CPE Cost Reduction for WiMAX

NEW – International Wireless Packaging Consortium
Interactive Technical Workshop

Workshop Background Although standards are still not finalized, WiMAX is emerging as a competitive option to alternatives such as cable or wireline for delivery of broadband services. To be competitive, the total cost per customer must be comparable to these alternatives. The most critical equipment is the WiMAX customer premises equipment (CPE) and it must reach prices levels which are currently not possible. There is a need to examine all aspects of the technology for these CPEs and the role of all players in the supply chain for their production. In addition, the network systems and architectures must be reviewed to identify how they may be modified to minimize the total cost per customer serviced.
Workshop Goal The GOAL of this workshop is: To explore the needs and available technologies of advanced packaging and assembly and encourage development of cost effective devices, packaging and assembly technologies and options; AND: To inspire breakthrough thinking about supply chain partnering in this global industry TO: Stimulate the process of bringing the wireless industry supply chain together to reduce the cost of Customer Premises (CPE) and Access Point (AP) Equipment for WiMAX implementation.
Monday, February 7, 2005
7:00 PM	Social and Networking, Reception & Registration	At
Tuesday, February 8, 2005
7:00 AM	Breakfast & Registration
8:00 AM	Opening Remarks
8:15 AM	Introductions	Each person will be asked to introduce him/herself and share how they can contribute to this process
THE BUSINESS CASE AND SERVICE APPLICATION
9:00 AM	Business Case for WiMAX Is there a viable business case for fixed WiMAX? Will it be delivered more as a an adjunct service for cellular providers, wireline providers or by independent enterprises? What will the role of WISPs be and what will their networks look like? What are the key parameters to making WiMAX a successful business offering? How realistic and important will the consumer last mile markets for WiMAX be versus business users or backhaul providers? What features must the WiMAX have to compete with Cable or DSL? How will the business cases differ for licensed and unlicensed band WiMAX?	The WiMAX Business Case Yuval Goren Director Strategic Marketing WiMAX Forum
9:30 AM	service provider Perspectives From a Service Providers' perspective, how will WiMAX be used as an component of their infrastructure? What types of usages would they foresee? Last mile? Backhaul? Coverage extension? What features will be most important to them? Cost? Compatibility? Functionality? Reliability? and what will be the key factors affecting their cost per customer? What will be the role of WISPs and how do they see WiMAX as a component of their systems? What features would be critical and what are the elements of the cost per customer? Can they be used for enterprise campus networks and what characteristics would make them attractive?	Network Services & Emerging Applications for WiMAX Tom Tofigh AT&T Chair of WiMAX Applications Working Group WiMAX – A Carrier Perspective Aamir Hussain Executive Director Engineering and Operations Qwest Communications Other Operators Present France Telecom Verizon Avenue Sonic.Net Others Likely Rogers Wireless
10:20 AM	BREAK
10:50 AM	service provider Perspectives (Cont'd)	WiMAX: Too Little Too Late Dewayne Hendricks WISPA Representative (Wireless Internet Service Provider Association) and CEO Dandin Group WiMAX- A Fixed Broadband Wireless Provider Perspective Eric Warren Director of Marketing and Business Development NextWeb, Incorporated
11:40 AM	Network Integrator's ISSUEs WiMAX Integration into Infrastructure Licensed or Unlicensed bands- how do they affect deployment and networks access costs and performance?	Unlicensed Service Deployment Challenges Tarun Gupta Chief Architect FiberTower
12:10 PM	NETWORKING LUNCH
1:10 PM	PANEL service providers and integrator's Previous speakers and other Operators present will be given the opportunity to clarify their needs, requirements and views and will engage in a panel session where the audience is invited to ask questions and they will be given the opportunity to ask each other and the audience questions.	Speakers Plus Other Service Providers Present
THE EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS
2:10 PM	Customer Premises Equipment Co-Hosts From an Equipment Provider's Perspective: What are the anticipated form, fit, functions requirements for future consumer priced CPEs? Stand alone CPE receivers? PCMCIA cards for laptops? What are the key cost elements of the CPEs? Chipsets Antennas Packaging Power components and supply Thermal management for small sizes DSP Testing Others? which will require developments in packaging and assembly? What are the key specifications for future CPEs? What is required from the supply chain to develop customer install vs professionally installed equipment? Will the WiMAX CPEs have to operate with other wireless access solutions i.e. UMTS, WiFi, etc. Will there be different versions for different worldwide markets? How will they accommodate the variability of worldwide specifications and needs? What will be the main competitors to WiMAX in the marketplace? What will be the pros and cons of WiMAX as the delivery mechanism? What are the key expectations and anticipated requirements for future packaging in the handset industry? What is the impact of “environmental” regulations and how will this affect procurement? What changes must be made to existing or planned basestation infrastructure to add WiMAX as a service? What will the Access Points look like and what will the key hurdles be in the development of equipment for these access points?	Title TBD Kevin Suitor VP Business Development Redline Communications Delivering the Residential Broadband Business Case Juan Santiago Manager, Motorola Wireless Products Group Motorola Canopy
3:10 PM	NETWORKING BREAK
3:40 PM	Customer Premises Equipment (Cont'd)	What are the Challenges to Bringing Down the Cost of CPEs? Jack Van der Star President and CEO WAVETEQ Communications Inc. WiMAX CPE Cost Reduction-- Lessons Learned from OFDMA and DOCSIS Hal Roberts Senior Principal Engineer ADC Telecommunications Inc.
4:30 PM	Panel Customer Premises Equipment Previous speakers and other OEMs present will be given the opportunity to clarify their needs, requirements and views and will engage in a panel session where the audience is invited to ask questions and they will be given the opportunity to ask each other and the audience questions.	Keynote Speakers Plus Other OEMs Present
5:30 PM	Adjourn
7:00 PM	Dinner	Bus Transportation provided to and from hotel
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
7:00 AM	Breakfast
THE ENABLING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
8:00 AM	Enabling Technology Providers Semiconductor Devices Enabling technology suppliers will describe their capabilities and solutions aimed at cost reduction in WiMAX terminals in the near term and what they expect might be achievable over the next 2-3 years. Chipsets RF DSP Baseband Processors Module Integration and Assembly	Low Cost pHEMT technology for WiMax CPE applications Wolfgang Bosch CTO Filtronic Semiconductor WiMAX CPEs, A GaAs RF Chip Supplier’s Viewpoint Steve Brown Design Engineering Director TriQuint Bridging the Performance/Cost Divide for WiMAX RF Yiannis Papantonopoulos Applications Manager Wireless Infrastructure RF Texas Instruments, Inc. Can FPGAs be Cost Effective for CPEs? Asif Batada Strategic Marketing Manager Altera WiMAX Roadmap--Intel's Views Derek Dicker Strategic Planning Manager Broadband Wireless Intel
10:00 AM	NETWORKING BREAK
10:30 AM	OTHER Enabling Technology Providers Antennas Powering issues Thermal management for small sizes Materials Options Module Technologies Shielding Design Tools Cabling and connectors Testing Others	Manufacturing Test Solutions for Low Cost WiMAX CPEs Allen Henley Strategic Planner Agilent Partnering Antenna and Hardware Providers to Integrate RF Functions for Lower Cost Craig Somach Product Manager In-Building Wireless Antennas Centurion Wireless Technologies Title TBD Uhland Goebel Head of R&D Department Huber+Suhner
11:45 AM	Recap Of A CPE Supplier's Views	Title TBD Mohammad Shakouri Wireless Broadband Networks Alvarion
12:15 PM	LUNCH
1:15 PM	EMS, ODM and Housing Integrators Views on Cost Reduction of CPEs What are the do's and don't of designing for volume production of WiMAX CPEs? What level of module integration makes sense to balance custom versus commodity component usage? What components are available from other market sectors which can be used also in WiMAX CPE's?can be What level of testing makes sense for low cost consumer priced equipment?	WiMAX CPE Integration for Reducing Total Cost of Ownership Doug Ritter VP - Marketing & Sales Perlos Role of the EMS Bill Coker Director Sales & Mktg. Elcoteq Other EMSs Present Celestica Flextronics Jabil Invited Not Confirmed Sanmina
2:15 PM	PANEL Co-HOST Equipment providers DISCUSS IF/HOW THE WORKSHOP MET THEIR EXPECTATIONS and what they believe are the next steps to achieving consumer prices for CPEs	Co-Hosts Alvarion Motorola/Canopy Redline
3:15 PM	NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
3:45 PM	Take Aways & Closing Remarks And What Can the IWPC Do To Help the Industry Move Forward?
5:30 PM	Adjourn
7:00 PM	*Dinner (Dutch )** * = in this context, Dutch is a term which means that each person will be responsible for their own dinner costs.	For those who desire to join us, we get together to enjoy good friends, good food, good wine and [really] bad jokes
Thursday, February 10, 2005
	And Tour: Flextronics Assembly Facility (Restrictions may apply - subject to Flextronics Approval)	Bus transportation provided to/from Hotel/Flextronics Facility
DEADLINE FOR HANDOUT MATERIALS Deadline for electronic version of handout materials: January 28, 2005 COSTS ALL attendees AND pre-approved guests will be asked to cover out of pocket workshop costs such as food, entertainment, booklet copying, audio/visual costs, etc. We estimate that these costs will be approximately $495. (US) per person. (final cost to be determined as we get closer to the actual workshop date) Attendees AND pre-approved guests will be asked to pay this fee in advance with either Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cash, personal check or business check. Make checks payable to IWPC. HOTEL Marriott San Mateo 1770 South Amphlett Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94402 Phone: 650-653-6000 Please contact the hotel directly for reservations. Mention the IWPC room block rate of $119. Cut-off date for reservations is January 27, 2005. After that date rooms cannot be guaranteed at the IWPC rate. AUDIO VISUAL All projector formats will be available for the speakers. · Computer projector · Overhead projector In addition, we plan to audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. This tape will be transcribed and made available to all IWPC members. BUSINESS CARDS Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card. DRESS Business casual suggested. No ties, please !! HANDOUT MATERIALS It is our intention to prepare a handout booklet. We propose its contents be as follows: For ALL IWPC members: All IWPC members are invited to submit a maximum of 4 pages of materials to include in this handout booklet. These pages should NOT BE SALES MATERIALS. Rather, we suggest it contain technical information about your technology as it relates to the workshop topics. For all companies who will be making a presentation at the Workshop: You are invited to submit an advance copy of your presentation, complete with graphics and illustrations. This booklet will be copied and handed out at the workshop and included in the IWPC Web site. Please submit these materials either by email, as a Word for Windows file or Power Point files. Please send materials (any size file) to: [email protected] or by snail mail to: IWPC 610 Louis Drive, Suite 301 Warminster, PA 18974 USA Click HERE to Register for Workshop

Monday, February 7, 2005

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Breakfast & Registration

Opening Remarks

Introductions

Dinner

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

Thursday, February 10, 2005