9:00 AM

Morning Brew w/ RCR Wireless News
Matt Kapko, RCR Wireless News & Event Chair
Live from the Garden State, Matt Kapko provides penetrating insights on how Mobile Broadband is changing the New Jersey landscape from a carrier, enterprise and consumer point of view. Grab a fresh cup of joe and then be prepared to impress your friends and coworkers with the latest “Jersey” news, trends and insights from Matt and special guest.

ARCHIVED VIDEO (PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS):
New Jersey Wireless Association – History and Value Added Benefits – WATCH archived session
New Jersey By-Right Legislation – WATCH archived session
Broadband Deployment Challenges in New Jersey – WATCH archived session
DAS Projects in New Jersey – WATCH archived session
NJ Real Estate, Zoning, Engineering Permitting, RF Issues and Towers – WATCH archived session

11:00 AM

Doors Open
Registration, exhibitions and networking area open 

11:50 AM

Power Lunch Keynote: The Road to Mobile Broadband
Moderator: Matt Kapko, Editor, RCR Wireless News
Keynote Speaker: Ronan McLaughlin, Director, Ericsson

12:50 PM

Reduce Operations Costs – Mobilize your Documents
Yaron Eppel, CEO, Mobideo
Is your operations management buried in excel spreadsheets? Is field data buried in a document? Guide™ is a game changer in network operations management. Mobideo CEO, Yaron Eppel, will describe how to reduce operations costs and streamline field activities by mobilizing your documentation.

1:00 PM

Analyst Angle: Mobile broadband drives investment & innovation
Matt Kapko, Editor, RCR Wireless News
Analyst: Keith Mallinson, Founder, WiseHarbor
Industry leading analysts and RCR Editor, Matt Kapko, explore the current state of mobile broadband while discussion how mobile broadband is driving investment and innovation.

1:30 PM

Mobile Broadband Policy Discussion
Moderator: Matt Kapko, RCR Wireless News
Panelist: Mike Fitch, CEO, PCIA
Panelist: Stacie Curtis, President, NJ Wireless Association
Spectrum scarcity, shot clock, broadband stimulus update and more. What policy decisions are driving mobile broadband investment and economic growth? Join industry leaders for a lively discussion on spectrum scarcity and upcoming auctions, Lightsquared trials and tribulations, AT&T/Qualcomm spectrum purchase, Clearwire wholesale strategy, Sprint’s Leapfrog project, impact of shot clock, broadband stimulus, rural carrier challenges and more.

1:50 PM

Active antenna systems – The Cube, Liquid Radio – who is on first?
Moderator: Matt Kapko, Editor, RCR Wireless News
Panelist: Khurram P. Sheikh, CTO & President, Powerwave
Panelist: Joe Tarallo, Sr. Dir Wireless Systems Engineering, Bell Labs
Panelist: Chris Ebert, Head of 4G Strategic Marketing, Nokia Siemens Networks
Smart Antennae concepts have been touted by OEMs for nearly two decades. What makes the latest micro and macro smart antennae press announcements different. Key questions to be addressed include: What is cube technology? What is difference in antenna arrays for LTE compared to existing deployments? How will new LTE antennas fit into the “canisters” for flagpoles, rooftops and stealth structures? Will need for towers evaporate?

2:10 PM

Next Generation Multi‐Layer Networks
Moderator: Matt Kapko, RCR Wireless News
Panelist: Madan Jagernauth, VP, Huawei
Panelist: Tony L. LeFebvre, Director, TE Connectivity
Panelist: Jeff Fuller, President, Zinwave
Panelist: Michael Lee Foster, Director, SBA
How are carriers keeping up with smart devices, tablets and the exponential surge in video and data demand and the “array” of base station options? Industry leaders decipher the buzz surrounding Wi-Fi offload, macro and micro networks, distributed antennae systems (DAS) and small cell architecture.

2:30 PM

Networking & Exhibitor Showcase
Exhibitor Showcase open.

3:00 PM

The Mobile Broadband User Experience: A focus on LTE devices, mobile security and signaling optimization
Moderator: Chris Hare, CEO, The nTete Group
Panelist: Michael Luna, CTO, SEVEN Networks
Panelist: Wayne Hou, VP of Business Development and Strategy, ZTE USA
Panelist:  Justin Tormey, Director, Customer Evangelism, Alcatel-Lucent
Dan Dzuban, Director, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
Mobile Broadband 4G and LTE networks are all the rage. The real question is how will carriers meet and exceed user expectations.

3:20 PM

Perspectives from a Rural Carrier
Patrick D. Riordan, President & CEO, Nsight and Cellcom
Patrick D. Riordan, CEO of Cellcom, a rural carrier serving Wisconsin and Michigan, provides an overview of rural carrier challenges and opportunities. Pat Riordan is a past president and current board member of the Rural Cellular Association (RCA) and current vice chairman of CTIA.

3:40 PM

DAS Case Studies – Federal Markets
Peter Murray, Product Lead, Henkels & McCoy
What are the key drivers and challenges associated with federal case studies.

3:50 PM

DAS Case Studies – Crown Castle
Rick Soto, Manager DAS RF Design, Crown Castle
Crown Castle DAS Case Study

4:10 PM

DAS Case Studies – AT&T
Jack Smith, In-Building Solutions Consultant, AT&T Antennae Solutions Group
AT&T Antennae Solutions Groups provides DAS case study and update on their DAS deployment efforts.

4:40 PM

Carrier Panel: Are we having fun yet?
Moderator: Rich Berliner, Founder and Former CEO, Berliner Communications Inc.
Patrick D. Riordan, President & CEO, Nsight and Cellcom
Jack Smith, In-Building Solutions Consultant, AT&T Antenna Solutions Group
Mark Appel, Area Director of Engineering & Operations, T-Mobile
Mike Haberman, Executive Director of Network Administration, Verizon Wireless
Swati Majumder, Staff VP at CTO’s Office, Metro PCS
Carriers discuss mobile broadband deployment challenges across vertical markets, in rural markets, the Northeast and nationally. Specific topics include, but are not limited to, backhaul time lines and solutions, DAS and vertical market demand drivers, labor markets, and tower acquisition, siting and upgrade challenges.

5:15 PM

Wrap-up – Impact of Mobile Broadband on economic growth
Moderator: Chris Hare, CEO, The nTete Group
Panelist: Pat Riordan, CEO, Cellcom
Panelist: Rob Ivanoff, Secretary, NJ Wireless Association
Panelist: Madan Jagernauth, VP, Huawei
How is Mobile Broadband driving investment, innovation and economic growth? Where is the disconnect between the billions of dollars invested in mobile broadband and economic growth. Where is the money going across the mobile supply chain.

5:30 PM

Cocktail Reception
In partnership with NJ Wireless Association
Networking and exhibitor showcase open

7:00 PM

Adjourn