Return to Registration Page Session 1: Open RAN Open  Radio Access Networks continue to gain momentum in the marketplace enabling a larger multivendor ecosystem.  From architecture to interfaces to management and orchestration and security, the disaggregation and interoperability of all the elements of the RAN could open the door to new opportunities and innovation.  This […]

Return to registration page Session 1: Spectrum in the Americas With significant mid-band spectrum auctions having been completed in North America, attention turns to how the industry will use a combination of low, mid, and high band spectrum assets to unleash innovative use cases across private and public networks. Where do the Americas go from […]

Return to registration page Session 1: Cloudification and Edge With 5G, wireless cellular networks have opened the door to increasing levels of centralized and distributed compute across an operator’s entire footprint. Cloud computing brings several key advantages that can accelerate the development and enhance capabilities of wireless networks with concepts such as containerization, micro services, […]

Return to registration page Session #2: Cellular Security in the Wireless IT World As 5G wireless cellular networks become more of an open innovation platform distributed across many different areas, organizations are grappling with an increasing level of cyber-attacks. The growing sophistication and complexity of 5G network architecture greatly expands the threat surface for an […]

Return to registration page Session #2: 5G for Enterprise & Use Cases As of July 2021, 178 5G networks have been deployed around the world while global wireless 5G connections reached 421M at the end of Q2, marking this year as a major inflection point for broad adoption of 5G. As the wireless cellular industry […]

Return to registration page Session #2: Xhaul and Last-Mile Technologies to Bridge the Digital Divide With mobile network traffic growing 46 percent between Q1 2020 and Q1 2021, advances in Xhaul (fronthaul, midhaul and backhaul) and other last-mile technologies are needed to keep pacing with the growing demand for cellular wireless data. At the same time, 5G […]

Return to registration page Session #2: Latin America Regional Focus: Spectrum, Technology and Regulatory Developments The Latin America region is expected to reach over a quarter billion 5G connections by year end 2026. However, the region is faced with specific issues related to reaching the full potential and forecasted growth of 5G.  Time is critical […]

Return to registration page Session 3: Sustainability & Power Impacts of Wireless Cellular Networks With the continuing insatiable increase in demand for mobile data, network operators and their vendor partners are looking for new solutions due to increased power needs in 5G networks.  While energy consumption per unit of data (watts per bit) are much […]

Return to registration page Session 3: 5G and Beyond Toward 2030 While 2030 is still several years away, work has already begun in academia and by research organizations to begin the formalization of technology and standards for the next generation of wireless cellular. What lies ahead for planning for ITU-2025, which will set the pathway […]

Return to registration page Session 3: Private Enterprise Architecture, Spectrum & Solutions With a lot of attention turned towards enterprise and business applications of 5G networks, the hard work of implementing them continues. With the private 5G network market valued at USD 1.2 Billion in 2020 and expected to compound at 39.7% CAGR between 2021 […]