Flexible 4G Base Station Architectures
 

Middlesex (London), UK

June 10-12, 2008

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
 

Security Detection Techniques and Requirements
 

A Guide for the Millimeter Wave Community

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

April 15, 2008

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

April 15th to 18th, 2008
 

Keynote Presentation By:

Madrid, Spain

March 26-28, 2008
 

Antennas for 2010 Handsets

 
Multi-band and MIMO: Implementation and Testing Challenges

with a focus on Adaptable and Tunable Antenna Technology

Seattle, WA     USA

February 26-29, 2008

Milan, Italy

January 23-25, 2008

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
 

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

Stuttgart, Germany

October 19, 2007

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

Munich, Germany

September 18-21, 2007

Millimeterwave Sensors for
Transportation Security Applications

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

London, UK

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

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Toward Use of GigaBit Millimeterwave Wireless
in Cellular and Enterprise Networks
 

Dulles, Virginia
June 19-22, 2007

May 7 - 10, 2007
Dusseldorf, Germany

March 20-23, 2007

Barcelona, Spain
 

February 19-21, 2007

Washington DC area

February 19, 2007

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

Hosted by: Sony Ericsson

Reconfigurable Radios for
Versatile Basestations
Power Amplifiers, Transceivers,

December 12-15, 2006
Munich, Germany

Hosted by: Siemens

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

Devices and Packaging for

December 11-12, 2006
Munich, Germany

Co-Hosted by:

Handset RF Front-ends & Transceivers
 

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

October 23-24, 2006

October 24-27, 2006

Hosted by:  France Telecom Research and Development

September 21-22, 2006

Keynotes and Panels

National Institute of Justice

Department of Homeland Security

Transportation Security Administration

(Others TBA)

September 19-21, 2006

Hosted by:
General Motors

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]

September 17,18, 2006

Hosted by:
IBM, Motorola, Philips

China Handset Development for
Asian and Global Markets
Partnering to Build a Win-Win Value Chain
for the Future Mobile Communications Industry
 

June 26-29, 2006

Lowering Mobile TV Infrastructure Costs
 

May 16-19, 2006

Hosted by:  O2 and Arqiva

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

Driving Down Millimeterwave System Costs Through
Advanced Device/Module Packaging

Facilities Tour:  Kyocera

Millimeterwave, Free Space Optics
vs Power Line Communications or Fiber

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

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

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

November 8-11, 2005

Hosted by:  Siemens

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

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

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

Hosted by:  
Verizon Wireless 
& TELUS Mobility

What will it take to bring the cost down?

Hosted by:  Telespazio, Eutelsat, SkyLogic

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

Hosted by: Nextel Communications

Software Radio Demonstration By:  Vanu, Inc.

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

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

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

Hosted by:  General Motors

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

Hosted by Sprint

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

Cost Reduction Options for WiMAX CPEs and Infrastructure

Hosted by: Alvarion, Motorola, Redline Communications

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

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

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

Hosted by:  
France Telecom 
Research & Development

Hosted by:  
Daimler Chrysler, Siemens, Alcatel

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

Hosted by:  T-Mobile

Power Devices and
Linearization and Thermal Management Techniques

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

Materials, Processes & Logistics 
for the RoHs 2006 Deadline

Are you ready?

Co-Hosted by:  
Celestica
Lucent Technologies
Research In Motion

Hosted by:  
CIBC World Markets

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

Hosted by:  Microsoft Corp

Hosted by:  Ford Motor Company

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

Hosted by:  Cisco Systems

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

Interactive Technical Workshop

Next Generation "Ecological" Handset Design and Manufacturing

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

December 9-12, 2003

Co Hosted by:  Motorola and AMKOR, Nextel Communications

Hosted by:  Elcoteq

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 
&

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

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