Telecom OnSite: CTIA Wireless 2008

Special Interest Seminars at CTIA Wireless 2008:

M2M Carrier Strategies: The New Rules
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Next-Gen Backhaul: 3G, 4G and Beyond
In partnership with Infonetics Research
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Lead Story:

CTIA Wireless 2008 wrap: The time is now

Focus on today's opportunities, not yesterday's successes

by Jim Barthold

With a chance to say how they'll finally compete on level footing with wireline industry — and how they'll overcome the problems that might thwart that competition — the wireless industry sat back in a self-congratulatory mode.

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Audiocast:
IP/MPLS Forum creates wireless backhaul blueprint

MMBI initiative provides bridge to next-gen backhaul network

Telecom OnSite Special Interest Seminars

Downloads of our co-located seminars held at CTIA Wireless 2008 are now available.

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M2M Carrier Strategies: The New Rules
Hosted by the Yankee Group
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Next-Gen Backhaul: 3G, 4G and Beyond
In partnership with Infonetics Research
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Show Coverage: Siemens M2M reality check Overcoming hype and sustaining real growth isn't easy Hanging onto customers in a tough economy Marketing execs charting new courses for customer retention, new revenues Vodafone's Sarin sees bright Web future Keynote highlights industry challenges in bringing mobile to the Internet U.S. mobile stacks up internationally Competition leads to better wireless experience in States, panelists say Hesse affirms WiMAX future Sprint Nextel's wireless goal: 'own the pole position,' CEO says in keynote Managing enterprise mobility Visage Mobile launches centralized framework for business users Eltek Valere brings green to the desert Vendor unveils next generation high efficiency (HE) energy products NewStep gets social Service convergence vendor adds Facebook application to platform Tekelec scales up the SMS pole Takes modular approach to meet growing demands Ceragon gear serves two masters Mobile backhaul product handles TDM traffic while migrating to IP WiMAX, LTE in test pattern Spirent adds WiMAX, LTE MIMO and beamforming to product package Juniper addresses mobile backhaul New products aimed at helping consolidate multiple transport schemes Pre-Show Coverage: What's good for the vendor ... ADC attacks micro cellular space SurfKitchen holds up the content walls DragonWave steps up help for Cutthroat business LTE has WiMAX in its sights 3G awaits Olympic start The new mobile home Breaking the backhaul bottleneck CDMA hits the twilight zone Have wireless, will barter M2M: a phoenix rising Calling all subscribers EC throws down data roaming gauntlet		Featured Research: Use of MPLS Technology in Mobile Backhaul Networks Brought to you by the IP/MPLS Forum This paper outlines the market dynamics driving mobile operators to deploy MPLS technology in Radio Access Network (RAN) Backhaul and provides a brief overview of the MMBI work of the forum. Read More >> Featured Audiocasts: Symmetricom's keeping time Strengthens product portfolio to address wireless backhaul While there are clear advantages in moving to Ethernet for wireless backhaul, the one concern that's been on everyone's mind is dealing with network synchronization. Telecommunications Editor in Chief Sean Buckley talks with Jeremy Bennington, Director of Business Development for Symmetricom about the growing need for a tight clock for wireless backhaul networks. Listen >> Turin charges up the backhaul pole Broadens backhaul portfolio with pseudowire capabilities Wireless backhaul, once the dirty little secret of the wireless network, is coming to the forefront as wireless operators start to offer more bandwidth-hungry services such as high speed data and video. Ralph Santitoro, Director of Carrier Ethernet Solutions Marketing for Turin Networks, talks with Telecommunications about how Turin is attacking new opportunities in this segment. Listen >> More Audiocasts: Ceterus rides the "virtual pipe" New applications drive need for IP/Ethernet backhaul Listen >> IP/MPLS Forum creates wireless backhaul blueprint MMBI initiative provides bridge to next-gen backhaul network Listen >> Cutthroat is high on Ethernet-based wireless backhaul Targets customers with mix of microwave, copper and copper-based solutions Listen >>