Transforming Connected World with Next Generation Wi-Fi

• Global Role of Wi-Fi in ICT

• Driving the Mobile Broadband Revolution with Wi-Fi

• Connected lifestyle – Vision 2020

• Delivering a Better Customer Experience on Wi-Fi

• Delivering on the promise of Next Generation Hotspot

• Social Benefits Delivered by Wireless Technologies

• Evolution of Wi-Fi Networks and Business Models

• Wi-Fi Trends and User Experience – A View into the Future

Wednesday, 26 February Thursday, 27 February

JR Wilson, Chairman, WBA and VP, Partnerships & Alliances, AT&T Mobility

JR Wilson, Chairman, WBA and VP, Partnerships & Alliances, AT&T Mobility

Dr. Reza Jafari, Chairman & CEO, e-Development International Alex Sinclair, CTO, GSMA

Diego Molano Vega, Colombian ICT Minister Brooke Partridge, President and CEO, Vital Wave Consulting

Selina Lo, CEO, Ruckus Wireless Gordon Mansfield, Chairman, Small Cell Forum

JR Wilson, Chairman, WBA and VP, Partnerships & Alliances, AT&T Mobility Kelly Davis-Felner, VP Marketing, Wi-Fi Alliance

Mohan Gyani, Independent Telecommunications Professional Shrikant Shenwai, CEO, WBA

Kris Rinne, Senior VP Network and Product Planning, AT&T Caroline Gabriel, Head of Research, Maravedis

Dr. Seong-Mok Oh, President of Network Group, KT Bill Hague, Executive VP for International Alliances and Integration, AT&T

Bill Huang, General Manager, China Mobile Research Institute Kelly Ahuja, Senior VP Mobility Business Group, Cisco

Jinhyo Park, SVP and Head of N/W R&D Division, SK Telecom Tom Nagel, Senior VP and General Manager for Wireless Services, Comcast

Kris Rinne, Senior VP Network and Product Planning, AT&T Greg Oliveau, Senior VP of Business Development, GoGo Inflight

Bill Huang, General Manager, China Mobile Research Institute Monica Paolini, CEO, Senza Fili Consulting

Dr. Seong-Mok Oh, President of Network Group, KT Derek Peterson, CTO, Boingo Wireless

Daryl Schoolar, Principal Analyst, Ovum Evan Kaplan, CEO, iPass

Arnaud Vamparys, Senior VP Seamless Wireless Access Strategy, Orange

Chris Bruce, Co-Chairman, WBA and Director, International Sales & Consulting at Global Telecom Markets, BT

Edgar Figueroa, CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance Mark Carter, CTO, BSG Wireless

Dave Fraser, CEO, Devicescape

Jahangir Mohammed, Founder & CEO, Jasper Wireless

Erick Tseng, Product Manager, Facebook

Todd Haugen, GM Connectivity Engineering, Microsoft

Chris Bruce, Co-Chairman, WBA and Director, International Sales & Consulting at Global Telecom Markets, BT

“Overall I found the CWS extremely

interesting and useful and hope to participate

in more WBA events soon”

GoGo Inflight

“The conference program was

excellent”AT&T

“I wish I was able to attend

more sessions”Senza Fili Consulting

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Birdstep Technology @BirdstepTech #FF #MWC14 @WBAlliance @MOSA_Analysis @Foggmobile - thanks for a terrific week in Barcelona - rest up this weekend!

Ken Rehbehn @krehbehn Last day of #MWC14 ends with great visits to @NSNtweets @Huawei @ericsson @Tek_Comms Kathrein @WBAlliance Kumu Networks & TEOCO #ygmb

Aptilo Networks @Aptilo 95% take rate of users automatically connecting to #WiFi w seamless offload @Aptilo bit.ly/1epGtS5 @WBAlliance @TeleSemana #MWC2014

TeleSemana.com @TeleSemana #WiFi: WBA realiza pruebas de Hotspot 2.0 en el congreso de Barcelona shar.es/FidKp cc @WBAlliance @Aptilo

Boingo Wireless @boingo Curious about Hotspot 2.0? Boingo CTO will introduce what’s next for Next Gen Hotspot today @WBAlliance #MWC14CWS ow.ly/u2YZi

David M Weston @davidmweston #MWC14CWS Day 1 done and dusted! #JobDone @PurpleWiFi @WBAlliance @MWC_Barcelona

Marie-Louise Kanon @MimisKanon Quality Experience Continuity meetings @WBAlliance WiFi Offload event for @BirdstepTech #MWC14 pic.twitter.com/8p0eoeD4bb

Dave Wright @wifidave Selina Lo @ruckuswireless CEO discusses Wi-Fi’s transformative role at @WBAlliance Carrier Wi-Fi Summit. pic.twitter.com/EMw4gPEsVQ

Sarah Reedy @SReedy Checking out the @WBAlliance’s Carrier WiFi Summit at #MWC14 today. Lots of great operator speakers lined up.

Dave Wright @wifidave Columbian ICT Minister, Diego Vega, talking about Wi-Fi as a key to ending poverty & inequality. @WBAlliance Carrier Wi-Fi Summit

Birdstep Technology @BirdstepTech Thanks to @WBAlliance for our great Workshops at #MWC14CWS. Read our Experience Continuity white paper birdstep.com/english/white-…

Peter Jarich @pnjarich Here at @WBAlliance lounge for the “meet the analysts” panel with @MobileExperts1 and @canicoll. Packed audience! pic.twitter.com/BKVATBmVhC

Peter Jarich @pnjarich Has 2.0 working great at @WBAlliance lounge. No interaction needed...it just worked. Nice. #CAatMWC

Erich J. Hermanns @ErichinATL @WBAlliance excited to have you guys in the @GSMA #MWC14 theatre district. #WiFi workshop area is looking great! pic.twitter.com/xZmgmu2zpZ

Wi-Fi Alliance @WiFiAlliance Standards-based #WiFi roaming will be the tipping point for broad industry deployment ubm.io/1gT3soL @WBAlliance @Light_Reading

Attendance statistics Major tweets

“Good business networking in a great

environment…” Ericsson

“Great environment,

great place, great people… stimulating

and exciting”

BT

Operators

Vertical industries

Regulatory / Associations

Roaming/Solutions providers

Technology providers

Media / Consultancy

Attendance by company type

Attendance by department

Business development

Regulatory

Marketing / PR

Product management

Sales

Operations

Strategy Technology / R&D

Attendance by group

CEO/CTO/CSO EVP/VP Director/Manager

Media Analyst Technical

Attendance by region

Asia

North America

Europe

Middle East South America

Africa

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NGH experience Media/Analyst attendance

Media coverage

Operators

1. AT&T - Host Operator

2. Bell Mobility

3. Boingo

4. BT

5. CableLabs

6. China Mobile

7. Comcast

8. Fon

9. KT

10. Mobily

11. NTT DOCOMO

12. PCCW-HKT

13. Portugal Telecom (MEO)

14. Shaw

15. SK Telecom

16. Time Warner Cable

17. Towerstream

18. True

Network and Wi-Fi Provider (GSMA Partner)

1. CISCO

WRIX Hubs / Clearing House

1. Accuris Networks

2. BSG Wireless

3. Aicent

Wi-Fi Alliance Passpoint Demonstration Partner

1. Ruckus Wireless

Mobile Equipment Partners

1. Apple

2. Intel

3. LG

4. Mediatek

5. Samsung

WBA, Wi-Fi Alliance & partners demonstrated roaming with seamless and secure access

“We have seen fantastic examples of innovation…”

Arqiva

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“The ability to learn so much about the WiFi

ecosystem… where it’s going… it has

been an invaluable experience”

WiFast

Full coverage roundup

Mobile World Live – Industry body defines ‘carrier Wi-Fi’; seeks closer alignment with operators

Mobile Europe – WBA Unveils First Carrier Wi-Fi Standards

The Mobile Network – A week in the net: SON, fronthaul, backhaul, small cells, and a manifesto for change

Wireless Week – FirstNews Briefs: Wireless Broadband Alliance, Ericsson, Ciena, Anite, CommScope

Total Telecom – WBA defines carrier WiFi

Information Age – Wireless broadband alliance unites industry stakeholders to define carrier Wi-Fi

Radio-Electronics – WBA defines Carrier Wi-Fi

Telecompaper – WBA releases Carrier Wi-Fi definition

Wireless Mag – MWC 2104 Preview: Wireless Broadband Alliance defines Carrier Wi-Fi

Fierce Wireless – AT&T, Cisco promise Hotspot 2.0 Wi-Fi roaming for MWC attendees

Telecom Lead – MWC 2014: Wi-Fi Alliance, WBA to demo Wi-Fi roaming

Telecom Lead – MWC 2014: Cisco, AT&T, Accuris Networks to demo Hotspot 2.0

TelecomPaper – WBA and Wi-Fi Alliance to demonstrate Wi-Fi roaming at MWC

Daily Wireless – WiFi Roaming Demoed at MWC

Fierce Cable – Comcast, TWC-backed alliance to demo Wi-Fi roaming at Mobile World Congress

Voice and Data – ‘Monetizing Wi-Fi is slightly different from monetizing 3G’

ETNews (Korea) – AT&T, Cisco and Accuris Networks deliver automatic carrier-grade Wi-Fi for visitors to MWC

Light Reading – Momentum Mounts for Cable WiFi

Rethink Wireless – MWC key themes; the software network and IoT

Light Reading – Carrier WiFi: The Handoff Tradeoff

Think Small Cell – What can we expect at Mobile World Congress 2014 from a Small Cell perspective?

InversorLATAM – Wireless Broadband Alliance and Wi-Fi Alliance demonstrate the power of Wi-Fi roaming

Fierce Wireless – Small Cell Forum makes the case for urban deployments

RCR Wireless – Boingo updates 21 airport Wi-Fi networks with Hotspot 2.0

Light Reading – AT&T: Hotspot 2.0 Integral to Multimode Small Cells

Fierce Wireless – Ruckus CEO touts ‘Wi-Fi as a service’ to make headway in land grab for sites

Fierce Wireless – Boingo inks Wi-Fi offload deal with Verizon, hopes for ‘significant revenue’ from Hotspot 2.0

GulfTeleNews – Boingo launches Hotspot 2.0 at 21 airports in U.S.

Daily Wireless – Lightpoles Get Small Cells & Hotspot 2.0

Think Small Cell – Mobile World Congress 2014 - Small Cell Report

WBA Wi-Fi Global CongressPalace Hotel, San Francisco, USA

7-10 October 2014

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