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- In-home W-Fi

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WELCOME TO WIRELESS GLOBAL CONGRESS, ORLANDO

ABOUT THE WIRELESS BROADBAND ALLIANCE 2 Welcome from Chairman & CEO
Founded in 2003, the mission of the Wireless Broadband Alliance 4 Meet Our Sponsors
(WBA) is to resolve business issues and enable collaborative
opportunities for service providers, enterprises and cities, 6 Orlando at a Glance
enabling them to enhance the customer experience on Wi-Fi and
significant adjacent technologies. 8 This Year’s Event
Building on our heritage of NGH and carrier Wi-Fi, the WBA will 9 Conference Track Summary
continue to drive and support the adoption of Next Generation 10 Workshops
Wi-Fi services across the entire public Wi-Fi ecosystem, having
a focus on four major programs: Carrier Wi-Fi Services, Next 12 Meet the Speakers
Generation Wireless & 5G, IoT, and Connected Cities. Today,
membership includes major fixed operators such as BT, Comcast 18 Floor Map
and Charter Communication; seven of the top 10 mobile operator
groups (by revenue) and leading technology companies such 20 WBA at a Glance
as Cisco, Microsoft, Huawei Technologies, Google and Intel. 21 WBA Mission & Vision
WBA member operators collectively serve more than 2 billion
subscribers and operate more than 30 million hotspots globally. 22 WBA Membership
The WBA Board includes AT&T, Boingo Wireless, BT, Cisco 24 Drinks & Networking Reception
Systems, Comcast, Intel, KT Corporation, Liberty Global, NTT
DOCOMO and Orange. For a complete list of current WBA 26 Don’t Miss the Latest WBA Releases
members, please click here. 27 Red Carpet
Follow Wireless Broadband Alliance at:  28 World Wi-Fi Day
www.twitter.com/wballiance
www.facebook.com/WirelessBroadbandAlliance 29 Next Gen Wi-Fi: Get Connected Now!
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30 WBA Industry Awards 2018
32 Next Event: London

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 WELCOME FROM CHAIRMAN & CEO
ON behalf of the Wireless Broadband
Alliance and its members, we would like
to welcome you to the Wireless Global Congress in
sunny Orlando.
The first half of 2018 has been a busy one for the
WBA, and at this, our first event of the year, we aim
to show you exactly how the WBA is helping you
solve real business issues, launch new products,
improve the customer experience, reduce costs,
and drive efficiencies. The last few months have
seen our organization launch several new projects
and initiatives, including 802.11ax Guidelines
and our Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines Series that
puts a key focus on areas such as In-Home and
In-Flight connectivity. To that end, WGC Orlando’s
conference program will put the spotlight onto
these areas, among many others, and we’re
confident that you’ll see and learn some exciting
things over the next two days. Whether it’s one of
the dedicated Conference Tracks on Wednesday
for Carrier Wireless and Enterprise Wireless, or in
one of Thursday’s dedicated Workshops on the
Role of Unlicensed in 5G, IoT & Wi-Fi Roaming
Revolution, and more, there will be no shortage of
exciting points of discussion, courtesy of our
line-up of wireless industry executives and experts.
JR Wilson
Chairman
Wireless Broadband Alliance
2
We urge you to take the opportunity to explore
the Congress and get a taste of everything that
it has to offer. The Exhibition floor will offer a
chance to learn more about some of the top
companies in the ecosystem, and the products/
services that they’re offering in 2018 and beyond.
On Wednesday night, Boingo Wireless will host a
Drinks & Networking Reception, so be sure to enjoy
a drink or two after Comcast’s Red Carpet and get
to know your fellow Congress attendees.
Above all, we hope that your experience at our
event will get you very excited for the future of our
great industry!
We look forward to meeting you during the
Wireless Global Congress, and hope that your
visit to Orlando will be a pleasant one for you
and your colleagues.
Best Regards,
JR Wilson, Shrikant Shenwai
Shrikant Shenwai
Chief Executive Officer
Wireless Broadband Alliance
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 ORLANDO AT A GLANCE 6

MONDAY 11 JUNE 2018 TUESDAY 12 JUNE 2018

Members’ Working Sessions MORNING Members’ Working Sessions

Members’ Working Sessions AFTERNOON WBA Members’ Working Sessions & WBA Board Meeting

EVENING WBA Board Dinner

CONFERENCE DAY 1 CONFERENCE DAY 2

WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE THURSDAY 14 JUNE
KEYNOTES
WORKSHOPS
JR Wilson, Chair WBA & Vice President Tower Strategy & Roaming, AT&T

UNSTOPPABLE WI-FI IN THE 5G ERA ROLE OF UNLICENSED/ WI-FI DEPLOYMENT

Moderator: Steve Andrews, Board Advisor, WBA WI-FI IN THE 5G ERA GUIDELINES FOR ENTERPRISE
Bill McCorey, CIO, Universal Parks
Sridhar Solur, SVP Product & Development Comcast COFFEE BREAK
XFINITY Home, IOT & Data Services
Eric McLaughlin, GM, Wireless Solutions Group, Intel Corporation
JR Wilson, Chair WBA & Vice President Tower Strategy & Roaming, AT&T IOT AND WI-FI ROAMING EVOLUTION IN-HOME WI-FI EXPERIENCE

Derek Peterson, CTO, Boingo

Anupam Shrivastava, CMD, BSNL LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
Chris Bruce, WBA Co-Chair & Director, BT Global Service

CARRIER WI-FI EVOLUTION LoRaWANTM ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS

COFFEE BREAK

KEYNOTES END OF CONFERENCE

WI-FI NETWORK DENSIFICATION FOR 5G

Moderator: Reza Jafari, Board Advisor, WBA
Anand Oswal, SVP, Engineering, Enterprise Networking Business, Cisco
Kevin Robinson, VP Marketing, Wi-Fi Alliance
Shannon Aylesworth, VP Sales, Service Providers, WIRELESS BROADBAND ALLIANCE EVENT APP
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Rick Wilmer, CEO, Mojo Networks
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LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK

CONFERENCE TRACKS

WIRELESS CARRIER TRACK ENTERPRISE WIRELESS TRACK

COFFEE BREAK

(CONTINUED) (CONTINUED)

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 THIS YEAR’S EVENT
In 2018, the WBA will host its members, industry partners and the wider ecosystem through the
Wireless Global Congress (WGC) events in Orlando (USA) in June and London (UK) in October.

The WGC is one of the world’s leading events on next generation wireless service opportunities,
comprising 2 days of exclusive member-only Working Sessions and 2 days of open Conference.
This event brings together the leading players from fixed and mobile carriers, enterprise wireless and
connected cities ecosystems – all under one roof – with 500+ senior level attendees and speakers.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS YEAR’S CONGRESS:

Keynotes, live debates and exclusive case studies on the main stage Exhibition floor
Conference Room: Pacifica 1 & 2 Conference Room: Pacifica 3 & 4
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ENTERPRISE WIRELESS TRACK

6x Dedicated Workshops on June 14, Thursday morning and afternoon

DRINKS & NETWORKING RECEPTION HOST
Role of Unlicensed/Wi-Fi in the 5G era
Conference Room: Pacifica 1
Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines For Enterprise
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IoT and Wi-Fi Roaming Evolution
Coffee Lounge
Conference Room: Pacifica 1
Conference Room: Pacifica 3 & 4
In-home Wi-Fi Experience
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Carrier Wi-Fi Evolution
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 CONFERENCE TRACK SUMMARY 9

The Orlando Event will cover the evolution of Wi-Fi in the 5G era, looking at unlicensed wireless services
for Multi Service Operators, Wireless Carriers, Enterprise and Cities and the ecosystems that support them.

KEY AGENDA TOPICS WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

• What´s the role of Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies towards future 5G services?
DAY 1 MORNING - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

Unstoppable Wi-Fi • Which use cases under the 5G umbrella can really benefit from Wi-Fi (and Next Gen Wi-Fi)?
in the 5G era • What is the business case for 5G and can Wi-Fi help to improve overall ROI?
• Can Wi-Fi accelerate the deployment of 5G Capabilities into networks by 2019?

• Learn how Wi-Fi is essential for densification

• Are all verticals set to benefit?
Wi-Fi Network
• What is the economic rationale beyond next generation Wi-Fi technology?
Densification for 5G
• Should I invest in next gen Wi-Fi or wait for 5G?
• Leverage 5G trials with Wi-Fi in 2018

• Understand the business case and new monetisation strategies for Next Gen Wi-Fi
• Why should I invest in 802.11ax?
• Is 802.11ax going to make a difference over earlier version (802.11ac)?
Next-Gen Wi-Fi • Learn how to optimise Wi-Fi deployments across enterprise verticals – save costs and deliver a better
DAY 1 AFTERNOON - WIRELESS CARRIER TRACK

experience for customers

• What’s the investment case for Next Gen Wi-Fi (HS2.0) for different verticals, including inflight,
hospitality, retail`, stadia, and many more?

• Learn how Wi-Fi and other multi-access technologies (like mmWave, MulteFire, share spectrum
CBRS, LoRa) will converge and integrate with the 5G architecture
Role of
Unlicensed • As Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies become part of the 5G RAT (Radio Access Technologies) are they
making services agnostic to the access technology?
in 5G
• How do you see the business case for 5G and can unlicensed technologies help to improve the overall ROI?

• As consumers expectations rise, what is the optimal architecture to deliver in-home Wi-Fi & smart home solutions?
In-home Wi-Fi • Learn about onboarding and managing devices in the smart home
• Defining the Carrier requirements necessary for in-home wireless deployments

High Density • Unlicensed technologies use cases & delivery in high density locations
Venues
DAY 1 AFTERNOON - ENTERPRISE WIRELESS TRACK

• Requirements and case studies (Hospitality, Stadia and In-Flight)

• Current status of in-hotel Wi-Fi

• Hoteliers care about what the guests care about, but do enough hotel guests care about secure Wi-Fi
Wireless to make hotels care?
Services for • What do you envision to be the ideal Wi-Fi on-boarding experience for hospitality guests?
Hospitality
• What’s the value of getting on-board with Next Gen Wi-Fi / Hotspot2.0 for the hospitality brands?
• What marketing or other revenue opportunities exist for Wi-Fi in hospitality?

• Addressing the monetization model and value added services

In-Flight Wi-Fi • Delivering capacity & coverage with the challenges of operating in a metal tube
• Delivering the specialist security requirements in-flight
 WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP: THURSDAY JUNE 14th (9.00 – 10.30) - Role of Unlicensed/Wi-Fi in the 5G era

SPEAKERS

ANUPAM SHRIVASTAVA MARK GRAYSON STEVE DYETT NIGEL BIRD NECATI CANPOLAT

SESSION MODERATOR:

CHRIS BRUCE

WORKSHOP: THURSDAY JUNE 14th (11.00 – 12.30) - IoT and Wi-Fi Roaming Evolution

SPEAKERS

BETTY COCKRELL LUTHER SMITH DAN KLAEREN BRIAN SHIELDS MARK GRAYSON

SESSION MODERATOR:

CHRIS BRUCE

WORKSHOP: THURSDAY JUNE 14th (13.30 – 15.10) - Carrier Wi-Fi Evolution

SPEAKERS

KEVIN ROBINSON MICHAEL SYM LUTHER SMITH

SESSION MODERATOR:

TIAGO RODRIGUES
 WORKSHOPS 11

WORKSHOP: THURSDAY JUNE 14th (9.00 – 10.30) - Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines for Enterprise

SPEAKERS

VLADAN JEVREMOVIC KISHORE RAJA MELODY ECLAVEA LAWRENCE MASIKE MALCOLM SMITH

SESSION MODERATOR:

BRUNO TOMÁS

WORKSHOP: THURSDAY JUNE 14th (11.00 – 12.30) - In-home Wi-Fi Experience

SPEAKERS

ARTUR ZAKS JOHN BAHR JOSE PABLO SALVADOR

SESSION MODERATOR:

TIAGO RODRIGUES

WORKSHOP: THURSDAY JUNE 14th (13.30 – 15.10) - LoRaWAN™ horizontal, secure, open, scalable solutions for Enterprise
- an exclusive workshop hosted by LoRa Alliance members

SPEAKERS

OLIVIER BEAUJARD MARIELLE LAFAIRE KEN LYNCH JUN WEN JAAP GROOT

SESSION MODERATOR:

STEVE ANDREWS
Correct as of 31/05/18. For the latest agenda information, please go to www.wirelessglobalcongress.com
 MEET THE SPEAKERS

AL CALLIER ANAND OSWAL ANUPAM SHRIVASTAVA

VP of Innovation Senior Vice President, Engineering, Chairman & Managing Director
Enterprise Networking Business

Universal Parks Cisco BSNL

ANGELOS MAVRIDIS ANGIE WISKOCIL ARTUR ZAKS

Senior Manager Wi-Fi Roaming Board Advisor Technologist,
Connected Home Division

Deutsche Telekom Wireless Broadband Alliance Intel

BETTY COCKRELL BILL MCCOREY BLAZ VAVPETIC

Director Product Management CIO CTO

BSG Wireless Universal Parks iPass

 MEET THE SPEAKERS 13

BOB FRIDAY BRIAN REGAN BRIAN SHIELDS

CTO Senior Director Legal, VP Engineering, Web Systems
Policy & Strategy

MIST Systems Starry Internet Boingo Wireless

BRUNO TOMAS CAM CULLEN CHITTABRATA GHOSH

Senior Manager, PMO VP Marketing Wireless Systems Engineer

Wireless Broadband Alliance Sandvine Intel

CHRIS BRUCE CHRIS DEMANGE COLE REINWAND

Director of International Sales Director of Mobility Solutions VP XFINITY Wi-Fi
and Consulting Services

BT ViaSat Comcast
 MEET THE SPEAKERS

DAN KLAEREN DAVID REEDER DAYNA KULLY

Sr. Director - Product VP Global Business Development Co-Founder
Management

Syniverse Accuris Networks 5thGenWireless

DEREK PETERSON ENRIQUE FARFAN ERIC MCLAUGHLIN

CTO COO General Manager,
Wireless Solutions Group

Boingo Wireless Fon Intel

ILYA VOLYNKIN JAAP GROOT JOHN CERNAZANU

Deputy CTO Board Director Program Manager

Maxima Telecom LoRa Alliance Kyrio

 MEET THE SPEAKERS 15

JOHN FLACK JR WILSON KALPAK GUDE

Senior Director - Guest Facing Chairman, WBA, and VP Tower President
Technologies Strategy & Roaming at AT&T

Wireless Broadband Alliance

Hilton Worldwide Dynamic Spectrum Alliance
AT&T

KEVIN ROBINSON KISHORE RAJA KURT SCHAUBACH

VP Marketing VP Engineering and Strategic CTO
Programs

Wi-Fi Alliance Boingo Wireless Federated Wireless

KWANG TAT ANG MALCOLM SMITH MARK GRAYSON

VP Customer Solutions Senior Technical Marketing Distinguished Consulting
Engineer Engineer

ANTLabs Cisco Cisco

 MEET THE SPEAKERS

DR. NECATI CANPOLAT NIGEL BIRD OLIVIER BEAUJARD

Sr. Staff, Intel Communication NGH Standardisation Manager SENIOR DIRECTOR
and Devices Group

Intel Orange LoRa Alliance

PAUL MIKKELSEN REZA JAFARI RICK WILMER

CEO CEO Chief Executive Officer

Aptilo Networks e-Development International Mojo Networks

RON MALENFANT SANDRO NATALE SHRIKANT SHENWAI

Consulting Architect and Business Director Hospitality Solutions CEO
Development

Cisco AT&T Wireless Broadband Alliance

 MEET THE SPEAKERS 17

SRIDHAR SOLUR STEVE ANDREWS STEVE DYETT

Senior VP Product and Development CEO Head of Global Wi-Fi Solutions
XFINITY Home

Comcast AbbeyBarn Comms BT

STEVE NAMASEEVAYUM TIAGO RODRIGUES VLADAN JEVREMOVIC

Global Senior Director, Supplier General Manager Chief Architect
Relationship Management

iPass Wireless Broadband Alliance iBwave

Other speakers include:

· Melody Eclavea, AT&T
· Shannon Aylesworth, Ruckus
· Michael Sym, BSG Wireless
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· Jose Pablo Salvador, FON of speakers
· Kevin Lyman, Wificoin
· Suruchi Gupta, Wificoin Click here
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Senior Manager · Lawrence Masiki, Bofinet
· John Bahr, CableLabs
· Luther Smith, CableLabs
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MAIN CONFERENCE

WIRELESS CARRIER TRACK ENTERPRISE WIRELESS TRACK

(AFTER LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY) (AFTER LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY)

WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS
(AFTER LUNCH ON THURSDAY) (AFTER LUNCH ON THURSDAY)

MAIN STAGE
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WBA ACTIVITIES

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End-to-end Interoperability, Fields Trials, and Roaming

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES STRATEGIC PROJECTS

Carrier Wireless Services Certification

CARRIER WI-FI SERVICES Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines
“Outstanding Wi-Fi user experience In-Home Wi-Fi Deployments
(Carrier, Enterprise, In-Home, Cities)”

802.11ax - Enhanced Wi-Fi

Unlicensed Integration with 5G Networks
NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS Multi-Access Edge Computing
“Unlicensed wireless and Wi-Fi role in 5G”

IoT Interoperability and Roaming

INTERNET OF THINGS Joint Taskforce with key IoT Forums
“Address unique IoT interoperability, Identity Cloud Management
provisioning, policy and identity opportunities”

Connected City Blueprint Evolution

NGH Live - City Wi-Fi Roaming
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“Address unique evolving connected city Hetnet Policy & Spectrum
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Enhanced Wi-Fi - 802.11ax Decoded Network Slicing

Overview, Features, Use Cases and 5G Context Understanding Wi-Fi Capabilities

Connected City Blueprint 2017/18

IoT Interoperability Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines
Dynamic Roaming An industry standardized approach

Source: WBA Next Gen Wi-Fi Work Group Source: WBA 5G Workgroup
Author(s): WBA Members Author(s): WBA Members
Issue date: 10 June 2018 Issue date: March 2018
Document status: Final Document status: 1.0 Source: CCAB
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Issue date: 15 November 2017
Document Version: 2.0

Source: WBA IoT Workgroup Source: WBA Members

Author(s): WBA Members Issue date: March 2018
Issue date: 22 May 2018 Document Version: 1.0
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DIRECTIONS FROM THE CONFERENCE TO THE RED CARPET IN THE WANTILAN PAVILION

Wireless Global Congress

Red Carpet and Drinks Reception
June 13, 5.30pm Wantilan Pavillion
Proceed to sliding glass doors
just past the Business Center
Wireless Global Congress (exit the Pacifica Suite & turn right)
Conference, Exhibition and Meetings
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The WBA Industry Awards 2018 are now open for

submission. The WBA Industry Awards are a respected
recognition of the excellence displayed by the practitioners
in the Wi-Fi industry and to promote successful practices to
strive for high standards in wireless industry performance.

Both members and non-members are eligible to submit their

outstanding projects for the Awards. A group of panellist from
independent industry experts, analysts and journalists will review each
nomination to select winners to the Awards. The Awards Ceremony will take
place as part of the Wireless Global Congress at London Heathrow Marriott
Hotel on October 31st, 2018.

Don’t miss this opportunity to submit your outstanding projects or services for
this prestigious Industry Awards. - The submission deadline is September 3rd, 2018.

B enchmark for outstanding performance and impactful innovation ideas throughout

the Wireless Broadband Industry;

R ecognize the contribution of individuals, projects, organisations and technologies that

have excelled in the use, development and deployment of Wireless Broadband
in the past 12 months.

P rovide  a platform to network, mobilize investment and create new business

opportunities for Wireless Broadband solutions.

W inning one of these prestigious awards from WBA can be a major boost for your
company’s profile and business opportunities.
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WIRELESS GLOBAL CONGRESS

LONDON, UK

AWARD CATEGORIES
Best Operator Deployment

Best Wireless Network Infrastructure

Best Wireless Service Innovation

Best Consumer-Centric Wireless Service Innovation

Best Business Wireless Service Innovation

Best Connected City Deployment

Best Wireless Deployment in Rural or Remote Areas

Best Wireless Innovation and Excellence in Social Impact

WBA Wireless Leadership Award

Distinguished Member Award (Non-Operator)

Distinguished Member Award (Operator)

For more info on this years To view the winners

Award categories from last year

CLICK HERE > CLICK HERE >

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