MoMo Philadelphia June 8th Building the Mobile Reality

Posted on: May 12, 2011 – Filed under: Philadelphia

Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic is happy to be partnering with the PA Wireless Association and RCR Wireless for our next event. This event, part of the RCR Wireless Global Tour and Conference Series, RCR Mobile Broadband Philadelphia is an interactive discussion on current mobile broadband trends and how mobile broadband is driving investment, innovation and economic growth.

Date: June 8, 2011 | 11:30 AM – 7:00 PM

Location: Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel | 3549 Chestnut Street | Philadelphia, PA 19104
Mobile Monday members use discount code ‘partner‘ when you register.

The price to attend this event in person is $25 (does NOT include lunch). Lunch may be purchased in advance for an additional charge. See registration options below.

There is no charge to attend the networking reception (5:00 – 7:00 PM).

FREE ADMISSION OPTION: If you are employed by an operator/service provider (mobile, wireline, cable/MSO) or by a large enterprise or vertical market institution (college/university, utility, government agency, etc) you may qualify for free admission.

Additional Conference Information

Anchored by RCR Wireless editors, the RCR “Mobile Broadband: Applications & Infrastructure” Conference in Philadelphia is part of the 2011 RCR Mobile Broadband Global Tour, Conference Series and News Desk. Held in partnership with the Pennsylvania Wireless Association and Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic, Mobile Broadband Philadelphia is an online and in person event discussing current challenges associated with Applications & Infrastructure.

Please join us for a networking reception after the conference (5:00 – 7:00 PM) to include food, drinks and networking. The reception is being held in partnership with the Pennsylvania Wireless Association and Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic.

Who Should Attend?

Business decision makers from the mobile and wireless community including service providers, equipment and device manufacturers, system integrators, software and application developers and any other organization investing in mobile broadband.
Engineering, operating and product development professionals wanting a better understanding of available technologies and solutions for designing, optimizing, deploying/upgrading and managing wireless networks.
Enterprise and vertical market professionals planning implementation of wireless networks in their businesses.
Analysts, policymakers, business leaders seeking to better understand the evolving opportunities in the wireless industry

AGENDA (subject to change)

TIME	SESSION INFO
09:00 am	Pre-Conference Program: Morning Brew w/ RCR Wireless News Dan Meyer, RCR Wireless News Guests TBA Live RCR Wireless News morning show broadcast from the “City of Brotherly Love”, Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia was once the second largest city in the British empire (behind London) and today ranks as the nation’s fifth largest metropolitan area with 6.1 million people. According to Nielsen Media Research, Philadelphia is the fourth largest consumer media market.
10:00 am	Pre-Conference Program: Live Webinar Broadcast: Small Tower Owner Perspectives Moderator: Dan Meyer, RCR Wireless News Jack Rupert, Vice President of Acquisitions & Development, Clearview Tower Company Leonard B. Stevens, President, Tower Economics Jim Fryer, Fryer Marketing
11:30 am	Pre-Conference Program: Power Lunch with Dan Meyer Dan Meyer, RCR Wireless News Guests TBA
11:30 am	General Session: Registration Open Registration, Exhibitions and networking area opens. Box Lunches will be available for those that purchased during registration process. Guests invited to watch live broadcast of RCR Wireless News “Power Lunch” with Dan Meyer.
01:00 pm	General Session: Analyst Angle: Mobility Market Trends and Developments Shiv K. Bakhshi, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Mobile Perspectives
01:30 pm	Track I – Applications: Panel – Enterprise Mobility Moderator: J.P. Finnell, Mobility Partners
	Track II – Infrastructure: Panel – Offloading mobile data to WIFI Moderator: Dan Meyer, RCR Wireless News Panelist: Peter Murray, H&M Networks Panelist: Ben Gibson, Chief Marketing Officer Aruba How are the carriers leveraging WIFI to keep up with the data demands for tablets and smartphones? Our expert panelist will discuss 802.11 N along with the current status and future of WIFI deployments.
02:10 pm	Track I – Applications: Mobile Marketing and Advertising Moderator: Chuck Sacco, Movitas Panelists TBA
	Track II – Infrastructure: Panel: What is 4G and what are the applications driving mobile broadband? Moderator: Dan Meyer, RCR Wireless News Panelist: Harry Martin, Regional Director, Verizon Wireless Please join us for a carrier discussion on defining 4G, the key drivers for mobile data and the technical approaches to building a 4G network.
02:45 pm	General Session: Networking Break Exhibition and networking area open
03:15 pm	Track I – Applications: Panel – Building a Robust Developer Community Moderator: TBA Panelists: Mike Maney, Director, Alcatel-Lucent
	Track II – Infrastructure: Panel – Enterprise Networks. How are carriers, tower companies, and enterprise customers re-engineering their respective networks to meet end user demand for secure mobile data? Moderator: Peter Murray, Henkels & McCoy Networks Panelist: Neil Manning, Corning Mobile Access Panelist: Bob Ritter, Crown Castle Panelist: Danny Agresta, American Tower Panelist: Mike Gallop, TE Connectivity Panelist: Rene Pachinbhayag, AT&T Themes to be discussed include the role of neutral host, criteria and expectations for enterprise distributed antenna systems as part of an overall engineered solution and finally, how are public safety networks interconnecting and addressing capacity demands.
04:00 pm	General Session: Investor and Financial Outlook Moderator: Dan Meyer, RCR Wireless News Panelist: Marc Ganzi, CEO, Global Tower Partners Panelist: Bruce Hernandez, Partner, Spire Capital Panelist: David Zilberman, Comcast Interactive Who is investing in mobile broadband, where are they investing and why are the investing? What are the key trends in 2011?
05:00 pm	General Session: Cocktail Reception Exhibition and networking area open.