The WiMAX Forum® today announced a host of key WiMAX industry players who have confirmed their attendance and participation at WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2010 in Amsterdam June 16-17, 2010. Recently confirmed speakers include representatives from SP Ausnet, Intel and Banglalion.

These industry experts join more than 60 speakers participating in the Global Congress program including Barry West, Clearwire and Dr Fumio Watanabe, CTO, UQ Communications. Keynote speakers include:

• Dionysis Alexandratos, COO, Cosmoline (Greece)
• Barry O’Connell, Head of Core Networks, Imagine Group (Ireland)
• Paolo Chilosi, Director General, Multilink (Haiti)
• Gabriel Perez, WiMAX Network Director, Movilmax (Venezuela)
• Jay Alvi, EVP Enterprise Services, TSTT (Trinidad & Tobago)
• Mohamed Basafi, CTO, Mobily (Saudi Arabia)
• Kuldeep Goyal, CMD, BSNL (India)

The Global Congress program will include a number of regionally driven topics including India Empowered: BSNL’s Broadband Ambitions and Strategies for Addressing the Digital Divide with WiMAX. In this session, Mr Kuldeep Goyal, CMD, BSNL will be speaking on the long-awaited BWA spectrum auctions now underway in India, the results of which are sure to leave a lasting impression upon the wider broadband ecosystem. BSNL is already leading the way in WiMAX deployments in India and have commercially launched WiMAX services regionally.
WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2010 is sponsored by Intel, Samsung, Alvarion, Huawei, ZTE, Tellabs, Motorola, Ciena, MACH and Bridgewater Systems. For more information about the WiMAX Forum Congress Series or for a full program for the Global Congress 2010 event, please visit www.wimaxforum.org.

About WiMAX Forum® Global Congress
WiMAX Forum® Global Congress 2010 is the world’s only dedicated operator-led global WiMAX event. This year, the operator led agenda of over 60 speakers features over 35 top level operator speakers who will present current case studies. Other program highlights include a pre-conference workshop ‘Successful strategies for WiMAX operators to compete and prosper in the wider broadband ecosystem’ hosted by ReWheel (15th June), Analyst Breakfast Briefings (16th-17th June), and an evening workshop led by Wireless 20/20 on 16th June. For more information please visit: http://www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/global

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. Through the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series of global trade shows and events, the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration to expand the reach of the WiMAX ecosystem. For more information, visit the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org.

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