Industry Visionaries And Leading Companies To Converge On Taipei To Address WiMAX Ecosystem Drivers , Commercial Deployments

London, England (February 03, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Today the WiMAX Forum announced details of the third annual WiMAX Forum Congress Asia conference and exhibition to take place in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 13–14, 2010. The first WiMAX Forum Congress event to take place in Taipei, the conference will highlight the unique, local ecosystem as well as feature operators, device manufacturers, regulators and industry thought leaders from across the globe.

The agenda will feature an inspirational line-up of speakers from more than 20 operators, 17 analysts, two regulators and three vendor companies. Sessions featured on the multi-track conference program include WiMAX business models and retail strategies, operational challenges, spectrum and regulation, vertical market opportunities for WiMAX and the prospects for WiMAX in the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to the conference each day "WiMAX on a Plate": breakfast briefings with the Analysts will be held. In addition, the WiMAX Forum will be hosting its third annual Analyst Summit on April 12th. On the exhibition floor the Taiwanese Pavilion will be showcasing the Taiwanese WiMAX ecosystem.

Speakers include: Wing K Lee, CEO, YTL Communications (Malaysia); Indar Atmanto, President Director, PT Indosat Mega Media (Indonesia); Don Lin, President, Tatung InfoComm Co Ltd (Taiwan); Dr Fumio Watanabe, CTO, UQ Communications (Japan); Heru Sutadi, Commissioner, Indonesian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, (Indonesia).

For a full list of speakers, please visit:www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/asia.

Concurrent with the conference will be a free to attend 2-day exhibition featuring companies such as Alvarion, Greenpacket, Samsung, Seowon, Aptilo, Rhode & Schwarz and many more who will be showcasing their latest revolutionary product offerings. For more information on the conference and exhibition, and to register to attend, please visit www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/asia.

About the WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16e/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements.

"WiMAX Forum," the WiMAX Forum logo and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are registered trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. "WiMAX," "Mobile WiMAX," "Fixed WiMAX," "WiMAX Certified," and "WiMAX Forum Certified" are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. Third-party trademarks contained in this document are the property of their respective owners.

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