Opening Keynote
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Dale N Hatfield Dale N Hatfield, wireless veteran and renowned technologist, will give the opening keynote at the 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show on Tuesday October 14th at 9:00am. He will address the unlimited potential of wireless and present his views on important new trends, opportunities and the future of wireless. |
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Closing Keynote
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Harry Patz Jr. Harry Patz Jr., Vice President Communications Sector, Americas for Microsoft, will detail Microsoft's "Telco 2.0" initiatives at the 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show on October 15 at 12:00 p.m. Telco 2.0 refers to an emerging model for the communications industry, one that embraces the principles of Web 2.0 while maximizing operator assets, such as customer relationships and network infrastructure. Through Telco 2.0, Microsoft enables partners such as mobile operators and telecommunications service providers to deliver the connected lifestyle, where users can access any content, over any network on any screen. In this session Mr. Patz will describe Microsoft's vision for Telco 2.0, highlighting the broad range of solutions Microsoft delivers to help operators create revenue-generating offerings for businesses and consumers now and in the future. |
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Marc Ganzi
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W. Benjamin Moreland
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Jeffrey A. Stoops
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James "Jim" Taiclet
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Michael T.N. Fitch
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Track sponsored by Media Venture Partners
Track: Finance and Business Operations
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 – 11:20 a.m.
Diplomat Ballrooms 4 – 5
Wireless infrastructure executives from around the globe will come together to examine the state of wireless infrastructure deployment in the hottest emerging markets. Who are the players? What are their needs? How can you gain access? What infrastructure and business solutions will these entrants already have and what will they want? How will you adjust to meet these needs?
Sponsored by Wilkinson Barker Knauer
Track: Advocacy and Regulatory Compliance
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 – 11:20 a.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 1
From metal theft legislation to backup power mandates, PCIA is the voice of the industry on wireless policy wireless infrastructure. Industry experts will converge to provide a behind-the-scenes look at emerging public policy and offer up-to-the minute analysis and commentary on the most important legal cases, regulatory proceedings, and legislative developments that impact existing assets and future deployment.
Track: Technology and Site Operations
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 – 11:20 a.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 2
Driven largely by consumer demand for applications delivered over high performance networks, the migration of mobile networks to 4G will require flexible infrastructure to deliver targeted solutions for residential environments, enterprise and public facilities, macro network gaps and boosts, and remote coverage needs. Operators have more options than ever to complement and supplement macro coverage: femtocells, pico cells, indoor and outdoor distributed antenna systems (DAS), and small base stations designed for remote applications. This session will examine operator requirements for new mobile infrastructure elements that will scale and upgrade efficiently to support and enable the WiMAX and LTE landscapes.
Sponsored by AGL
Special Interest Session
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 – 10:05 a.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 3
HDSPA, UMTS, EDGE, CDMA, EDGE, 3G, 4G…. If the language of wireless is confusing to you, take heart – and take a seat. Designed especially for experts in fields other than wireless and delivered in plain language, this session will explain how wireless works and cover some of the most common mobile communication standards, channel access methods, and frequency bands in use today. Join in and emerge talking shop like a seasoned pro.
Sponsored by Media Capital Advisors
Special Interest Session
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 10:15 – 11:20 a.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 3
The PCIA Small Tower Forum Power Hour provides a unique opportunity for owners of smaller portfolios to have a spotlight placed on their special circumstances and business needs. Attendees have the opportunity to network with other similarly situated business owners and get one-on-one expert attention to help their businesses achieve their potential. This unique session features roundtable discussions and provides an opportunity for small tower owners to ask questions and receive expert advice on the elements of the tower business that are important to them. This year's topics include:
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Great Halls 5 – 6
Infrastructure resiliency, strategic site hardening, back up power mandates, emergency power solutions, alternative energy sources… All of these trends center on one key element – power supply. Operators have a strategic interest in deploying cost effective robust solutions to fulfilling their power needs. This luncheon will bring together representatives of the key facets of the power industry – generators, fuel cells, solar, solar components, and wind – to examine their suitability for different applications in wireless. This luncheon is open to all PCIA 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show badge holders.
Track: Technology and Site Operations
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 2
The Federal Communications Commission and some regulated states have opened dockets to examine wireless attachments on utility infrastructure. The Utilisite Council, which made its debut at that Show, has developed a Process Benchmarking Study that examines best practices for key wireless attachment process areas. This year, the Council will use this session to unveil its findings with the goal of creating shared understanding, and, ultimately, increased utility collocation opportunities.
Sponsored by Network Building & Consulting, LLC
Special Interest Session
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 3
In the realm of wireless service deployment, speed to market is becoming as or more important to their cost. Confronted with a myriad of federal regulations, state historic preservation limitations, zoning restrictions, and other issues, savvy site acquisition and development professionals pursue innovative solutions to meet their customers' demands. Professionals will offer their insights, compare notes, and share creative strategies for dealing with the infrastructure industry's most pressing problems.
Topics will include raw land builds, collocation on traditional and non-traditional structures, as well as site redevelopments, upgrades, and drop and swaps. Experts from the RF engineering/mobile network operator, site acquisition, project and construction management, infrastructure provider, and professional services arenas will delve into such topics as the art of site selection and acquisition, risk management through lease agreements, thought leadership on public engagement and zoning approvals, and best practices in project and construction management.
Sponsored by RBC Daniels
Track sponsored by Media Venture Partners
Track: Finance and Business Operations
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Diplomat Ballrooms 4 – 5
This discussion of future wireless investments will include topics such as tower company valuations, mergers and acquisitions, and financing opportunities to provide a valuable financial report on the wireless infrastructure industry.
In today's challenging financial environment, tower operators need to be particularly attentive to factors that will assist the company in raising capital. This panel will discuss the state of the capital markets and the availability of capital for tower companies.
What is the state of the mergers and acquisitions market currently and looking forward? What are buyers looking for, which types of deals are getting done and what valuations can tower owners expect? What financing options are available and what are the best strategies to receive funding? This panel will explore these questions and more, giving tower owners a view of the financial alternatives as well as exit and accumulation strategies available in today's market.
This session will be comprised of research analysts who cover the tower industry as well as representatives from prominent tower companies with experience in mergers, acquisitions and financing deals.
Sponsored by Excell Communications
Track: Advocacy and Regulatory Compliance
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 1
In the past year members of the state wireless association program (SWAP) have promoted pro-siting legislation, defeated restrictive legislation, advocated solutions to the metal theft epidemic, educated industry and governmental representatives on pressing issues, developed comprehensive approaches to some of the industry's most complex challenges, and made generous contributions to worthy charities. Across the nation, industry people have banded together to deliver extraordinary outcomes that will have a lasting effect on the industry. Learn how SWAP has become a crucial instrument of change.
Sponsored by KGI
Track: Technology and Site Operations
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 2
Join this session to learn about the unique circumstances of collocating on competing carriers' assets and the challenge this situation presents. The panel will explore deployment lead times, the application and approval process, lease agreements, and customer care practices.
Track sponsored by Media Venture Partners
Track: Finance and Business Operations
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Diplomat Ballrooms 1 – 2
With rare exception, carriers prefer to make their modifications on facilities that they currently lease or own, rather than build a new facility or collocate on a different one. Sometimes these carrier improvements require additional tower, rooftop, or equipment room space. Often, the modifications go beyond spatial impacts to requirements for additional load capacity allocations, which can trigger a host of structural analyses.
Modifications that require height extensions, enlarged compounds, additional ground disturbance, or more visually obtrusive equipment could result in updated environmental studies, SHPO/THPO review, ASR registration, and local zoning approvals. This session will address the upgrade process and analyze the full range of impacts these modifications could have on macro sites as well as on outdoor and inbuilding distributed antenna systems (DAS) installations.
Sponsored by Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC
Track: Advocacy and Regulatory Compliance
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 3
As an advocate to the wireless infrastructure industry, PCIA's top priority is to advance pro-siting legislation to expedite the deployment process, thereby helping wireless service providers realize benefit sooner and reduce overall costs. In the coming year, PCIA will pursue an aggressive legislative strategy with the purpose of ensuring the efficient integration of facilities necessary for the provision of advanced wireless communications services throughout the community and the ready availability of reliable wireless service to the public. This panel will provide an overview of the current legislative landscape and examine the critical linkage between wireless site deployment and public safety and emergency response benefit. Learn what you can do to support these crucial efforts.
Track: Technology and Site Operations
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Diplomat Ballrooms 4 – 5
Hyper-competition and aggressive build-out mandates, coupled with flattening ARPU and a faltering economy, leave mobile operators scrambling to deploy sites quickly and cheaply. Taking cues from the undeniable role that tower structure sharing has played in drastically cutting network CapEx, OpEx, and deployment lifecycles, wireless architects are now setting their sights on equipment as another infrastructure sharing opportunity. The use of distributed antenna systems (DAS) has already blazed a trail in this arena, but the lack of an interoperability standard between the base station and DAS equipment could slow progress. With DAS expected to play a critical role in enabling WiMAX and LTE roll-outs, the lack of "plug and play" solutions will ultimately sub-optimize network performance and limit the mobile operator's ability to maximize ROI. Join this panel of industry innovators as they explore global movements toward standardized open base station architectures and common radio interfaces. Learn how successes on these fronts could revolutionize wireless network design, deployment, and operation.
Track sponsored by Media Venture Partners
Track: Finance and Business Operations
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Diplomat Ballrooms 1 – 2
Join leaders from national infrastructure providers to learn how these companies are using strategic partnerships to assist carriers meet their demanding and dynamic deployment. Understand how companies grow their businesses and execute on their business plan with the help of good partners from across the country. This session will help you identify potential opportunities for your business.
Sponsored by Channel Law Group
Track: Advocacy and Regulatory Compliance
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 3
This session is critical for anyone with responsibility for wireless site deployment. PCIA, and members of its state wireless association program (SWAP) have been very aggressive on the local front, working with local regulators to craft mutually beneficial land use controls that promote the efficient deployment of wireless services. Meanwhile, some resourceful advisors have also been busy devising new challenges to deployment. Join this panel of attorneys and public policy professionals as they analyze the latest court decisions, provide insights on trends on the zoning front, and offer perspective on developing strategies for deploying both traditional and non-traditional successful wireless facilities in new markets.
Sponsored by FiberTower
Track: Technology and Site Operations
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Diplomat Ballrooms 4 – 5
Mobile operators are envisioning a future with wireless services competing cost effectively with wireline broadband capabilities. Ready access to fiber optic services can have a significant impact on operating margins and should be a consideration when determining tower placement. With backhaul costs hovering around 25% of total network OPEX and gaining access is a time consuming and costly process, some industry analysts contend that the cost structure of the backhaul network is the single biggest obstacle to profiting from mobile broadband service.
This panel will address how mobile network operators can solve their site bandwidth challenges working with tower operators, fiber operators and wholesale telecom suppliers to become more competitive.
Track sponsored by Media Venture Partners
Track: Finance and Business Operations
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Diplomat Ballrooms 1 – 2
With the advent of open standards, open access and wireless service companies and are balancing the need to develop and market customer-facing applications and devices, and owning and operating networks. In the face of mounting pressure to maintain control over operating expenses while delivering carrier grade performance companies. Many are closely examining the strategic value of carrier networks. This panel will examine whether a wireless service company should consider outsourcing models for network operations. Panelists will also discuss current examples of full or partial network outsourcing in the marketplace today, and, identify the types of risks that are inherent and how these risks can be effectively managed.
Track: Advocacy and Regulatory Compliance
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Diplomat Ballroom 3
In the move toward open or hosted networks, carriers still bear the responsibility for ensuring their networks comply with all federal regulations. Of particular concern is how DAS supports location-based technologies that enable phases I and II compliance with enhanced 911 mandates. Carriers also need to ensure that there is no potential for harmful radio frequency interference and that systems fully comport with Federal Communications Commission rules on emissions. Similarly, for the public safety community, the use of modeling and verification tools to assess system performance during the deployment of public safety communications systems via inbuilding DAS architectures are paramount, particularly when public safety and commercial systems operate on the same backbone. Experts will address the regulatory requirements and discuss how DAS systems are designed to be fully compliant with prevailing regulation.
Track: Technology and Site Operations
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Diplomat Ballrooms 4 – 5
The wireless infrastructure industry constantly seeks to improve and assure the structural integrity of its wireless telecommunications facilities. Join this session to reevaluate the revised ANSI/TIA/EIA Standard (Rev G) and its impact in the last two years.
Sponsored by RCR Wireless News
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time: 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Great Halls 5-6
This special session features the current and future customers of the wireless infrastructure industry. With the Federal Communications Commission's two largest spectrum auctions in history completed and band clearing efforts underway, along with a plethora of exciting new services in development, panelists will discuss with the latest offerings to users. They will also discuss their users deployment priorities and network upgrade strategies. This important session include practical information on how best your business can to help these customers of the future accomplish their deployment goals.
