Annual Broadband Wireless Industry Show Experiences Explosive Growth Reflecting High Expectations for the Telecom Technology Sector.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2000 Organizers announced that the 3rd annual Broadband Wireless See wireless broadband. World Forum, the leading event for the fixed broadband wireless industry, has doubled in size from previous years and has moved into San Francisco's prestigious Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. , reflecting the explosive growth and expectations for the worldwide fixed wireless industry. The event, scheduled for February 19-21, 2001, is produced by Shorecliff Communications Inc., the leading media company serving the fixed broadband wireless industry, and publishers of Broadband Wireless Business magazine. The show, which is the largest conference and exhibition devoted exclusively to the emerging broadband fixed wireless industry, has attracted more than 110 of the world's leading fixed broadband wireless service providers, licensees and technology suppliers, and features Alcatel, the market leader in broadband wireless access deployments worldwide. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Strategis Group, the "Global Broadband Wireless Market could generate revenues in excess of $10 billion by 2003." "Since 1997, when it was the first educational conference in telecom dedicated to the business opportunities of LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 28 GHz range in the U.S. and 24-40 GHz overseas. It requires line of sight between transmitter and receiving antenna, which can be from one to four miles apart (Local Multipoint Distribution Services LMDS is a broadband wireless access technology governed by the IEEE and is outlined by the 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee through the efforts of the IEEE 802.16.1 Task Group. LMDS commonly operates on microwave frequencies across the 26GHz and 29GHz bands. ) licenses, this event has helped showcase the innovators behind this new access technology," said conference director Timothy Downs. "Today, the industry, and this event, features much more than LMDS, and is the only event to showcase in depth the opportunities in fixed wireless data transmission utilizing the License-Free frequencies." In 2001, the Broadband Wireless World Forum sets the stage for an entirely new era in Business-to-Business Commerce and Services: Gaining revenue from enhanced services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; , including two-way video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. , voice applications, entertainment applications and more, will be on display at the Broadband Wireless World Forum. What's more, attendees will hear from the systems integrators that put the package together, and the OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. and billing companies that make bandwidth, billing and operations a revenue producing enterprise. Alcatel USA, the signature sponsor for the conference, will showcase multi-megabit per second wireless access technology, as will Platinum-level sponsors Ensemble Communications, Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony , Triton Network Systems, Harris Corp., Netro Corp. and Ceragon Networks. Keynote speakers include Alex Mandl, Chairman of Teligent; Wharton Rivers, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Advanced Radio Telecom; and Richard Callahan, Chairman of Callahan Associates International, a Denver-based company with worldwide Cable TV and fixed wireless interests worldwide. Additional featured speakers include LMDS licensee Norbert Lima, President of Prime Companies; Robert Kaiser Robert Kaiser may refer to: Robert Blair Kaiser, American author and journalist Robert Kaiser (actor), American actor. of MCI/Worldcom's Broadband Wireless Group; and more. Attendees will receive significant discounts for registering prior to December 10, and can do so online at www.broadband-wireless.com or by calling toll-free, 800/608-9641. About the Broadband Wireless World Forum 2001 Held annually each spring, the Broadband Wireless World Forum is the industry's largest industry show focused exclusively on the technology, business and competitive forces driving the deployment of fixed wireless delivery of broadband services. Speaker, sponsor and registration information is available on the Web at www.broadband-wireless.com. About Alcatel Alcatel is currently the LMDS broadband wireless access market leader with over 6,000 base station sectors shipped and more than 100 customers in commercial and trial deployments. Alcatel's success in LMDS can be attributed to reliable, high-performance products available now for mass commercial deployment; availability of end-to-end networking solutions including products for Core, Edge, Transmission, and Network & Service management; global turnkey deployment experience combined with strong local/in-country presence and deployment support; a full range of pre- and post-license support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , including business case analysis, network design & engineering, and customized financing assistance where applicable. For more information www.alcatel.com/wireless About Shorecliff Communications Inc. Shorecliff Communications Inc. is the leading media company serving the broadband wireless and independent tower/owner management industries, providing trade shows, executive conferences and publications. Shorecliff Communications is also the first to offer focused educational events for companies offering wireless Internet solutions in the unlicensed spectrum. More information is available on the Web at: www.scievents.com. |
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