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NEW
– International Wireless Packaging Consortium
Interactive Technical Workshop
Limited to 100 seats
WiMAX
CPE & Access Point Cost
Reduction Options for WiMAX CPEs and Infrastructure
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Tour: Flextronics Assembly Facility
San Mateo, CA USA February 7-10, 2005
Marriott
San Mateo
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Organized by the International Wireless Packaging Consortium
Click HERE to Register for 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. |
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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. |
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Monday, February 7, 2005 |
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7:00 PM |
Social and Networking, Reception & Registration |
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Tuesday, February 8, 2005 |
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7:00 AM |
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8:00 AM |
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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 |
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9:00 AM |
Business Case for WiMAX
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The WiMAX Business Case Yuval Goren Director Strategic Marketing WiMAX Forum
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9:30 AM |
service provider Perspectives
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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
Others Likely
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10:20 AM |
BREAK |
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10:50 AM |
service provider Perspectives (Cont'd) |
WiMAX: Too Little Too Late Dewayne Hendricks
WISPA Representative and Dandin Group
WiMAX- A Fixed Broadband Wireless Provider Perspective Eric Warren Director of Marketing and Business Development NextWeb, Incorporated
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11:40 AM |
Network Integrator's ISSUEs WiMAX Integration into Infrastructure
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Unlicensed Service Deployment Challenges Tarun Gupta Chief Architect FiberTower
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12:10 PM |
NETWORKING LUNCH |
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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 |
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2:10 PM |
Customer Premises Equipment Co-Hosts From an Equipment Provider's Perspective:
which will require developments in packaging and assembly?
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Title TBD Kevin Suitor VP Business Development Redline Communications
Delivering the Residential Broadband Business Case Juan Santiago Manager, Motorola Wireless Products Group Motorola Canopy
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3:10 PM |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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3:40 PM |
Customer Premises Equipment (Cont'd)
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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.
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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 |
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7:00 PM |
Dinner |
Bus Transportation provided to and from hotel |
Wednesday, February 9, 2005 |
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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THE ENABLING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS |
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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.
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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 |
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10:30 AM |
OTHER Enabling Technology Providers
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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
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11:45 AM |
Recap Of A CPE Supplier's Views |
Title TBD Mohammad Shakouri Wireless Broadband Networks Alvarion
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12:15 PM |
LUNCH |
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1:15 PM |
EMS, ODM and Housing Integrators Views
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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
Invited Not Confirmed
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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
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3:15 PM |
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK |
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3:45 PM |
Take Aways & Closing Remarks And What Can the IWPC Do To Help the Industry Move Forward? |
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5:30 PM |
Adjourn |
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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 |
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Tour: Flextronics Assembly Facility |
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.
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
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:
For all companies who will be making a presentation at the Workshop:
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