Product Spotlight: Taming the Wireless Beast Presenter: Christopher W. Weiss, Director of Technology
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Afternoon Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm
What is the Best Hotspot WLAN Architecture? Whether you are a WISP or an ISP, greenfield or legacy carrier, there are a wide range of alternative wireless LAN architectures from which to choose. Which one is right for you and your business objectives? This session will examine the popular architectures from each perspective and discuss the many trade-offs, including manageability, cap-ex costs, and impact on existing investments. How can a wireline ISP quickly add WLAN services while leveraging existing investments in subscriber management systems and transport infrastructure? New specialist WISPs are often concerned with service flexibility, since their services may be sold by wholesale to others that deliver the branded consumer service. What architectures preserve this
flexibility while minimizing cost? All service providers are concerned with minimizing op-ex and cap-ex. What architectures provide scalability while minimizing expenses?
Moderator: Kevin Reichard, Executive Editor, Jupitermedia Speakers: David J. Chaplain, CTO, Bonsai Networks Inc. Marvin Chartoff, CTO, ITS Global Solutions Development, Unisys Ognjen Redzic, Director of Product Management and Business Development, PCTEL Pierre Trudeau, CTO, Colubris
Product Spotlight: Taming the Wireless Beast Presenter: Christopher W. Weiss, Director of Technology
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Afternoon Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Wi-Fi on Steroids Now that Wi-Fi is moving out of its vertical-market niche and into mainstream business applications, thanks to maturing standards, improved security, falling costs, and new architectures that facilitate large installations, new technologies are hitting the market to also boost the performance of 802.11-based networks.
Experts agree that, despite the technology's broad acceptance, the
802.11 standard has significant flaws - many of them stemming from the nature of radio signals and their vulnerability to interference. Entrepreneurs are attacking these weaknesses, bringing to market
technologies designed to dramatically improve throughput and increase range.
While many enterprise-oriented wireless LAN architectures make use of
the now-trendy "switch" concept, wherein network intelligence is centralized in a single device, today's performance boosters employ an interesting diversity of techniques. This session explores the emerging approaches and points the way to the future of wireless networks.
Moderator: Joanie M. Wexler, Independent Technology Editor, Joanie M. Wexler & Associates Speakers: Murat Bahadiroglu, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, SmartPackets, Inc. David Barach, EVP Business Development, Extricom Ltd. Scott Lindsay, Vice President of Marketing, Engim, Inc. Carl Temme, Director of Marketing, Airgo Networks
Product Spotlight: Taming the Wireless Beast Presenter: Christopher W. Weiss, Director of Technology
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Afternoon Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm
How Secure Is Secure Enough? Many organizations have been scared away from WLAN deployment by FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) regarding wireless security. Others argue that WLANs can be secured, given appropriate measures, best practices, and prudent usage. In this session, panelists will debate how well existing measures fulfill real WLAN security needs and whether WLANs as we know them today can be made "secure enough."
Moderator: Lisa Phifer, Vice President, Core Competence, Inc. Speakers: Sig Fidyke, Senior Product Manager, WatchGuard Technologies Thomas Hardjono, Principal Scientist, Verisign Tom Henderson, Managing Director, Extremelabs, Inc.
Product Spotlight: Taming the Wireless Beast Presenter: Christopher W. Weiss, Director of Technology
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Afternoon Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Refining Your ISP Business Plan Learn how to evaluate equipment and systems employed by your WISP business strategy. Topics include practical cost modeling, capital estimating and ROI forecasting. Mr. Sanders discusses different methods for determining your market and the affects of market segmentation on your WISP business plan. This session also discusses revenue sharing and roaming options over shared networks and takes an in-depth look at pricing models.
Speaker: Tim Sanders, Founder, The Final Mile
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