4G – What’s in a name?
| 4G WORLD 2012 – Examining the Technologies that Define 4G By: Kate Mitchell, Senior Director of Marketing, 4G World 4G World 2012′s program is available on-line and is being updated regularly! 4G World 2012′s comprehensive and always-expanding program explores all critical aspects of the business and technology of mobile broadband. What constitutes 4G? What technologies or standards should qualify as true 4G technologies? What defines a true 4G experience? The ITU definition of IMT-Advanced is a generally accepted technical baseline for 4G. That definition is also broad enough to encompass the standards of LTE-Advanced, HSPA+ Advanced and WiMAX2. 4G World’s program thoughtfully examines the roadmap for operators of LTE, HSPA+ and WiMAX networks that will guide them to IMT-Advanced networks and opportunities to profit from them. Be sure to visit www.4GWorld.com to view the latest additions to our exciting line-up of insightful summits, sessions, keynotes and speakers.
Coming to a fork in the road – will all paths lead to IMT-Advanced? “What is 4G wireless?” Ask this question of any five people you know in the mobile broadband industry. It’s highly probable that you’ll receive five very different answers. In fact, ask ten or even twenty people and the outcome is likely to be the same. The number of definitions of 4G wireless that exist today seems only to be limited by the number of opinions one seeks. Definitions might just include technologies such as HSPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced and WiMAX. And in some cases the definition may even reference IMT-Advanced. “As the most advanced technologies currently defined for global wireless mobile broadband communications, IMT-Advanced is considered as ‘4G,’ although it is recognized that this term, while undefined, may also be applied to the forerunners of these technologies, LTE and WiMAX, and to other evolved 3G technologies providing a substantial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now deployed,” espoused the ITU in a PR released in December of 2010. Read The Full Article »
Small Cells Throw Up Big Challenges for Operators While wireless equipment suppliers have developed a new generation of small cells designed for public access in mobile data networks, operators have to overcome some deployment challenges that these diminutive base stations create, according to a Heavy Reading analyst. As Light Reading Mobile’s recent report, there is a diverse range of public access small cell products designed for use in various places, including indoor venues, outdoor urban hot spots, or rural areas. But product availability is one thing, deploying it is another matter. Read The Full Article »
Why Security Isn’t A BYOD Showstopper IT should view the bring-your-own-device phenomenon as less of a threat and more as an opportunity. Here’s why. In a webinar on BYOD that I just did, a survey of the 500-plus participants showed that security is the way-out-in-front, lead concern of IT managers when it comes to implementing a bring-your-own-device program. More than 60% of those people voting reiterated what I hear every day. “Is it safe? Can we really trust users and their personal handsets with enterprise secrets?” Security is, of course, the one part of IT where one can never be “done”. Each week brings new concerns, new threats, and some previously unknown and unforeseeable challenge. Perhaps it’s news of yet another IT breach, or, even worse, a discovery, not yet public, that something has gone terribly wrong and confidential information might be compromised. With security constantly under fire, then, aren’t we just making things worse by allowing essentially any device on the corporate network? Aren’t we just waving the proverbial red flag in front of the hacker community, daring them to do their worst once again? Read The Full Article »
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2013 – will it be the year of the crunch?
| 4G WORLD 2012 – Relief for the Global Spectrum Crunch By: Kate Mitchell, Senior Director of Marketing, 4G World4G World 2012′s program is now online! 4G World 2012′s comprehensive and always-expanding program explores all critical aspects of the business and technology of mobile broadband. Spectrum is the most precious resource, the oxygen that enables the mobile industry to expand along the path to 4G. But the world’s 4G spectrum resources remain highly constrained and fragmented, as government officials and industry leaders debate the best methods to relieve the global spectrum crunch. Stay current and gain insights into the strategies that regulators and operators are employing to leverage spectrum and technology at 4G World Spectrum Summit. Be sure to visit www.4GWorld.com to view the latest additions to our exciting line-up of insightful summits, sessions, keynotes and speakers.
National Broadband Policy – Is the Crunch Really On? If you subscribe to the data and timing presented in the National Broadband Policy (NBP) – Connecting America, the US will likely begin to witness the effects of a spectrum crunch as early as next year. The US wireless carriers continue to argue that ever increasing smartphone traffic is threatening to overwhelm their networks, and are asking the government for help. But if or when it will actually happen is the subject of much speculation and some experts maintain that technology already has the answers. “Arguing that the nation could run out of spectrum is like saying it was going to run out of a color,” quipped Dr. David Reed, now Senior Vice President, Chief Scientist Group, SAP Labs. As far back as a decade ago, Reed, who was at that time a professor at MIT, has challenged notions of spectrum scarcity, asserting that regulatory allocation of spectrum “is a legal metaphor that does not correspond to physical reality.” Read The Full Article »
RIM Empire Didn’t Strike Back At BlackBerry World Research In Motion has a plan to turn itself around, but it is quickly running out of time. Its next-gen platform may be on track to arrive later this year, but the mobile industry’s blistering pace of innovation won’t slow down to wait for RIM to catch up. RIM provided a first look at BlackBerry 10 during BlackBerry World 2012′s opening keynote. RIM has pinned its future on BB10. This platform combines the best of BlackBerry 7 and PlayBook OS 2.0 and will serve as RIM’s mobile computing platform in the years to come. The problem is that RIM barely showed anything about the new OS. It revealed a great software keyboard, a high-level view of the cascading user interface, and a very brief look at the contact and messaging component of the UI. That’s it. The message from RIM on BB10 is clear: It’s not nearly ready. The company showed so little of the new platform, it’s hard to believe there’s really a platform at all. The presentations were slick, but RIM didn’t show even an early build of BB10 working on a prototype handset. For all intents and purposes, we don’t know anything about BB10. Read The Full Article »
Experiencing a Technology Leap Year It wasn’t until I was walking out of the venerable FIRA convention center at Mobile World Congress for the last time late on Feb. 29 that I realized it was a leap day. And overall, this seemed fitting, because an informal message I took from the event is that 2012 meets many of the criteria to be what I consider a technology “leap year.” Although much more difficult to define, and lacking the cadence of a calendar leap year, the impact of a technology leap year can be much more profound than simply having one additional day to analyze telecom trends. Essentially, I define a technology leap year as one in which critical technologies take the leap from development to commercialization and monetization phases. The upside is more innovative services and applications for end users; the downside for some vendors and carriers is that it accelerates the rate of legacy service erosion. Read The Full Article »
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4G World 2012 Announces Formation of Executive Advisory Board
4G Industry Leaders From AT&T, Clearwire, Huawei, Intel & More to contribute to develoment of 4G World Program
SAN FRANCISCO – May 8, 2012 – 4G World, the world’s leading event for the 4G ecosystem of mobile operators, equipment and software vendors and enterprise buyers, today announced the formation of an Executive Advisory Board (EAB). The board, consisting of leading wireless industry executives and experts will provide strategic guidance for the development and delivery of the event’s 2012 conference and exposition. The event website is: www.4gworld.com
“One of the primary objectives of 4G World is to facilitate an open and unbiased forum where the mobile broadband industry can come together to explore opportunities and address challenges,” explained Berge Ayvazian, 4G World Conference Chair, co-founder, and Senior Consultant for Heavy Reading. “We have received commitments from leading analysts, mobile operators, industry associations and vendors to provide guidance in the development of a comprehensive and open program for delegates and sponsors alike.”
Industry analysts appointed to the EAB include:
John Jackson, Vice President, Research, CCS Insight
Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst, Yankee Group
Mark Lowenstein, Managing Director, Mobile Ecosystem
Mobile operators participating in the EAB include:
Clay Owen, Senior Director, Communications, AT&T
Susan Johnston, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Clearwire
Industry associations represented on the EAB include:
Chris Pearson, President, 4G Americas
Prof. Simon Saunders, Chairman, Small Cell Forum
Robert Rich, Managing Director, TM Forum Insights Research
Industry leading 4G technology vendors participating in the EAB include:
Mohamed Madkour, Senior Director, Wireless Marketing, Huawei
John Healy, Director of Strategic Marketing, Embedded and Communications Group, Intel
4G World 2012 EAB members are actively engaged in identifying the industry’s key business and technology issues for inclusion in the conference’s program agenda. Members also provide guidance in the development and delivery of conference sessions.
About 4G World 2012
4G World™ continues to be the world’s largest independent conference and expo event covering the global technology and applications ecosystem for next-generation mobile broadband networks. The 4G World 2012 four-day conference program will include updates on the latest innovations in wireless business and technology from more than 200 speakers and industry leader keynotes.
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4G WORLD 2012 – Building Business Models to Monetize Networks
| 4G WORLD 2012 – Building Business Models to Monetize Networks By: Kate Mitchell, 4G World Marketing4G World 2012′s program is now online! 4G World 2012′s comprehensive and always-expanding program explores all critical aspects of the business and technology of mobile broadband.Network operators around the world are pouring billions into 4G network infrastructure builds, but will they see any kind of return for their investment? What changes need to be made to existing business models to leverage emerging applications, content and OTT services? How much longer can the “tried and true” approaches of voice and data plans continue to generate profitable revenues? The industry’s foremost leaders will gather at 4G World 2012 to discuss and debate these questions and to share their strategies for fast-tracking the opportunities of mobile broadband. Be sure to visit www.4GWorld.com to view the latest additions to our exciting line-up of insightful summits, sessions, keynotes and speakers.
Small cells and Wi-Fi offload: a complementary approach to increase in capacity density We all love a fight, and for a long time small cells and Wi-Fi offload have been presented as competing approaches, mostly with Wi-Fi as the initial, cheap-and-cheerful solution that would eventually be replaced by carrier-grade small cell deployments in high-density areas. This is not what is happening. The pressure on mobile operators to increase capacity — and especially capacity density (i.e., mbps per square mile) — is so strong that they cannot pick between small cells and Wi-Fi, but they equally need both. And this is because operators increasingly realize that the two technologies not only offer an incremental increase in capacity, but they can play a different, complementary role. Although operators have been offering Wi-Fi offload for some time now, their approach is slowly evolving, towards a more extensive use of Wi-Fi, a tighter integration with their cellular networks, and a better management of Wi-Fi connectivity. While Wi-Fi access in public hotspots grabs most headlines, operators have come to value Wi-Fi most for offloading traffic from home. Across the world, the peak in data traffic is at around 9:00pm and a good portion of this comes from home usage. As most subscribers have a broadband connection and Wi-Fi in their homes, offloading this traffic is easy, effective, and low-cost to implement. (On the other hand, a widespread increase in capacity in residential areas would be very expensive.) As Wi-Fi offload captures an increasing portion of data traffic, operators have become more interested in integrating it within their networks, to retain visibility into their subscriber experience and to manage the traffic as required. In this perspective, the Wi-Fi Alliance PassPoint program, Hotspot 2.0, and SIM-based authentication are likely to provide a better Wi-Fi offload experience. Similarly, the acquisition of Belair by Ericsson — a vendor that for a long time has kept its distance from Wi-Fi — demonstrates that Wi-Fi has now come of age and become an integral component of new mobile broadband networks. Read The Full Article »
Facebook Phone: 4 Reasons Why It’s Crazy Reports of the fabled “Facebook Phone” have resurfaced, this time linking HTC to the social network. Here’s why you shouldn’t believe them. HTC has decided to strengthen its relationship with Facebook, rather than Google, and will forge ahead with a dedicated Facebook phone, reports DigiTimes. Citing sources familiar with HTC’s plans, DigiTimes believes the company will bring a Facebook-branded smartphone to market during the third quarter. The reasoning behind the decision, said DigiTimes, is because HTC feels burned by Google’s tighter relationship with competitor Samsung. HTC built the first Nexus phone for Google (Nexus One), but Google has picked Samsung over HTC for the last two Nexus smartphones (Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus). Worse, supply chain sources suggest that Samsung has already been chosen by Google to make the fourth Nexus device. This has left HTC feeling like it needs a new partner in the smartphone space to help set it apart. Read The Full Article »
Mobile Cloud Will Change Your Life What a difference a year makes. A year ago many critics were still talking about the “cloud” as if it were a massive amount of hype. That has changed completely — no one dismisses the cloud any more. At the same time, what has dawned on the information industry — IT and telecom — is the realization that the cloud is really going to be accessed overwhelmingly from mobile devices. Yes, that means what is really critical is the mobile cloud. The new Heavy Reading study, “The Mobile Cloud: Ready or Not, Here It Comes,” provides a strategic overview of why and how the mobile cloud is going to develop at an ever-accelerating rate, and the implications that development will have on the telecom and IT industries. Make no mistake — those implications are enormous. The mobile cloud is going to be the battleground on which the interests of a stunning list of powerful companies and industry segments come crashing together. These include not only the giant carriers (Verizon, AT&T) and mobile device makers (Apple, Samsung), but also a full contingent of Internet-based companies and software giants (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and more). Read The Full Article »
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4G – voices of the future
4G WORLD 2012 – Exploring Strategies for Accessing and Optimizing Spectrum
By: Kate Mitchell, Director of Marketing, 4G World
4G World 2012′s program is now online! 4G World 2012′s comprehensive and always-expanding program explores all critical aspects of the business and technology of mobile broadband.
In a perfect world there would be access to plentiful, globally harmonized and effective spectrum allocations for 4G mobile broadband. Reality however, is quite different. At 4G World network builders, operators and regulators come together as a community to explore ways to access and to optimize the use of spectrum. Small cells, Wi-Fi, and VoLTE are just a few of the evolving technologies that are critical to optimizing spectrum use and they’re all part of 4G World 2012′s focus. Be sure to visit www.4GWorld.com to view the latest additions to our exciting line-up of insightful summits, sessions, keynotes and speakers.
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- Readying Voice over 4G
- Wi-Fi ‘Wild West’ Challenges Carriers
- Mobile Health Presents Life-Changing Opportunities
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Readying Voice over 4G
By: Andy Mitchell, 4G Trends Editor
In an industry that thrives on marketing claims, there’s a lot more at stake for carriers who are preparing to deliver 4G voice than simply being the able to announce that they’re the first to market.
Sprint is planning to launch LTE in Atlanta, Baltimore, Kansas City, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas by mid-year through its Network Vision program. Sprint has confirmed that around 15 LTE devices, including handsets, tablets and data cards, are on track to be launched in 2012. Among the first LTE smartphones offered by Sprint will be the LG Viper and the LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Nexus which will make its debut by the end of April. Sprint has said that all of its LTE smartphones will have access to unlimited data plans.
Earlier this month Sprint announced that it would be rolling out “HD Voice” or high-definition voice with another new LTE handset, the HTC Evo LTE. The carrier stated that it would begin to deploy HD voice in H2 of 2012 with full support coming in Q1 of 2013. HD voice service will be based on EVRC-NW (Enhanced Variable Rate Narrowband Wideband Codec) rather than VoLTE.
For Sprint, employing HD Voice should deliver two discernable benefits. The first benefit will be for Sprint’s customers, who should experience an improvement in voice quality. For customers to experience the full effect of HD Voice however, both users on the call will need to be using an HD Voice capable handset. The HTC Evo LTE, while HD Voice won’t be operational on Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network.
The second benefit will be for Sprint, who should see an improvement in spectrum efficiencies as EVRC-NW solutions consume less bandwidth overall. The capability will be supported over Sprint’s 3G and 4G networks when the carrier completes its Network Vision upgrades in 2013. Sprint is using Qualcomm’s 1X Advanced, an evolution of CDMA2000 that with new devices and through upgrades to channel cards, has the potential of a increasing capacity by up to four times over CDMA2000 1X networks.
MetroPCS has been ahead of the curve in launching commercial LTE services — beating Verizon Wireless to launch by several months, and quickly expanded its LTE coverage to its entire 14-market footprint. MetroPCS almost immediately began transitioning its SMS and MMS traffic from its CDMA networks to its all-IP LTE platform. MetroPCS has been moving ahead strategically with VoLTE in an effort to free up spectrum as well. Because MetroPCS doesn’t have access to as much spectrum as its larger competitors, it is critical to use limited spectrum efficiently. In this case, by moving as much of its existing voice, SMS and MMS traffic to LTE, the carrier will be able to re-farm spectrum currently used for CDMA to LTE. Read The Full Article »
Wi-Fi ‘Wild West’ Challenges Carriers
By: Michelle Donegan, European Editor, Light Reading Mobile
For mobile operators, which are used to a much more controlled network environment, Wi-Fi looks like the “Wild West,” explained Brown (who clearly has been watching too many Westerns lately.) The Wi-Fi sector is so broad that it’s difficult to see which segment is best for them to target, he said.
From a mobile carrier’s point of view, Wi-Fi is “unlicensed, often unsecure, and in short dangerous,” he said, and they just “don’t know where they stand.”
While it may be fragmented and unruly, Wi-Fi has been essential to the growth in smartphone usage and has become a pillar of the mobile Internet. For example, about 60 percent to 70 percent of smartphone usage will be over Wi-Fi today, most of which is at home, according to Brown. Read The Full Article »
Mobile Health Presents Life-Changing Opportunities
By: Eric Openshaw and Phil Asmundson, Deloitte, LLP
Almost every day we find more ways to use smartphones to stay in touch, find places, play games, and compare and pay for products. Yet within three to five years, other phone uses will be more life changing for many of us. Our health may literally be in our hands. Plus, more CIOs will become involved in what appears to be the next great mobile revenue growth opportunity: mobile health.
Those are some of the findings from our recent Open Mobile survey of 250 senior mobile technology executives. Several factors make this conclusion obvious. Mobile technology lets patients and wellness-minded individuals stay in closer, better, and less-expensive contact with the right medical professionals or with remote monitoring systems. From medication reminders to wearable body sensors that let caregivers provide more rapid, accurate diagnoses and responses, mobile health solutions will become a more vital part of our lives and the service of many organizations. Adoption of mobile health technologies may match the impact of electronic health record (EHR) adoption, and it may happen faster, especially if there’s proactive collaboration among healthcare, telecom, and application providers. Read The Full Article »
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4G World Expands to Asia
Largest Independent Event Focusing on Entire 4G Ecosystem Will Address World’s Leading Regional Market
SAN FRANCISCO – February 28, 2012. – UBM TechWeb today announced plans to extend its popular 4G World Conference and Expo to Singapore. 4G World comes to serve the APAC region, which today represents nearly half of all mobile users globally. The inaugural event will be held May 21 through 23, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Singapore. For more information visit http://asia.4gworld.com
“A recent Pyramid Research report indicates that LTE subscriptions in Asia-Pacific will top all other regions by 2014,” said Berge Ayvazian, Program Chairman of 4G World and Senior 4G Consulting at Heavy Reading. “We’re launching 4G World Asia as an open industry forum for the entire 4G ecosystem to facilitate an exchange of innovation and expertise focused on the Asia market.”
“4G World Asia is part of the acquisition of the 4G World Conference and Expo brand by UBM earlier this month, said Joe Braue, EVP/Group Director of Light Reading which will be co-producing the event with the TechWeb Events Network. “We’ll be able to optimize UBM’s worldwide expo and conference infrastructure to ensure its success.”
4G World Asia’s program and ancillary special events will provide a unique reality check for stakeholders in the global 4G community. Ayvazian will be leading discussions that will examine the unique opportunities and challenges associated with the intense growth and market demands of this region. 4G World Asia will feature executive keynotes, in-depth technology tracks, special focus summits and industry-recognized training programs that encompass critical aspects of 4G business and technology, including:
• Technology and investment priorities for 4G
• Game changing 4G business models
• Migration, deployment and launch strategies
• Asia Pacific region opportunities and case studies
• 4G value creation and service strategies
• Radio access and core network innovations
• Capacity and coverage optimization
• Backhaul technology solutions
• Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications
• Mobile cloud applications delivery
• Smartphones, tablets and cloud-connected devices
• Mobile transactions and commerce
The two-day conference program, pre-conference summit, and training sessions are expected to attract hundreds of industry experts, media partners and sponsors.
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About 4G World 2012
4G World™ continues to be the world’s largest independent conference and expo event covering the global technology and applications ecosystem for next-generation mobile broadband networks. The 4G World 2012 four-day conference program will include updates on the latest innovations in wireless business and technology from more than 200 speakers and industry leader keynotes.
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4G World 2012 Announces Call for Papers
4-day conference program focuses 4G mobile broadband innovations and best practices.
SAN FRANCISCO – February 27, 2012 – 4G World 2012 announced today a ‘call for papers’ for its fourth annual conference and expo. This year’s event will be held October 29 through November 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event website is www.4GWorld.com.
“4G World has adopted an open definition of 4G Mobile Broadband,” said Berge Ayvazian, 4G World Conference Chair and co-founder. “To support such an open definition it becomes absolutely critical that we include experience, expertise and opinion from each key area of the 4G ecosystem in our conference program.” 4G World’s call for papers is key to engaging the industry’s innovators and leaders in provocative business and technology discussions.
The 4G World 2012 agenda will focus on the most challenging issues and obstacles facing mobile operators as they try to manage the cost of unbridled traffic growth and exploit opportunities to capture sufficient revenues and generate a return on their 4G infrastructure investments, such as:
- How can Mobile Operators collaborate with Technology Vendors and Hosting Providers to deploy Mobile Cloud and 4G infrastructure that optimizes network performance and adds unique value with business models that properly monetize OTT services, Enterprise Applications, Multimedia Content and Social Network services?
- How can regulators, operators, technologists and other stakeholders agree on a plan for global spectrum resourcing to keep pace with the endless appetite for mobile broadband and provide universal coverage of True 4G – IMT Advanced – fully mobile, all IP @ 100 Mbps?
4G World 2012 seeks interesting, nonpartisan and product agnostic content from individuals or organizations that address these focuses and the industry’s ‘hot button’ topics. Such current topics include 4G Network Evolution, M2M Vertical Applications, Mobile Cloud, Customer Experience Optimization, Voice and Value Added Services for 4G Networks, New Age RAN, Small Cells and Backhaul Solutions.
4G World conference sessions are intended to educate attendees on current 4G wireless and mobile broadband innovations, challenges and trends only, and as such product related submissions will not be accepted. Interested parties are invited to visit www.4GWorld.com for additional details and proposal submission. The deadline for submissions is April 6, 2012.
About 4G World 2012
4G World™ continues to be the world’s largest independent conference and expo event covering the global technology and applications ecosystem for next-generation mobile broadband networks. The 4G World 2012 four-day conference program will include updates on the latest innovations in wireless business and technology from more than 200 speakers and industry leader keynotes.
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UBM TechWeb Acquires 4G World Conference and Expo
UBM TechWeb Acquires 4G World Conference and Expo
Berge Avyazian, founding 4G World Conference Chair, to lead 4G mobile broadband conference and expo powered by UBM TechWeb’s Light Reading and InformationWeek
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — UBM TechWeb announced the acquisition of 4G World from Yankee Group.
4G World is the largest event in the world covering the entire ecosystem of 4G technologies and business models that power the mobile Internet industry and economy. The massive growth in the 4G marketplace – predicted to grow to 2.5 billion subscribers in 2016 according to Pyramid Research – fuels the demand for a conference and expo to bring key stakeholders together to discuss, debate and evaluate the most important 4G topics, opportunities and solutions. 4G World is happening Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2012 at McCormick Place in Chicago. For more information, visit http://www.4gworld.com/ .
“The 4G market and 4G World is right in our sweet spot,” said Lenny Heymann, UBM TechWeb Executive Vice President and Group General Manager. “4G World serves a fast growing market that will immediately utilize our conference expertise and infrastructure, taps into our thriving Light Reading and InformationWeek online communities and databases of service provider and enterprise tech decision makers, and provides a powerful event platform for 4G marketers around the globe.”
Heading up the 4G World program will be Berge Ayvazian, the founding Conference Chair for 4G World and before that, WiMAX World. Ayvazian is currently Senior Analyst with UBM TechWeb’s Heavy Reading where he manages the research company’s 4G Consulting Business and has spent 30 spent years covering and advising the global communications market, including serving as former CEO of Yankee Group.
“With the rapid adoption of 4G mobile broadband technologies such as LTE, HSPA+, and WiMAX LTE, and an endless appetite for mobile broadband from both enterprise businesses and consumers, 4G holds significant potential to transform business and how people communicate, work and socialize,” said Ayvazian. “I am excited to put the UBM TechWeb resources to work at 4G World, creating a brand and event that brings together the entire 4G ecosystem of carriers, their enterprise customers, application developers, key industry associations, and industry experts from other major research and media companies.”
4G World 2011 attracted over 8,500 registered attendees and featured over 250 sponsors and exhibitors, over 80 interactive sessions featuring 20 speakers and 30 mobile operator case studies, an Expo show floor, rich networking opportunities, and an awards ceremony.
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UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses – media solutions, marketing services and paid content – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM TechWeb’s communities and information resources monthly. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading magazines InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading. UBM TechWeb is a UBM plc company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation 4G technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content. 4G World offers operators an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works–and what doesn’t–as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com
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4G World 2011 a Success for the 4G Ecosystem
Third annual event draws over 8,500 registered attendees and over 250 sponsors and exhibitors.
Chicago, Ill., 4G World 2011—Oct. 27 , 2011 – Yankee Group today announced that 4G World 2011, held Oct. 24-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago, attracted over 8,500 registered attendees and more than 250 sponsors, including 150 exhibitors. The company also announced its 2012 event schedule, including 4G World Asia 2012, which will be held April 17-19, 2012 at the Raffles City Convention Center in Singapore, and 4G World 2012, which will be held Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2012, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event Web site is www.4gworld.com.
4G World is the largest event in the world focused on the rapidly expanding 4G and mobile Internet ecosystem. This year’s conference attendees participated in more than 100 conference sessions and heard from more than 250 industry thought leaders. Keynote speeches featured industry executives from over 30 major wireless operators from around the globe who discussed their plans to deploy 4G networks and mobile Internet services. This year’s expanded program included four collocated summits: NFC Summit, 4G Backhaul Summit, Customer Experience Summit, WCAI Spectrum Summit. Some key highlights include:
- Customer Experience Summit: John Egan at AT&T Mobility discussed ways AT&T is taking 4G customer experience to heart, and how the company focused on improving customers’ online experiences while removing costs from the customer contact center (see “AT&T Harnesses Data to Improve Customer Experience”).
- Mobile Backhaul Summit: Yankee Group’s Jennifer Pigg outlined the key characteristics necessary in future 4G mobile backhaul (see “Summit Reveals the Future of Backhaul”).
- NFC Summit: Google’s Osama Bedier explained the importance of creating magical experiences for consumers as a necessary prerequisite to kick-starting the NFC ecosystem in a 4G world (see “For NFC, Success Depends on Magical Experiences”).
“With over 35,000 square feet of exhibits, incredibly engaged session audiences and a buzzing expo hall, this year’s event really showcased the industry’s commitment to 4G,” said Gigi Wang, Yankee Group chief research officer and 4G World speaker. “4G technologies and network deployments are accelerating faster than ever before, thanks to insatiable consumer demand for mobile content, media and, most importantly, speed. After seeing all the innovative devices, applications and network solutions at this year’s event, it is clear that we are experiencing a watershed time across the mobile ecosystem. I’m truly excited to see what 2012 has in store.”
4G World kicks off 2012 with 4G World Asia, which will be held April 17-19, 2012 at the Raffles City Convention Center in Singapore. The 4G World Asia program is specifically designed to deliver the audience of key operators, service providers and their advisers under one roof, greatly enhancing business insights and networking prospects with other participants from across the Asia Pacific region. The event website is: http://asia.4gworld.com/
Sponsors of 4G World 2011 Conference and Expo include: Alvarion; Ericsson; Alcatel-Lucent; Ciena; Huawei; Juniper Networks; Nokia Siemens Networks; Qualcomm; Samsung; Airspan; Cavium Networks; Continuous Computing; Exalt; NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.; NetScout; Sequans; Stoke; Symmetricom; Tekelec; Sprint; 4G Trends; Connected Planet; Total Telecom; Wireless Week; Award Solutions; bnetTV.com; 3GPP; NFC Forum; TM Forum; UMTS Forum; Wi-Fi Alliance; WiMAX Forum; 4G Americas; ATIS; CDG; IMS Forum; NGN Forum; NGN Plugfest; Telecom Council of Silicon Valley; USTelecom; Wireless Communications Association International; Maravedis; Rethink Research; Senza Fili Consulting; Parks Associates; and Hot Telecom.
About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation 4G technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As a ubiquitous network takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works—and what doesn’t—as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com
About Yankee Group
Yankee Group is the preeminent research and advisory firm equipping companies to profit in a mobile world. The core of our content is proprietary research and analytics on the attitudes, behaviors and usage patterns of mobile users. Based on this research, we provide a range of actionable data, insights and advice to marketing, strategy and product executives driving the mobility revolution in leading companies worldwide.
Press and Marketing Contact:
Kate Mitchell
Yankee Group
+1-705-835-6969
Sponsor and Exhibitor News
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Best In Show: Nokia Siemens Networks
Congratulations to Nokia Siemens Networks on winning Best In Show at 4G World! Thanks for your awesome show presence!
Don’t Miss – FREE to attend GSMA Seminar – Connected Life
GSMA Seminar: Connected Life – Realizing a $1.2 Trillion Opportunity through Mobile Broadband
Join the GSMA at 4G World in Chicago for a seminar on the GSMA’s vision on the ‘Connected Life’ opportunity and the importance of Mobile Broadband for realizing the market potential of mobile connected devices. The Connected Life is a world where consumers and businesses receive new mobile services across multiple devices through ubiquitous Mobile Broadband coverage.
Recent research has shown that mobile connected devices are expected to increase from more than 6 billion today to approximately 12 billion in 2020, resulting in a revenue opportunity of approximately US$1.2 trillion for mobile operators and providing significant growth potential and wireless innovation.
The session will explore the role and importance of Mobile Broadband technologies (UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE) in making the Connected Life a reality and the market potential for the mobile industry and adjacent industries – from healthcare to automotive to consumer electronics.
The GSMA seminar will take place on Wednesday October 26, 1:00-1:45PM, Room S-401, 4G World, Chicago.
Best of 4G Award Winners Announced
Samsung and Alcatel-Lucent walk away the big winners.
4G World – Chicago, Ill. – Oct. 25, 2011 – 4G World and Connected Planet announced the winners of their Best of 4G Awards. The awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of 4G technologies and are presented as part of the 4G World 2011 Conference and Expo, happening Oct. 24-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.
Congratulations to the 2011 Best of 4G Award recipients:
- Best New Mobile Device: Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch
- Most Innovative Network Deployment: Gemalto
- Best Mobile Commerce Solution: Alcatel-Lucent
- Best User Experience for Mobile: Alcatel-Lucent
- Best Mobile App for Tablet or Smartphone: BitStream BoltMobile
- Best New Network Infrastructure Solution: Huawei/Powerwave (tied)
- Best Overall Innovation in Mobile: Alcatel-Lucent lightRadio
The final award, Best in Show, will be voted on by all 4G World 2011 attendees and announced later in the week.
“Nominees for this year’s awards included some of the biggest names and best products in the 4G mobile and wireless ecosystem,” said Rich Karpinski, editor-in-chief for Connected Planet. “The quality of the submissions really challenged our world-class advisory board and judging panel to select the top winners among these great entries.”
Kathleen Mitchell, 4G World senior director of marketing, added, “4G technologies are beyond the curve in terms of innovation and creativity. And every year, we’re astonished at the advancement we see across the ecosystem. It’s exciting to be able to honor each of these forward-thinking companies, products and services at 4G World.”
Award finalists were honored at the 4G World’s Meet the Press and VIP Party on Monday evening. For more information, visit the show Web site at www.4gworld.com.
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About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation 4G technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As a ubiquitous network takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works—and what doesn’t—as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com
About Connected Planet
Connected Planet is the comprehensive source for service providers and enterprise users of advanced telecommunications and mobile networking services. Grounded in coverage of technology and infrastructure—IP networks, FTTX, wireless, OSS/BSS and more—Connected Planet also delivers insight into how yesterday’s networks are becoming the “smart pipes” of tomorrow, capable of carrying new network-driven solutions that are helping to reinvent the way the world works. For more information, visit http://connectedplanetonline.com.
About Yankee Group
Yankee Group is the preeminent research and advisory firm equipping enterprises to profit in a mobile world. The core of our content is proprietary research and analytics on the attitudes, behaviors and usage patterns of mobile users. Based on this research, we provide a range of actionable data, insights and advice to marketing, strategy and product executives driving the mobility revolution in leading companies worldwide.
Contact:
Kathleen Mitchell
Sr. Director of Marketing
Yankee Group Events and Media
kmitchell@yankeegroup.com
+1-617-259-2320
Birds of a Feather: Searching for a True Measure of 4G
Birds of a Feather: Searching for a True Measure of 4G
Wednesday 2:00 PM in the Yankee Group Booth on the Expo Floor
How do you measure 4G? Operators and analysts have taken to using metrics from the wireline broadband world and from mobile voice to define one network’s performance over another, but do those metrics really mean anything? Does it matter what peak bandwidth or even average bandwidth scores are if a network speeds fluctuate wildly at any given moment. Does coverage or pops data matter, if a network can drop a data session multiple times within the densest market?
In this birds of a feather session, we want to elicit your opinions over what should constitute the future measures for 4G. This will be an open discussion where we’ll try to reach some kind of consensus over what measurements matter and why they should. Join Connected Planet editors Rich Karpinski, Kevin Fitchard and some soon-to-be-announced “guests” for a free-wheeling discussion.
From Billions of People to Billions of Things: Future Connected World
4G Americas and Yankee Group offer workshop at 4G World
4G Americas is an industry trade organization composed of leading telecommunications service providers and manufacturers. The organization’s mission is to promote, facilitate and advocate for the deployment and adoption of the 3GPP family of technologies throughout the Americas. 4G Americas contributes to the successful commercial rollout of 3GPP mobile broadband technologies across the Americas and their place as the No. 1 technology family in the region. The organization aims to develop the expansive wireless ecosystem of networks, devices, and applications enabled by GSM and its evolution to LTE. 4G Americas is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., with an office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Dallas. More information is available at www.4gamericas.org.
TweetUp 101: Get Connected! Hosted by Nology Media and Mobinett Interactive
Attention Marketing Directors and Managers:
Need help getting started with social media? Join us for a brief Q&A about making the most of Twitter and 4G World’s event app! See you next Tuesday at 12:05 in the Solutions Theater.
4G World 2011 Teams With Mobinett to Offer Event-Based Mobile App
Mobinett Application Allows 4G World Attendees to Access the Program, Connect and Meet
Boston, MA, October 13, 2011 – 4G World 2011 (to be held in Chicago, Oct. 24-27), the world’s largest conference and exhibition covering the mobile broadband ecosystem, announced today that it will provide its attendees with real-time mobile access to program details and attendee networking via a free mobile app. Provided by Mobinett, the app enables attendees to perform a variety of tasks, from browsing the program schedule to exchanging digital business cards with their peers. Delegates at 4G World may download the app, called my4GWORLD, from www.my4gw.com.
“4G World provides a wealth of information and opportunities and we’re pleased to be able to provide our delegates with a great way to maximize their time with us,” explained Kate Mitchell, senior marketing director for 4G World. “With my4GWORLD, attendees can plan not only what they want to see but also what exhibitors and other delegates they’d like to meet up with, all on their mobile device.”
The innovative mobile application provides a search capability that allows delegates to locate other attendees with relevant interests by querying profile keywords. Delegates can communicate via private messaging and meeting requests. Users can quickly connect with others they’ve met to exchange digital business cards and send LinkedIn requests in one step. In addition, delegates can stay updated on event activities and share shout-outs, opinions and comments with other attendees on a “conversation wall” and with Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook networks.
Further event and registration details for 4G World can be found at www.4GWorld.com.
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About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation 4G technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As a ubiquitous network takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works—and what doesn’t—as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com
About Yankee Group
Yankee Group is the preeminent research and advisory firm equipping companies to profit in a mobile world. The core of our content is proprietary research and analytics on the attitudes, behaviors and usage patterns of mobile users. Based on this research, we provide a range of actionable data, insights and advice to marketing, strategy and product executives driving the mobility revolution in leading companies worldwide.
Contact:
Kate Mitchell
Sr. Director of Marketing
Yankee Group Events and Media
+1-617-259-2320
2011 Best of 4G Finalists Revealed
Annual 4G World awards honor movers and shakers of the 4G ecosystem
4G World and Connected Planet today announced finalists in the Best of 4G Awards. The awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of 4G technologies and are presented as part of the 4G World 2011 Conference and Expo, happening Oct. 24-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. The event Web site is www.4gworld.com
4G World is the largest event in the world covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies and business models that power the mobile Internet industry and economy. This year marks the third annual Best of 4G Awards. Winners in each category will be announced Monday, Oct. 24, at the 4G World VIP Press Party.
“Nominees for this year’s awards included some of the biggest names and best products in the 4G mobile and wireless ecosystem,” said Rich Karpinski, editor-in-chief for Connected Planet. “The quality of the submissions really challenged our world-class advisory board and judging panel to select the top winners among these great entries.”
Kathleen Mitchell, 4G World senior director of marketing, added, “4G technologies are beyond the curve in terms of innovation and creativity. And every year, we’re astonished at the advancement we see across the ecosystem. It’s exciting to be able to honor each of these forward-thinking companies, products and services at 4G World.”
Finalists for the Best of 4G Awards include:
Best New Mobile Device:
- Infomark
- Nokia Siemens Networks
- Samsung
Most Innovative Network Deployment
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Gemalto
- Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)
Best Mobile Commerce Solution
- Aditux
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Pontiflex
Best User Experience for Mobile
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Momac
- NSN
Best Mobile App for Tablet or Smartphone
- Bitstream
- LogMeIn
- TerraWi
Best New Network Infrastructure Solution
- Broadhop
- Huawei
- Powerwave
- Ruckus Wireless
Best Overall Innovation in Mobile
- Airspan
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Cisco
The final Best in Show category will be determined based on further vote on the collected category winners and announced at the show.
Sponsors of this year’s 4G World Conference and Expo include: Alvarion; Ericsson; Alcatel-Lucent; Ciena; Huawei; Juniper Networks; Nokia Siemens Networks; Qualcomm; Samsung; Airspan; Cavium Networks; Continuous Computing; Exalt; NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.; NetScout; Sequans; Stoke; Symmetricom; Tekelec; Sprint; 4G Trends; Connected Planet; Total Telecom; Wireless Week; Award Solutions; bnetTV.com; 3GPP; NFC Forum; TM Forum; UMTS Forum; Wi-Fi Alliance; WiMAX Forum; 4G Americas; ATIS; CDG; IMS Forum; NGN Forum; NGN Plugfest; Telecom Council of Silicon Valley; USTelecom; Wireless Communications Association International; Maravedis; Rethink Research; Senza Fili Consulting; Parks Associates; and Hot Telecom.
About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation 4G technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As a ubiquitous network takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works–and what doesn’t–as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com .
About Connected Planet
Connected Planet is the comprehensive source for service providers and enterprise users of advanced telecommunications and mobile networking services. Grounded in coverage of technology and infrastructure–IP networks, FTTX, wireless, OSS/BSS and more–Connected Planet also delivers insight into how yesterday’s networks are becoming the “smart pipes” of tomorrow, capable of carrying new network-driven solutions that are helping to reinvent the way the world works. For more information, visit http://connectedplanetonline.com .
About Yankee Group
Yankee Group is the preeminent research and advisory firm equipping companies to profit in a mobile world. The core of our content is proprietary research and analytics on the attitudes, behaviors and usage patterns of mobile users. Based on this research, we provide a range of actionable data, insights and advice to marketing, strategy and product executives driving the mobility revolution in leading companies worldwide.
Google’s Osama Bedier to Keynote at 4G World 2011
Google’s Osama Bedier to Keynote at 4G World 2011
Boston, Mass., Oct. 4, 2011 – 4G World today announced a new addition to its acclaimed list of speakers for the 4G World 2011 Conference and Expo. On the heels of the recent Google Wallet launch, Osama Bedier, VP of Payments for Google and one of the leads in orchestrating the company’s new open commerce ecosystem, will keynote at the 4G World 2011 summit “NFC: Enabling New Revenue Opportunities.” The third annual 4G World takes place Oct. 24-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. The event Web site is www.4gworld.com.
The NFC Summit, developed in conjunction with the NFC Forum, Near Field Communications World and Inside Secure, takes place Wednesday, Oct. 26, onsite at 4G World 2011. The executive summit assembles thought leaders representing the global ecosystem of NFC-based applications being deployed today. Bedier will take the stage at 9:45 a.m.
“We are excited to welcome Osama Bedier as an executive keynote for our NFC Summit,” said Nick Holland, Yankee Group senior analyst and program director for the summit. “Fresh from having launched the largest commercial U.S. NFC initiative to date, the expertise and insight he can bring to our audience will truly be invaluable.”
4G World is the largest event in the world covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation 4G technologies and business models that power the mobile Internet economy. For more details on the event or to register, visit http://www.4gworld.com.
Sponsors of 4G World 2011 Conference and Expo include: Alvarion; Ericsson; Alcatel-Lucent; Ciena; Huawei; Juniper Networks; Nokia Siemens Networks; Qualcomm; Samsung; Airspan; Cavium Networks; Continuous Computing; Exalt; NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.; NetScout; Sequans; Stoke; Symmetricom; Tekelec; Sprint; 4G Trends; Connected Planet; Total Telecom; Wireless Week; Award Solutions; bnetTV.com; 3GPP; NFC Forum; TM Forum; UMTS Forum; Wi-Fi Alliance; WiMAX Forum; 4G Americas; ATIS; CDG; IMS Forum; NGN Forum; NGN Plugfest; Telecom Council of Silicon Valley; USTelecom; Wireless Communications Association International; Maravedis; Rethink Research; Senza Fili Consulting; Parks Associates; and Hot Telecom.
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About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation 4G technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As a ubiquitous network takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works—and what doesn’t—as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com
About Yankee Group
Yankee Group is the preeminent research and advisory firm equipping companies to profit in a mobile world. We research the attitudes, behaviors and usage patterns of mobile users and explore enabling technologies and emerging business models across the mobile ecosystem. Based on these capabilities, our analysts provide a range of actionable data, insights and advice to marketing, strategy and product executives driving the mobility revolution in leading
companies worldwide. For more information, visit www.yankeegroup.com.
Yankee Group Announces 4G World Asia Call for Papers
The dedicated 4G event will focus on technologies fueling growth across the mobile and wireless ecosystem.
Boston, Mass., and Singapore Sep 7, 2011 – Yankee Group, in partnership with Inspira Events, today announced its call for papers for the first 4G World Asia. Prospective speakers for the event, which will be held April 17-19, 2012, at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, are invited to submit proposals on or before Monday, Oct. 31.
4G World is the only conference and expo focused exclusively on the next-generation trends and technologies fueling growth across mobile network connections, advanced devices, applications and content. More details are available on the conference Web site: http://asia.4gworld.com/.
“With next-generation communications technologies exploding in Asia, we?re excited to be hosting our next 4G World event there,” said Michael Cherrington, program director with Inspira Events for 4G World Asia. “We hope to host 100-plus expert speakers at the conference and expect many visionary and innovative topics to be delivered in this call for papers.”
4G World Asia 2012 seeks papers describing original ideas, groundbreaking results and/or quantified network/system experiences. In particular, we encourage submissions that highlight real-world deployments, new application domains, innovative system and solution designs, and new approaches to customer experience, business models and monetization of networks.
Submission instructions are provided below.
Scope of call for papers
Topics for 4G World Asia keynotes, tracks and summits include:
- Innovative growth strategies, business models, collaboration opportunities and investment directions for 4G operators
- Technology strategies bringing 4G mobility, broadband and cloud together
- Migration, deployment and launch strategies for LTE, LTE-Advanced, TD-LTE and TD-LTE Advanced and future Wi-Fi directions
- Radio access network (RAN) innovations, including cloud-RAN, heterogeneous networks and blended deployments
- Value-added service (VAS) and voice over 4G/VoLTE opportunities
- Migration approaches and benefits of all-IP, extended packet core (EPC) and self-organizing networks (SON)
- OSS/BSS 4G migration, security, policy, identity, traffic and revenue management for customer experience excellence
- Capacity and coverage optimization including Hotspot 2.0, small cell and metro femtocell solutions
- M2M service provider strategies and future smart services and vertical industry application case studies
- Backhaul innovation, including optical, fixed broadband, metro Ethernet, LTE-Advanced cell relay and satellite to manage the data and video traffic explosion
- Mobile cloud services, apps and infrastructure integration; caching and content delivery networks (CDNs)
- Smartphones, tablets and cloud apps transforming consumer and enterprise markets
- Monetizing 4G mobile commerce, payments and transactions, social networking and mobile advertising
- Mobile industry regulation and policy including financing, consolidation, competition and spectrum licensing
Submissions are not limited to these topics; you are welcome to propose additional ideas.
Tips for a successful paper submission
Focus your proposal on why your topic is original and why the audience would find the information important and relevant. Describe the proposed format, e.g., presentation, discussion panel/roundtable, one-on-one interview or other envisaged arrangement.
Submissions that reflect innovative thinking, offer new perspectives or deliver practical insights through case studies highlighting 4G commercial deployments, services and applications will be favored. The topics proposed can be technical or business-related.
Please note that submissions viewed as recycled from other conferences and events will be rejected.
Submission process
Proposals for the call for papers must be submitted electronically on the 4G World Asia Web site; please visit http://asia.4gworld.com/call-for-papers/ to complete your submission.
Important dates
- Completed proposals are due no later than Monday, Oct. 31, 2011
- Submitters of accepted papers will be contacted by Friday, Nov. 30, 2011.
- The full conference presentation must be completed and submitted at least one month prior to the event, i.e., on or before March 17, 2012.
Peer review
This conference contains high-quality submissions that undergo peer review conducted by the members of the 4G World Asia program committee. The results of the peer review translate into paper selections and topic-driven sessions for the conference. If your paper is accepted, a member of the program committee will contact you directly.
About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As a ubiquitous network takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works?and what doesn?t?as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com
About Inspira Events
Based in Hong Kong, Inspira Events provides unrivaled conference, seminar, large-scale congress and integrated conference-exhibition creation experience, coupled with specialist skills in sponsor program development and management. Founded by two senior executives with over 30 years of combined experience and complementary skills in the Asia-Pacific events industry, the firm maintains successful track records in organizing events of all sizes across the region. For more information, visit www.inspira-events.com
About Yankee Group
Yankee Group is the preeminent research and advisory firm equipping companies to profit in a mobile world. The core of our content is proprietary research and analytics on the attitudes, behaviors and usage patterns of mobile users. Based on this research, we provide a range of actionable data, insights and advice to marketing, strategy and product executives driving the mobility revolution in leading companies worldwide.
Contacts:
Michael Cherrington, Program Director, 4G World Asia
michael.cherrington@inspira-events.com
Kate Mitchell, Sr. Director of Marketing, Yankee Group Events and Media
kmitchell@yankeegroup.com
+1-617-259-2320
Yankee Group Announces 4G World Asia 2012
Yankee Group and Inspira Events team to bring world’s largest 4G event to Singapore in 2012
Boston, Mass., August 3, 2011 – Yankee Group today announced a partnership with Inspira Events to bring its popular 4G World Conference and Expo to Singapore April 17-19, 2012. Now in its third year, 4G World is the world’s largest event dedicated to the entire 4G ecosystem. 4G World 2011 (Chicago, October 24-27, is expected to draw 12,000 people and sponsors).
4G World Asia’s (visit the website at http://asia.4gworld.com/) conference program and ancillary special events will seek to provide a unique reality check for stakeholders in the global 4G community. Specifically, 4G World Asia will feature high-level keynotes, in-depth technology tracks, special focus summits and top quality training programs encompassing all key business and technology aspects of 4G including:
• Technology and investment priorities for 4G
• Game changing 4G business models
• Migration, deployment and launch strategies
• Asia Pacific region opportunities and case studies
• 4G value creation and service strategies
• Radio access and core network innovations
• Capacity and coverage optimization
• Backhaul technology solutions
• Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications
• Mobile cloud applications delivery
• Smartphones, tablets and cloud-connected devices
• Mobile transactions and commerce
• And much more.
“Next year is set to be an exciting year for Asia-Pacific deploying next-generation networks, devices and content,” says Gigi Wang, Chief Research Officer, Yankee Group. “4G World Asia will have all the right people, in the right place, at the right time to learn from each other and explore the opportunities that this evolution in the ecosystem will bring.”
The two-day main conference plus pre-conference summit and training sessions are expected to attract over 1,000 attendees and 200+ expert speakers, media partners and sponsors.
“We are excited to partner with a market leader like Yankee Group” said Michael Cherrington, M.D. and Program Director of Inspira. “4G World Asia will provide the Asia Pacific region with a new platform for thought leadership on business strategies and technology best practices covering the complete 4G ecosystem in a single comprehensive event. Underpinning this, the 4G World brand represents a world-class program that highlights the rapidly evolving interdependencies between operator business models, mobile radio technologies, core network architectures, as well as mobile applications, services and content.”
Sponsors of 4G World 2011, taking place Oct. 24-27 in Chicago, Ill., include: Acme Packet; Airspan Networks; Alcatel-Lucent; Alvarion; BelAir Networks; Cavium Networks; Ciena; CommScope; Continuous Computing; Ericsson; Exalt Communications; Huawei Technologies; Intel; Juniper Networks; NetLogic Microsystems; NetScout Systems; Nokia Siemens Networks; PCTEL; Qualcomm; Samsung; Sequans Communications; STOKE; Sprint; Symantec; Symmetricom; Tekelec; and Tellabs.
Association, research and media partners of 4G World include: Advantage Media; Antenna Systems; Avren Events; Bedford Communications; BNETTV; CDMA Development Group; Conference Guru; Connected World Magazine; Connect-World; Convergencia Latina; Cyber M@rketing Services; DIDx – Super Technologies; Edgell Communications; e-ventures Worldwide; FierceMarkets; Freewimaxinfo.com; LTE Portal; Microwave Journal; Mind Commerce; Mobile Europe; MobileWirelessJobs.com; OSP Magazine; Parks Associates; Penton Media; PowerSource Online; Rethink Research; SIP Center; Specialty Publishing Co.; Telecom Council; TM Forum; TyN Magazine; Vanilla Plus; Wi-Fi Alliance; Wireless Communications Association International; and Xavier Dalloz Consulting.
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About 4G World
Welcome to 4G World, the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As advanced networks take hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage, and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetising mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, as well as to learn from other operators about what works—and what doesn’t—as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com.
About Yankee Group
Yankee Group is the preeminent research and advisory firm equipping enterprises to profit in a mobile world. The core of our content is proprietary research and analytics on the attitudes, behaviors and usage patterns of mobile users. We provide actionable data, insights and advice to marketing, strategy and product executives driving the mobility revolution in leading companies worldwide. For more information, visit www.yankeegroup.com.
About Inspira Events
Inspira is a leader in conceptualizing, organizing and hosting B2B events through partnerships with influential multinational companies, government organizations and industry associations in China and across the region. The company’s founders bring together over 30 years experience in Asia Pacific markets, and have organized some of the region’s highest profile congresses and summits in broadband telecoms, mobile communications as well as other technology sectors. For more information, visit www.inspira-events.com.
Contact for Yankee Group:
Kate Mitchell
Sr. Director of Marketing
Yankee Group Events and Media
kmitchell@yankeegroup.com
+1-617-259-2320
Contact for Inspira Events:
Charlotte Chan
charlotte.chan@inspira-events.com
+852 2853 7610
4G WORLD® 2011 Exands Four-day Conference with Collocated Programs, Technology Summits, Keynotes, Execusive Events, and VIP Press Functions
The industry’s largest event focused on the rapidly expanding 4G and mobile Internet markets will be held Oct. 24-27, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Boston, Mass. – July. 18, 2011 – 4G World 2011 today announced a series of extended program offerings available to registered conference and expo attendees, as well as an invite-only VIP press event. 4G World includes a comprehensive four-day conference program featuring more than 200 thought-leading speakers, including keynotes by operators from around the globe. The event Web site is http://www.4gworld.com
Members of the press are urged to register early in order to take advantage of the many value-added programs taking place at the show. For full details on all of 4G World’s dedicated press events, please visit: http://4gworld.com/press-events/
4G World covers the entire ecosystem of next-generation mobile broadband and mobile Internet solutions, and includes more than 30 presentations from major global operators that will be discussing their plans to deploy next-generation 4G networks and mobile Internet services. Highlighted speakers include:
• Arun Bhikshesvaran, chief marketing officer, Telefon AB LM Ericsson
• Matt Bross, co-president, vice chairman and chief technology officer, Huawei Technologies
• Rick Corker, head of North American Region, Nokia Siemens Networks
• Tom Keys, chief operating officer, MetroPCS
• Jon Kuhn, director of product management, Enterprise Mobility Group, Symantec Corp.
• Manoj Leelanivas, executive VP and general manager, Junos Applications Software (JAS) Business Group, Juniper Networks
• Dr. Hideo Okinaka, VP, emerging technologies and industry standards, KDDI Corp.
• Bernd Reul, VP, TDC Operations Technology
• Koichi Tagawa, chairman, NFC Forum
• Gigi Wang, chief research officer, Yankee Group
• Ken Wirth, president, E2E Network Solutions, Alcatel-Lucent
View our entire lineup of speakers at: http://www.4gworld.com/4g-speakers/
A list of operators and service provider speakers can be viewed at: http://www.4gworld.com/4g-speakers/operator-speakers/
“4G technologies are reshaping the wireless industry at an unprecedented speed. It is critical now, more than ever, that business and technology leaders understand how to realize the benefits and recognize the disruptive nature of 4G,” explains Gigi Wang, chief research officer, Yankee Group.
4G World’s unique conference program includes participation and collocation of many industry events and topic areas, including:
• 4G technology training programs from Award Solutions and IEEE
• Near Field Communication Summit – hosted by NFC Forum
• 4G Backhaul Summit – sponsored by CFN Services, Ericsson, Accedian Networks, CenturyLink, Ceragon Networks, DragonWave, JDSU, RAD Data Communications and Siklu
• Yankee Group’s Customer Experience Summit
• WCAI Spectrum Summit – hosted by WCAI
• Executive breakfasts – hosted by Alvarion
• 4G Americas and GSMA Special Education Sessions
• Innovative mHealth Solutions – hosted by Forbes
• Interactive Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions – live on the expo floor
• Attendee VIP Lounge Pass – new!
• 4G technology training programs from Award Solutions and IEEE
• 4G World Solutions Theater
• 4G World News Desk – hosted by bnetTV
• VIP Press Event and Best of 4G Awards Party
• And much more
With more than 300 sponsors and exhibitors, 4G World is the industry’s must-attend event of the year. 4G World is pleased to acknowledge extensive industry support, including: Corporate Hosts Alvarion, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and Samsung; Flagship Service Providers Sprint and Verizon; and Premier Sponsors Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena, Huawei, Intel, Juniper Networks and Qualcomm. A complete list of sponsors and exhibitors can be found at http://www.4gworld.com/4g-sponsors/corporate-sponsors/
For complete information about the conference program, expo and special press and operator events, please visit http://www.4gworld.com. To ensure you are pre-registered to receive these special invitations early, please e-mail Kathleen Mitchell at kmitchell@yankeegroup.com
About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As the Anywhere Network® takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and are planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies and to learn from other operators about what works–and what doesn’t–as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4gworld.com.
About Yankee Group
The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts–the leading source of insight and counsel trusted by builders, operators and drivers of connectivity solutions for 40 years. We are uniquely focused on the evolution of Anywhere connectivity, and we chart the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence, including operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.yankeegroup.com.
Contact:
Kathleen Mitchell
Marketing
kmitchell@yankeegroup.com
+1-617-259-2320
New Yankee Group Summit Focused on Mobile Cloud for the Enterprise, Collocated at CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011
As workers increasingly bring personal devices and apps to work, enterprise IT must adapt or lose productivity.
Boston, MA Jul 11, 2011 – Yankee Group today announced its one-day summit “Mobile Cloud Means Business,” which will examine the role of cloud computing within the mobile enterprise. The event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 11, and will be collocated at CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011 in San Diego, Calif.
Consumerization of the enterprise, combined with the explosion of smartphone and tablet use and the demand for mobility, has tasked enterprise IT departments with making business applications and content available to users and unique devices around the globe. Enterprises are looking at mobile cloud as a way to embrace consumer technologies while maintaining control over technology decisions–without creating new security, governance or performance issues.
“Mobile Cloud Means Business” is designed specifically for enterprise IT, cloud vendors and services providers. During the summit, Yankee Group analysts and other industry thought leaders will present interactive sessions on a range of topics, including:
- Business cases for applying cloud-based tools, applications and mobility solutions to help IT embrace the consumerization wave, democratize IT and usher in a new era of worker productivity.
- Strategies for service providers to partner effectively and deliver differentiated solutions to support the mobile cloud.
- Key mobile cloud vendors and technologies.
- Strategies for mobile cloud integration.
“Consumerization and cloud computing are giving workers an unprecedented ability to provision their own technology and mobility solutions for work,” said George Hamilton, Yankee Group principal analyst and a featured presenter. “Enterprise IT must embrace the change and command the power of mobile cloud or risk becoming obsolete.”
For more information about the summit, visit http://www.yankeegroup.com/misc/cloudSummit.html
Yankee Group today also announced findings from its 2011 US FastView: Cloud Computing Survey. See related release for details.
About Yankee Group
The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts–the leading source of insight and counsel trusted by builders, operators and drivers of connectivity solutions for 40 years. We are uniquely focused on the evolution of Anywhere connectivity, and chart the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence, including operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
Contacts:
- Ashlee Clevenger, Yankee Group communications, +1–617–598–7268, mediarelations@yankeegroup.com
Yankee Group Announces 2011 Best of 4G World Awards
Yankee Group Announces 2011 Best of 4G World Awards
Awards to be presented at 4G World Conference and Expo Oct. 24-27 in Chicago.
June 15, 2011, Boston, Mass. – Yankee Group today opened the call for submissions to its 2011 Best of 4G World Awards. Open to any company, the awards recognize the best companies, products and innovations within the wireless and mobile supply ecosystem. The final selection of winners will be made by an independent committee and will be announced at the Meet the Press & VIP Party for 4G World 2011 on Oct. 24 in Chicago, Ill.
4G World is the largest event in the world covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies and business models that power the mobile Internet industry and economy. This year marks the third annual 4G World awards. Winning entries will receive 4G World Wall of Fame recognition during the show, a filmed executive interview featured on the 4G World Web site, a profile in 4G Trends and visibility in a Best of 4G Awards Winners press release and Web site.
This year’s award categories are:
- Best new mobile device. Unique and thoughtful uses of connectivity in an everyday device.
- Most innovative network deployment. Innovative deployment strategies to deliver the next generation of wireless services.
- Most innovative network infrastructure. Innovative infrastructure solutions that help network operators use spectrum more efficiently and increase network capacity.
- Best mobile app for a smartphone or tablet. Cutting-edge content designed for the small screen.
- Best user experience for mobile. Creative solutions for seamless and simple experiences across a myriad of mobile devices.
- Best mobile commerce solution. Original solutions for mobile banking, transactions and couponing and near field communication.
- Best overall innovation in mobile. Groundbreaking contributions, be they application, device or network innovations, that have resounding implications across the industry.
In addition to these open nomination categories, all 4G World exhibitors will be eligible for the special Best in Show at 4G World Award, which will be voted on by conference attendees.
Award submissions are open until Aug. 29, 2011. For more information, and to submit a nomination, visit: http://www.4gworld.com/press/4g-world-awards/
Sponsors of this year’s 4G World Conference and Expo include: Alvarion; Ericsson; Alcatel-Lucent; Ciena; Huawei; Juniper Networks; Nokia Siemens Networks; Qualcomm; Samsung; Airspan; Cavium Networks; Continuous Computing; Exalt; NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.; NetScout; Sequans; Stoke; Symmetricom; Tekelec; Sprint; 4G Trends; Connected Planet; Total Telecom; Wireless Week; Award Solutions; bnetTV.com; 3GPP; NFC Forum; TM Forum; UMTS Forum; Wi-Fi Alliance; WiMAX Forum; 4G Americas; ATIS; CDG; IMS Forum; NGN Forum; NGN Plugfest; Telecom Council of Silicon Valley; USTelecom; Wireless Communications Association International; Maravedis; Rethink Research; Senza Fili Consulting; Parks Associates; and Hot Telecom.
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About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As the Anywhere Network® takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and are planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies and to learn from other operators about what works–and what doesn’t–as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4gworld.com.
About Yankee Group
The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts–the leading source of insight and counsel trusted by builders, operators and drivers of connectivity solutions for 40 years. We are uniquely focused on the evolution of Anywhere connectivity, and we chart the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence, including operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.yankeegroup.com.
Contact:
- Kate Mitchell
Senior Director of Marketing
Yankee Group Events and Media
kmitchell@yankeegroup.com
+1-617-259-2320
NFC Forum and Yankee Group to Produce Executive Summit at 4G World 2011
New event to focus on enabling new revenue opportunities with near field communication (NFC) technology.
June 6, 2011, Boston, MA – Yankee Group today announced that the NFC Forum has signed on as a Premier Association Sponsor of this year’s 4G World™ conference and expo, and that the two firms are jointly developing an exclusive, one-day summit, collated at the conference, entitled “NFC: Enabling New Revenue Opportunities.”
4G World is the largest event in the world covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies and business models that power the mobile Internet industry and economy. This year’s event is taking place Oct. 24-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. “NFC: Enabling New Revenue Opportunities” is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 26.
“NFC’s true value proposition has yet to be realized,” said Nick Holland, Yankee Group senior analyst and program director for the summit. “The technology can do so much more then merely emulate a payment card—it can enable an entirely new mobile interaction paradigm and open doors to new revenue and growth across a broad range of verticals. The executive summit will address where those revenue opportunities lie and the best practices to succeed in this new ecosystem.”
Debbie Arnold, NFC Forum Director added, “One of our primary goals at the NFC Forum is to educate consumers and enterprises globally about NFC technology, use cases, and implementations. We are looking forward to collaborating with Yankee Group in the development of ’NFC: Enabling New Revenue Opportunities,’ and to participating at this year’s 4G World conference and expo.”
The executive summit assembles global thought leaders, representing the global ecosystem of NFC-based applications being deployed today. Topics include:
- The state of the NFC industry
- Building the next-generation retail experience
- Revenue opportunities in retail, health care, social media, consumer electronics and more
- NFC implementations across a variety of industries, with focuses on lessons learned, business cases, consumer education and measuring success
- The technology of NFC, including details about the NFC Forum certification programs, systems integration technical issues, hints for developers and more
Sponsors of this year’s 4G World Conference and Expo include: Alvarion; Ericsson; Alcatel-Lucent; Ciena; Huawei; Juniper Networks; Nokia Siemens Networks; Qualcomm; Samsung; Airspan; Cavium Networks; Continuous Computing; Exalt; NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.; Netscout; Sequans; Stoke; Symmetricom; Tekelec; Sprint; 4G Trends; Connected Planet; Total Telecom; Wireless Week; Award Solutions; bnetTV.com; 3GPP; NFC Forum; TM Forum; UMTS Forum; WiFi Alliance; WiMax Forum; 4G Americas; ATIS; CDG; IMS Forum; NGN Forum; NGN Plugfest; Telecom Council of Silicon Valley; US Telecom; WCA International; Maravedis; Rethink; Senza Fili Consulting; Parks Associates; and Hot Telecom.
About the NFC Forum
The NFC Forum was launched as a non-profit industry association in 2004 by leading mobile communications, semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. The Forum’s mission is to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. The Forum’s 140 global member companies currently are developing specifications for a modular NFC device architecture, and protocols for interoperable data exchange and device-independent service delivery, device discovery, and device capability.
The NFC Forum’s Sponsor members, which hold seats on the Board of Directors, include leading players in key industries around the world. The Sponsor members are: Broadcom Corporation, INSIDE Secure, MasterCard Worldwide, Microsoft Corp., NEC, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Samsung, Sony Corporation, STMicroelectronics, and Visa Inc.
About Yankee Group
The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts–the leading source of insight and counsel trusted by builders, operators and drivers of connectivity solutions for 40 years. We are uniquely focused on the evolution of Anywhere connectivity, and chart the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence, including operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.yankeegroup.com.
About 4G World
Welcome to the third annual 4G World, the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As the Anywhere Network® takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies and to learn from other operators about what work–and what doesn’t–as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4gworld.com.
Contacts:
- Kate Mitchell
Sr. Director of Marketing
Yankee Group Events and Media
kmitchell@yankeegroup.com
+1-617-259-2320 - Ruth Cassidy
VP Communications
NFC Forum
ruth.cassidy@nfc-forum.org
+1-617-957-8494
Yankee Group Unveils 4G World 2011 Conference Program
The industry’s largest event focused on the rapidly expanding 4G ecosystem will be held Oct. 24-27, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago
Boston, Mass., May 11, 2011 – Yankee Group today released the conference program for its 4G World Conference and Expo, the largest event in the world covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies and business models that power the mobile Internet industry and economy. This year, the event has expanded its program to include two new full-day summits, and over 50 focused sessions exploring all facets 4G mobile broadband.
“4G World brings together the entire 4G ecosystem under one roof,” said Andrew Mitchell, 4G World program director. “With so many brilliant thinkers in attendance, we’re able to focus on the mobile technologies and trends that matter most in the industry and present a highly robust and innovative conference program.”
The four-day conference program includes more than 200 speakers and industry leader keynotes. This comprehensive and interactive program delivers updates on the latest innovations in wireless business and technology. Program highlights include:
- Exclusive pre-conference summits on:
- Mobile Customer Experience
- 4G Backhaul
- Network Spectrum for 4G
- Conference tracks on:
- 4G Deployments
- 4G Applied Technology
- Small Cells
- Cloud and 4G Opportunities
- 4G Network Strategies
- Intelligent Infrastructure Management
- mHealth
- Mobile Broadband Evolution
- 4G Innovations
- Keynotes from:
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Alvarion
- AT&T
- Ericsson
- FCC
- Huawei
- Juniper
- MetroPCS
- Nokia Siemens Networks
- Qualcomm
- Sprint
- Samsung
- Verizon Wireless
4G World continues to grow its coverage areas by partnering with the who’s who of the 4G ecosystem, including key associations, research firms, global media channels and other innovative players. Corporate sponsors of 4G World 2011 include: Acme Packet; Airspan Networks; Alcatel-Lucent; Alvarion; BelAir Networks; Cavium Networks; Ciena; Commscope; Continuous Computing; Ericsson; Exalt Communications; Huawei Technologies; Intel; Juniper Networks; NetLogic Microsystems; Netscout Systems; Nokia Siemens Networks; PCTEL; Qualcomm; Samsung; Sequans Communications; STOKE; Sprint; Symantec; Symmetricom; Tekelec; and Tellabs.
Association, Research and Media Sponsors include: Advantage Media; Antenna Systems; Avren Events; Bedford Communications; BNETTV; CDMA Development Group; Conference Guru; Connected World Magazine; Connect-World; Convergencia Latina; Cyber M@rketing Services; DIDx – Super Technologies; Edgell Communications; e-ventures Worldwide; FierceMarkets; Freewimaxinfo.com; LTE Portal; Microwave Journal; Mind Commerce; Mobile Europe; MobileWirelessJobs.com; OSP Magazine; Parks Associates; Penton Media; PowerSource Online; Rethink Research; SIP Center; Specialty Publishing Co.; Telecom Council; TM Forum; TyN Magazine; Vanilla Plus; Wi-Fi Alliance; Wireless Communications Association International; and Xavier Dalloz Consulting.
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About 4G World 2011
Welcome to the third annual 4G World, the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As the Anywhere Network® takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies and to learn from other operators about what works—and what doesn’t—as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com.
About Yankee Group
The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts—the leading source of insight and counsel trusted by builders, operators and drivers of connectivity solutions for 40 years. We are uniquely focused on the evolution of Anywhere connectivity, and we chart the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence, including operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.yankeegroup.com.
Contact:
Kathleen Mitchell
Sr. Director of Marketing
Yankee Group Events and Media
kmitchell@yankeegroup.com
+1-617-259-2320
Yankee Group Announces Call for Papers for 4G World 2011
Yankee Group Announces Call for Papers for 4G World 2011
4-day conference program focuses on how 4G empowers next-generation mobile networks, devices, applications, services and users.
Boston, Mass. – March 8, 2011 – Yankee Group today announced its call for papers for the third annual 4G World 2011 Conference & Expo. The event will be held Oct. 24-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event website is www.4GWorld.com.
“We are excited to open the call for papers for 4G World 2011,” said Eliot Weinman, president of Yankee Group’s Events Division and conference founder and chair. “In its third year, 4G World continues with the vision of producing the world’s largest forum for buyers and sellers of 4G and mobile Internet business and technology solutions.”
4G World continues to expand its program and coverage areas by partnering with key associations, research firms and global media channels. The conference brings together industry, academic and government professionals to a premier four-day, multi-track forum covering the entire 4G and mobile Internet global ecosystem.
“We anticipate more than 175 expert presentations on topics ranging from operator business models, to infrastructure and network topology, to devices, customer experience tactics, services and applications,” Weinman said. “4G thought leaders from around the world will convene to share insights and expertise, and facilitate interaction and innovation.”
4G World 2011 seeks papers describing original ideas, groundbreaking results and/or quantified network/system experiences. In particular, we encourage submissions that highlight real-world deployments, new application domains, innovative system and solution designs, and new approaches to customer experience, business models and monetization of networks.
Prospective speakers are invited to submit proposals to be included in the spotlight at this industry-leading event. Proposals must be received prior to Monday, May 2, 2011, at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Submission instructions are provided below.
Some of the summit tracks and topics included in the call for papers are:
- Wireless Customer Experience
- 4G Backhaul and Core Convergence
- 4G Network Deployments
- 4G Technology
- Small-Cell Technology and Solutions
- 4G OSS Implications
- Policy Management
- 4G Next-Generation Devices
- M2M Solutions and Applications
- Regulatory and Spectrum Matters
- Standards – Current and Emerging
- Implications and Opportunities of Cloud Computing
- Infrastructure Management and Green Ops
Tips for a Successful Paper Submission:
Focus your proposal on why your topic is original and why the audience would find the information important and relevant. Describe the proposed format (co-panelists, moderator, etc.).
Submission Process:
Responses must be submitted electronically. Please click here to begin the submission process.
Requirements:
Completed electronic submissions are due on May 2, 2011, at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
Peer Review:
This conference contains high-quality submissions that undergo peer review conducted by the members of the 4G World program committee. The results of the peer review translate into paper selections and topic-driven sessions for this conference. If your presentation topic is accepted, a member of the program committee will contact you directly.
About 4G World 2011
Welcome to the third annual 4G World™, the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As the Anywhere Network® takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works—and what doesn’t—as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, go to www.4GWorld.com
Contact Info:
Program:
Andrew Mitchell
Director of Program
Marketing/Media:
Kate Walsh
Senior Director of Marketing
Sales:
John Sellazzo
VP of Sales
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