"The Service-Provider Roundtable was probably one of the best panels I saw today. It gave you some insight into some of their concerns about how this technology is affecting their traditional markets and customer bases, so I can understand why there's a little bit of dynamics in why that was a 'safe room' that they huddled in."
Richard Lewis, Chief Information Officer, Houston, Texas
Roundtable Agenda
9:00 9:10 am Introductions - Purpose and Objectives
- Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute
- Berge Ayvazian, Chief Research Officer, Yankee Group
- James Farstad, President, rClient; Consultant to the City of Minneapolis
9:10 10:00 am Opening Workshop - Wireless Broadband Service Provider Strategies
- Building a viable business case for broadband-wireless services
- Assessing demand for broadband-wireless services
- Meeting the needs of local communities
10:00 10:45 am Case Study Presentations
10:45 11:00 am Break
11:00 am 12:15 pm Opportunities for Cooperation
- Consumer, Enterprise, Government Applications
- Building High-Performance Teams
- Wholesale Retail
- Network SP Partnerships
- Network SP / Application SP Partnerships
- Other
Who Should Attend?
• Municipal broadband service providers
• Marketing and business executives from broadband Internet service providers
• Cable broadband marketing and business development executives
• Telephone and mobile company executives
• Value-added service provider executives
• Municipal application providers and systems integrators
Recent Attendees
• BelAir Networks
• Cellnet Technology
• EarthLink Municipal Networks
• Embarq
• Fujitsu Network Communications
• Intel Corp.
• Motorola
• NeoReach Wireless (MobilePro)
• NetLogix
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• NextPhase Wireless
• Ricochet Networks
• Sprint/NLC Business Markets
• SimDesk Technologies
• Siemens
• SkyPilot Networks
• Toronto Hydro Telecom
• Tropos Networks |
Sponsors
Yankee Group is the leading industry analyst and technology research and consulting firm specializing on broadband and wireless/mobile networking. Yankee Group and rClient collaborate on consulting projects for local-government officials in cities like Minneapolis, to conduct technology assessments, feasibility studies, RFP development, proposal evaluation, best of breed analysis, due diligence, and contracting support. Yankee Group’s Municipal Broadband Technologies & Services decision service helps local governments analyze alternatives and make effective decisions regarding broadband access technologies and deploying mobile broadband applications. The service also helps vendors and service providers to size, segment and compete effectively in the global municipal broadband market.
The Wireless Internet Institute (W2i) is an independent thought leadership group bringing together stakeholders around the world to accelerate the adoption of wireless Internet in support of universal connectivity for economic, social and educational development.
Questions
Contact the Wireless Internet Institute at (617) 439-5400 or e-mail: ExecutiveRT@w2idigitalcitiesconvention.com |