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IWPC Current and Past Activities
     

Interactive Technical Workshop

Flexible 4G Base Station Architectures
 

Future-Proofing LTE and WiMAX Infrastructure
Planning for expansions in data rate and capacity







 

Middlesex (London), UK

 

June 10-12, 2008

 

Hosted by:
Nokia Siemens Networks and OBSAI

Interactive Technical Workshop

Multi-band, Multi-mode Handsets
 

Handling 10+ mobile bands with
2G, 3G, and 4G
simultaneously along with TV, FM Radio, Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB, NFC, and others

 

San Francisco, California, USA

 

May 6-8, 2008

 

Studying Multi-Mode Scenarios by:
Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, US Cellular, others

Hosted by:
RF Micro Devices and Skyworks Solutions

 

** NEW ** - IWPC Tutorial

Security Detection Techniques and Requirements
 

A Guide for the Millimeter Wave Community

 

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

 

April 15, 2008

 

Presenter:
Mr. Tim Sheldon
UK Home Office, Program Manager for Explosives and Weapons Detection (retired)

Interactive Technical Workshop

MM-Wave Sensors
For Layered Security Of Critical Infrastructure


Using Emerging MM-Wave Screening Solutions To Protect Airports, Transportation and Other Critical Assets

With Tour Of:
Transportation Security Laboratory

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

 

April 15th to 18th, 2008
 

Keynote Presentation By:


Science and Technology Directorate,
US Department of Homeland Security

Interactive Technical Workshop

Extending the Life of GSM/EDGE Networks
Network and Handset Capacity, Data Rate and OPEX Improvements
While waiting for WiMAX, LTE and UMB Networks

 

Madrid, Spain

 

March 26-28, 2008
 

Keynote Presentation by:
VodaFone Global, Group Networks

Interactive Technical Workshop

Antennas for 2010 Handsets

 
Multi-band and MIMO: Implementation and Testing Challenges

with a focus on Adaptable and Tunable Antenna Technology

 

Plus Tour: T-Mobile NOC
 

Seattle, WA     USA

 

February 26-29, 2008

 

Hosted by: T-Mobile USA
 

Interactive Technical Workshop

Wireless IP/Ethernet Backhaul
for
Next Generation Mobile Networks


Microwave, Millimeterwave Solutions for Packet Radio Architecture,
Increased Data Rate, Improved Reliability and Future Proofing at Lowest System Cost


Plus Tour:
Alcatel-Lucent Backhaul Development Lab

 

Milan, Italy


January 23-25, 2008

 

Hosted by: Alcatel-Lucent

Interactive Technical Workshop

Future Handset Applications
vs
Next-Gen Hardware

 

Can Next-Gen Hardware Support New Applications?

 

Will Games, Advertising, Search,
Video, LBS Drive ARPU?

 

Tour of Nokia R&D Center
and Demos of Applications

San Jose, CA  USA

 

December 5-7, 2007
 

Hosted by: Nokia

Special Session

Handset Autonomy Model Launch


Demonstration and Introduction of "Version 1.0"

for prediction of handset battery life

 

How will this Tool be used by Carriers and OEMs
to Specify and Purchase Future Handsets?

 

San Jose, CA  USA

 

December 4, 2007

 

Special presentation by:
Verizon Wireless

Interactive Technical Workshop

Power Amplifier Devices for WiMAX, LTE and UMB Basestations
Devices and Packaging for Basestation RF Power Generation, Linearization and Device Packaging

Stuttgart, Germany

 

October 19, 2007

 

Hosted By: Freescale, NXP, RFMD, Nitronex, Infineon

Interactive Technical Workshop

WiMAX, LTE and UMB Infrastructure -
RF Technology Challenges and Comparisons

Power Amplifiers, Transceivers, Antennas, Modems, Subsystems

 

Plus Tour: Alcatel-Lucent Test Facility

 

Stuttgart, Germany

October 16-18, 2007

 

Hosted By: Alcatel-Lucent

Interactive Technical Workshop

Automotive Radar – Regulatory Challenges to
Lowering Equipment Cost

Impact of Global Frequency Regulations on
Components, Signal Processing and Antennas


Plus Tour: BMW Auto Plant

Munich, Germany

September 18-21, 2007

 

Hosted by: SARA

Keynotes By: SARA, BMW, GM, Honda

Interactive Technical Workshop

Millimeterwave Sensors for
Transportation Security Applications


Airport, Marine Ports and Mass Transportation Security

 

London, UK

September 11-14, 2007

 

Keynotes By:
UK Home Office
UK Transportation Security Agency
France Secretariat General de la Defense Nationale (SGDN)
TNO Defence, Security and Safety Group

 

Performance Benchmarking Working Group Meeting

Performance Benchmarking Working Group Meeting Millimeterwave Sensor Systems for Security Applications

London, UK

September 11, 2007

Interactive Technical Workshop

High Data Rate Mobile Network Overlays &
Base Station Upgrades

Reducing CAPEX and OPEX for EV-DO, UMB, HSPA, UMTS, LTE, and WiMAX

 

And Tour: New Andrew Corp. Plant
CoAxial Cable Manufacturing Facility (TBC)

 

Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 1-3, 2007

 

Hosted by: Huawei

Technology Exchange Forum

Enclosure and Cooling Technologies for
Outdoor Base Stations

Low Cost, Light Weight and Efficient Options
 

Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 31, 2007

Interactive Technical Workshop

Toward Use of GigaBit Millimeterwave Wireless
in Cellular and Enterprise Networks

 

Wireless Cellular Backhaul, Last Mile Access,
Metro Networks, Enterprise and WISP Networks

 

Dulles, Virginia
June 19-22, 2007

 

Hosted by: Sprint-Nextel

Interactive Technical Workshop

Handset Power Management for
Multi-Mode, Multi-Band

Improving the User Experience
and Operator ARPU


And Tour: Vodafone’s Multi-Vendor Test Center
 

May 7 - 10, 2007
Dusseldorf, Germany

 

Hosted by: Vodafone

Interactive Technical Workshop

Lowering Mobile TV Costs - II
Infrastructure and Handsets:
Architectures, Options and Tradeoffs
for lowest CAPEX and OPEX

 
Plus Tour:  Abertis Mobile TV Trial

March 20-23, 2007

 

Barcelona, Spain
 

Hosted by: Abertis
Keynote by:
Executive Director of the
Broadcast Mobile Convergence Forum, bmcoforum

Interactive Technical Workshop

Millimeterwave Sensor Solutions for
Government Security Applications


Law Enforcement, Homeland Defense, Airport and Transportation Security,
Border Monitoring and Perimeter Detection

February 19-21, 2007

 

Washington DC area

 

Hosted by:  BAE SYSTEMS, GE, L3-SAFEVIEW, QINETIQ, RAYTHEON, TREX/SAGO SYSTEMS, SMITHS DETECTION

Tutorial

Microwave, Millimeterwave and Terahertz Sensor Systems for Security Applications

Basic Principles and System, Module, Device, Material and Packaging Technologies

February 19, 2007

 

Washington DC area

Interactive Technical Workshop

Handset Antenna Technologies for
Multi-Mode, Multi-Band

WANs, MANs, LANs, PANs, Broadcast, GPS

Antennas, Switches, Filters, Matching Networks. Interfaces
to achieve low cost, small size solutions
From 450 MHz to 5GHz

January 30 - February 2, 2007
Research Triangle Park, NC USA

 

Hosted by: Sony Ericsson

 

Additional Keynote by: Verizon Wireless

Interactive Technical Workshop

Reconfigurable Radios for
Versatile Basestations

Power Amplifiers, Transceivers,

Antenna Subsystems

and Tour: Siemens Test Facility

December 12-15, 2006
Munich, Germany

 

Hosted by: Siemens

 

Additional Keynote Presentation by Alcatel

Technology Exchange Forum

High Efficiency, High Linearity Semiconductor Devices for Basestation Power Amplifiers -- II
 

Devices and Packaging for

Basestation RF Power Generation,
Linearization and Device Packaging

December 11-12, 2006
Munich, Germany

 

Co-Hosted by:

Cree, Freescale, Infineon, HVVI, MIMIX Broadband, Nitronix, NXP, RFMD, TriQuint

Technology Exchange Forum

Handset RF Front-ends & Transceivers
 

Integration and Interface Tradeoffs for Flexibility and Low Cost
In a complex and uncertain marketplace!

October 23-24, 2006

 

Grenoble, France

Interactive Technical Workshop

Advanced Handset Technologies
Reconfigurable/Smart Radios, Power Management and
Smart User Interface Technologies

And Tour: France Telecom Research and Development Laboratories

October 24-27, 2006

 

Hosted by:  France Telecom Research and Development

 

Grenoble, France

Interactive Technical Workshop

Government Security Applications for Millimeterwave Sensors

Law Enforcement, Homeland Defense, Airport and Transportation Security,
Border Monitoring and Perimeter Detection

September 21-22, 2006

Keynotes and Panels

National Institute of Justice

Department of Homeland Security

Transportation Security Administration

(Others TBA)

 

Washington, DC area

Interactive Technical Workshop

Driving Down Costs of
Millimeterwave Automotive Radar Sensors

- Towards the $15 Short Range Sensor

RF Components, Signal Processing and Antennas

September 19-21, 2006

 

Hosted by:
General Motors

 

Washington, DC area

TUTORIAL

Automotive Radar & RF Sensor Technology,
Principals & Practices


System, Device, Material and Packaging
Technologies

September 19, 2006

Instructors

Dr. Alfred Hoess
University for Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden
[Formerly at Siemens VDO]
and
Dr Martin Schneider
University of Bremen
[Formerly at Robert Bosch]

 

Washington, DC area

Interactive Technical Workshop

60 GHz Multi-Gigabit Short Range
Wireless Connectivity

Status and Technology Challenges

September 17,18, 2006

 

Hosted by:
IBM, Motorola, Philips

 

Washington, DC area

Interactive Technical Workshop

China Handset Development for
Asian and Global Markets

Partnering to Build a Win-Win Value Chain
for the Future Mobile Communications Industry

 

With Tour:  Haier's Handset Manufacturing Facility

June 26-29, 2006

 

Hosted by: Haier Corp.

Qingdao, China

Interactive Technical Workshop

Lowering Mobile TV Infrastructure Costs
 

Equipment, Architectures, Options and Tradeoffs for lowest
CAPEX and OPEX

With Tour:  O2's Oxford Trial


May 16-19, 2006

 

Hosted by:  O2 and Arqiva

 

Oxford, England

Interactive Technical Workshop

Ultra Low-Cost to Feature-Rich Handsets
2008-2010

 

Carrier Needs and Supplier Innovations for
Cost, Features, Power Management, Time-to-Market

 

Carrier Keynotes or Panel Members:

Alltel, Bell Mobility, BT,

SK Telecom, Sprint/Nextel,

T-Mobile, TELUS Mobility, Vodafone

 

April 25-27, 2006

San Jose, CA USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Driving Down Millimeterwave System Costs Through
Advanced Device/Module Packaging

Performance vs. Cost vs. Size
vs. Reliability vs. Availability 

March 13-16, 2006

Facilities Tour:  Kyocera

San Diego, CA  USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Wireless GigaBit Transport
for Distributed Antenna Systems
-- Is it a Viable Option

Millimeterwave, Free Space Optics
vs Power Line Communications or Fiber

 

January 24-26, 2006

Hosted by:
ClearLinx, PT Wireless, NextG Networks
Arquiva, American Tower,
Crown Castle International, Fiber Tower 

San Francisco, CA   USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Wireless Mobile Broadband Markets –
Hype or Reality?

Global Business and Financial Views of
Wireless Industry Sectors

January 23-24, 2006

Hosted by: 
Deutsche Bank Securities

San Francisco, CA   USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Technology Partnering Opportunities
for
Global Mobile Broadband
Infrastructure Equipment

 

WiMAX (802.16e), UMTS, WCDMA, HSDPA,
TD-SCDMA, Proprietary

 

From chip sets to antennas
From Asian, European and North American Suppliers

 

And Tour:  ZTE R&D Facilities

December 5-9, 2005

Hosted by:  ZTE

Shenzhen, China

Interactive Technical Workshop Distributed Basestation Equipment 
for
Increased Capacity and Coverage

Tower Mounted Electronics, Smart Antennas, Reconfigurable Radios

November 8-11, 2005

Hosted by:  Siemens

Munich, Germany

Interactive Technical Workshop High Efficiency, High Linearity Semiconductor Devices for Basestation Power Amplifiers 
 

Devices and Packaging for Generation, 
Linearization and Thermal Management Techniques

November 7-8, 2005

Co-Hosted by: 
Cree, Filtronic, Freescale, Infineon, Nitronex, Philips, TriQuint

Munich, Germany

Interactive Technical Workshop Millimetrewave Sensors
for
Security & Commercial Applications

A NEW Growing Market for Millimetrewave Device, Packaging and Assembly Technologies?

October 10-13, 2005

Co-Hosted by:  BAE SYSTEMS, E2V,
Northrup Grumman Corp., QinetiQ, Raytheon,
Roke Manor Research

Oxford, UK

Interactive Technical Workshop

Future Handset Power Management

 Devices, Architectures and Packaging

Moving Toward Multi-Day Autonomy

 For CDMA, WCDMA, EVDO, GSM 
and other Portable Mobile Devices

 And

 Handset Autonomy Model Working Session

 With Tour
TELUS Mobility Wireless Research Laboratory

September 13-16, 2005

Hosted by:  
Verizon Wireless 
& TELUS Mobility

Toronto,  Canada

Interactive Technical Workshop Broadband VSAT Challenges for Ku/Ka Band

What will it take to bring the cost down?

& Tour - Telespazio Facility, Fucino, Italy

June 21-24, 2005

Hosted by:  Telespazio, Eutelsat, SkyLogic

Rome, Italy

Interactive Technical Workshop

RF Equipment Challenges
for
Commercial SDR Basestations
Antennas, Transceivers, Power Amplifiers, Systems

May 16-19, 2005

Hosted by: Nextel Communications

Software Radio Demonstration By:  Vanu, Inc.

Cambridge, MA USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Demystifying Options of Short Range Radios

Competing Markets, Standards and Technologies

 

High Data Rate

(802.11x, UWB, Wireless USB, 60 GHz PAN)

&

Low Data Rate

(802.11x, Bluetooth ™, ZigBee ™, Z-Wave, Low Power Radio, DSRC)

April 18-20, 2005

Hosted by:CSR, EPCOS, IBM, Infineon,
Intel, Mark IV, Motorola, Philips, RFM

Detroit, MI  USA

Interactive Technical Workshop A Day with General Motors

3G+ and/or DSRC for High Datarate Communications with Automobiles?

& Tour:  GM's OnStar Command Center

April 20-22, 2005

Hosted by:  General Motors

Detroit, MI  USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Millimeterwave Wireless Options 
for Fiber Substitution
- Pros and Cons of E-Band, 60 GHz, FSO

Cellular Backhaul, Infrastructure Replacements, Last Mile Access
for Enterprise, ILEC, CLEC and WISP Networks

And Tour: Sprint Customer Experience Center

March 7-10, 2005

Hosted by Sprint

Overland Park, MO  USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

WiMAX CPE & Access Point 
Devices, Packaging and Assembly
- Are Consumer Prices Possible?

Cost Reduction Options for WiMAX CPEs and Infrastructure

Tour:  Flextronics Assembly Facility

February 7-10, 2005

Hosted by: Alvarion, Motorola, Redline Communications

San Mateo, CA  USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Handset Integration Tradeoffs 
vs Margin vs Liability Sharing 
for Lowest Overall Cost

Stacked Die vs Stacked Packages vs SIP vs SOC,
Integrated Passives, Electro-Mechanical Integration
&
Tour:  Amkor/Unitive Die Level Processing Facility

Jan 17-20, 2005

Hosted by: Sony Ericsson, AMKOR, Elcoteq, Perlos, Tessera

Technology Exchange Forum

Semiconductor Transmitter Solutions
for Multi-Use, Multi-Band Handsets

 

Single/Dual/Tri Band Voice & Data, 
Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMAX, GPS, …

 

Jan 16-17, 2005

Hosted by: Anadigics, Infineon, Philips, RFMD, 
Fairchild Semi, others...

Interactive Technical Workshop Mobile Broadband Solutions and Equipment
-- The Great Debate

802.16e vs. 802.20 vs. 3G+ vs Proprietary
Applications, solutions, pricing, 
volumes and timing?

&
Tour and Demonstrations at
FT's Innovation Garden Facility

Dec 13-16, 2004

Hosted by:  
France Telecom 
Research & Development

San Francisco, CA

Interactive Technical Workshop Millimeterwave Automotive and Communications Markets and Technologies 
(24 GHz & 77,79 GHZ)
Oct 18-21, 2004

Hosted by:  
Daimler Chrysler, Siemens, Alcatel

Stuttgart, Germany

Tutorial Automotive Radar & RF Sensor Technology,
Principals & Practices

System, Device, Material and Packaging
Technologies

Oct 18, 2004

Stuttgart, Germany

Interactive Technical Workshop Lowering BaseStation Equipment OPEX

Tower Top Electronics, Backhaul and Antenna Options for reducing costs of energy, backhaul and site leasing

And
Tour of T-Mobile Test Facilities and/or Representative Cell Site

Sept 21-24, 2004

Hosted by:  T-Mobile

Hatfield, UK

Interactive Technical Workshop High Efficiency, High Linearity Power Amplifiers for 3G+ Basestations

Power Devices and
Linearization and Thermal Management Techniques

Sept 20-21, 2004

Co-Hosted by:  Andrew, Filtronic, Powerwave, Remec

Hatfield, UK

Interactive Technical Workshop Implementing Environmental Compliance
in the
Wireless Industry Supply Chain

Materials, Processes & Logistics 
for the RoHs 2006 Deadline

Are you ready?

 And Tour:  Celestica Facility

August 10-13, 2004

Co-Hosted by:  
Celestica
Lucent Technologies
Research In Motion

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Interactive Technical Workshop Wall Street 
meets the 
Wireless Industry Supply Chain
May 19-20, 2004

Hosted by:  
CIBC World Markets

NYC, NY   USA  USA

Interactive Technical Workshop Future SmartPhone Power Management

Devices, Architectures & Packaging 
to move from 100 to 300 standby hours for
1XRTT, GPRS/EDGE and future WCDMA 
Portable Wireless Devices

& Tour - Microsoft Consumer Experience Center

May 10-13, 2004

Hosted by:  Microsoft Corp

Redmond, WA   USA

Technology Exchange Forum A Day with Ford Motor Company

A Day Long Interactive Discussion with
Design Engineering and Procurement Professionals
about future needs for:
Wireless Communications in the Automotive Sector
(DSRC, HD Radio, antennas, chipsets)

and

Tour - Ford Motor Company Research Laboratory

April 7-8, 2004

Hosted by:  Ford Motor Company

Dearborn, MI   USA

Interactive Technical Workshop Short Range Radio Outlook

Demystifying Standards, Equipment, Technologies vs Markets/Application
802.11x, Bluetooth (tm), ZigBee (tm), UWB, LPR, 802.16x, 60GHz PAN, DSRC

April 4-6, 2004

Hosted by:  EPCOS, Fairchild Semiconductor, Infineon, Motorola, Philips Semiconductor, RF Monolithics, Skyworks, Texas Instruments

Dearborn, MI  USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Emerging 60 and 70-90 GHz 
“GigaBit Wireless” Communications

What are the Target Applications and Markets?

and

Will the Projected Market Volumes be High Enough to 
Drive Semiconductor and Packaging Costs Down?
&
Tour of Cisco Facilities (TBC)

Jan 18-21, 2004

Hosted by:  Cisco Systems

Co-Hosted by:  IBM Research, Endwave, Velocium, UMS, Infineon Technologies, Motorola

San Jose, CA   USA

Interactive Technical Workshop

Next Generation "Ecological" Handset Design and Manufacturing

The Global Economic Impact of Recycling
on
Materials, Processes, Devices

& Tour
Motorola Facility

December 9-12, 2003

Co Hosted by:  Motorola and AMKOR, Nextel Communications

Plantation, Florida, USA

Technology Exchange Forum

A Day with Elcoteq
2D --> 3D --> SiP Migration
&
Electro- Mechanical Integration
(antennas, connectors, shielding, plastics)

November 9-10, 2003

Hosted by:  Elcoteq

Espoo, Finland

Interactive Technical Workshop

Upgradeable Basestations 
and 2G/3G Transition

Architecture and Components for "Future Proofing" Basestations 
for 2.5G and Beyond
&
Tour of O2 Facilities and Service Demonstrations

November 4-7, 2003

Host:  O2

London, UK

Interactive Technical Workshop

Last Mile Broadband Solutions

Are Consumer Prices Possible?

Trends, Tradeoffs and Requirements of Consumer Priced 
Wireless, Satellite, Fibre and Copper Equipment 
&

Tour and Demonstrations at BT's Adastral Park Facility

September 30, October 1-3, 2003

Hosted by: British Telecom

London, UK

Interactive Technical Workshop

Outsourcing Trends in the Wireless Industry

The Changing Role of EMS’ in the Supply Chain

June 17-20, 2003

Hosted by:  Celestica

Toronto, Canada

Interactive Technical Workshop

Millimeterwave Markets, Applications and Technologies from 20-100 GHz -- An Overview

 

Where and When is the future?

Automotive Radar, Sensors and 
Communications Equipment, >20 GHz


and Tour:  Mercedes Engine Assembly  Factory
plus
Mercedes Museum

Stuttgart, Germany
May 5-8, 2003

May 5-8, 2003

Co-Hosted by:  Daimler Chrysler, Endwave, Stratex Networks, IBM, UMS, Velocium, Raytheon

Stuttgart, Germany

Interactive Technical Workshop

Basestation Coverage Enhancement Equipment

Low Cost, Easily Implemented Solutions

Repeaters, In-building Coverage Extenders,
Smart Antennas, Software Defined Radios, Superconductor Subsystems

March 4-7, 2003

Hosted by: Sprint PCS
Kansas City, MO

Interactive Technical Workshop

Emerging In-Building & 
Short Range Wireless Systems


Applications and Equipment Requirements

802.11x, Bluetooth (tm), 
Bluetooth (tm)-like

January 15-16, 2003

Co-Hosted by: 
EMS Technologies 
and 
Intersil Corp.

Interactive Technical Workshop

Wall Street
Meets
Wireless Industry Supply Chain