[RFI] Agenda for FCC Forum on Wireless Broadband

david jordan wa3gin at erols.com
Wed May 19 09:10:53 EDT 2004


Usually these events on broadcast via the Internet...does anyone have 
the information/URL for the Internet broadcast of this session?

73,
dave
wa3gin

Eric Rosenberg wrote:

> Here's the agenda.:
>
> <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-04-1376A1.pdf>HTTP://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-04-1376A1.pdf 
>
>
> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR WIRELESS 
> BROADBAND FORUM
> This Public Notice advises interested persons of the agenda for the 
> Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Wireless Broadband Forum, 
> which will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, 
> 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2004. The meeting 
> is open to
> the public, and no advance reservation or registration is required.
>
> AGENDA - May 19, 2004
> 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome
> FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell
>
> 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Panel I: Wireless Broadband Technologies
> FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy, moderator
> Topics:
> -Latest technology developments
> -Creation of seamless, integrated networks
> -Device factors, such as battery life and screen size
> -Wireless broadband technology standards
>
> Speakers:
> Pierre de Vries, Chief of Incubation, Advanced Strategies and Policy 
> Group, Microsoft Corporation
> Guy Kelnhofer, Chief Executive Officer, NextNet Wireless
> Margaret LaBrecque, Regulatory Task Force Chairperson, WiMax Forum, 
> Director of Industry Programs, Broadband Wireless Division, Intel
> Brian Markwalter, Senior Director, Technology and Standards, Consumer 
> Electronics Association
> David Reeder, Vice President Sales, North America, Airspan Networks
>
> 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break
>
> 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Panel II: Broadband Business Strategies
> FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein, moderator
> Topics:
> -Mobile and fixed wireless business plans
> -Impact of Wi-Fi
> -Gauging consumer demand
> -Ways to integrate landline and wireless networks
>
> Speakers:
> Michael Anderson, Chief Information Officer, PDQLink, Chairman, 
> Part-15.ORG
> Paul Berriman, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, PCCW 
> Limited
> Atish Gude, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Strategy, 
> Nextel Communications
> Doug Sobieski, Vice President, Broadband Wireless Services, XO 
> Communications
> Bill Stone, Executive Director, Network Strategy, Verizon Wireless
> Richard Wong, General Manager, Messaging Applications, Openwave
>
> 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Demonstration Room Open
>
> 12:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Lunch Break
>
> 1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Opening Remarks
> Lauren Van Wazer, Associate Chief, Office of Engineering & Technology
> Joel Taubenblatt, Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless 
> Telecommunications Bureau
>
> 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Panel III: Barriers to Entry in the Broadband 
> Market
> FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin, moderator
> Topics:
> -Examination of regulatory and other barriers, including deployment 
> costs, cost of capital, and access to spectrum
> -Impact of regulation on investment
> -Ways to maximize flexibility in allocating and licensing spectrum
>
> Speakers:
> Andrew Kreig, President, Wireless Communications Association
> Rick Kunze, President, ColusaNET, Part-15.ORG
> Jeanette Radcliffe, Manager of Spectrum Marketing, Australian 
> Communications Authority
> Scott Slater, Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor, Personal Broadband 
> Industry Association
> Charles Townsend, Managing General Partner, Aloha Partners,700 MHz 
> Advancement Coalition
>
> 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
>
> 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Panel IV: Looking to the Future
> FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps, moderator
> Topics:
> -Steps to making wireless the glue that will link disparate broadband 
> networks
> -Which broadband applications will be successful?
> -Convergence and integration of wireless and wireline, fixed and 
> mobile, licensed and unlicensed technologies
>
> Speakers:
> Martin Cooper, Chairman and Co-Founder, ArrayComm
> Duncan Davidson, Chairman, SkyPilot Network
> Valerie Holt, Consultant and Advisor, Reciva Limited
>
> José Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, Hispanic Information 
> Television Network
> Sai Subramanian, Vice President, Product Management and Strategic 
> Marketing, Navini Networks
> Motorola (Speaker TBD)
>
> 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
> John B. Muleta, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
>
>
> At 02:40 PM 5/17/2004 -0400, k2qmf at juno.com wrote:
>
>> Correct me if I am wrong but this is a "Wireless Broadband" forum.
>> Wouldn't BPL come under a wired system and therefore not
>> even be represented at this forum?????
>>
>> Thanks for clearing this up for me...
>>
>> 73, Ted K2QMF
>
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