WISPCON II - Session Details - Over 100 hours of intense learning will be available and at your finger tips.  

Wednesday, Oct 9th - There will be four Session Tracts PLUS a Repeat Track for those more popular sessions. To ensure Repeat sessions are available make sure you identify your needs by taking this attendance questionnaire.

8:00am - 8:15am - PART-15.ORG Industry Awards Presentation:  - PART-15.ORG's Industry Awards will be presented to members of the Wireless Industry. Panelists:  PART-15.ORG President Michael Anderson, Director of Education and Training Lynn Kline and the many award sponsors. Additional Information regarding the Awards Program can be found here.  Presentation of the following awards:

 

Wireless Internet Service Provider of the Year

Wireless Manufacturer of the Year
Wireless Advocate of the Year

Wireless Reseller of the Year

Wireless Consultant of the Year

President's Choice Award

 

If you haven't already done so, please send your nomination in.

 

8:15am - 9:00am - Keynote Address:  - "Ask The Leaders". Panelists:  - Doug Karl, Patrick Leary, Butch Anton, Charles Brown, Steve Stroh, Chuck Eapen, Nusrat Jamal, Ken Hass, Charles Macenski, more TBA - This is a non-technical open session where attendees can ask the leaders of the wireless community what their ideas and thoughts are regarding "general" BWA and the equipment and technologies associated with BWA in general. This is a non-manufacturer specific forum, and specific product lines should not be addressed.

 

Ask about new technologies

Ask about new hardware
Ask about new software

 

9:00am - 10:00am  - Sessions

 

Administrative - W-OFDM Network Deployment in China - Broadband wireless access has started after the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and the States Radio Regulatory Commission (SRRC) announced in June 2001 to issue licenses in 5 cities to build the 3.5GHz BWA networks.  This presentation summarized the experience gained by the deployment of a citywide BWA networks in the city of Nanjing, China. The projects are based on Wi-LAN’s W-OFDM technology and are the first OFDM deployment in China.  The status of BWA market in China is also presented.

Panelists: Lok Chow, China

Moderator: Philip Metcalfe, Wireless & Internet Network Technology Evangelist, Wi-Lan

Technical - Deploying in Various Environments - Most environments will require different approaches for different environments. Deploying a NEMA equipment box in Death Valley CA will have different needs than one being deployed in Northern Michigan. Mountains, trees, deserts and over-water deployments all requirement different approaches to accomplish the same things. 

Panelists: Marlon Schafer, Owner, Odessa Office, Allen Marsalis, President, ShreveNet, Alex Huppenthal

Moderator: TBA

Specialized - Building Your Own Access Point - Have you decided that building your own Access Point would be better for you? If you're looking for the right components and software to make this happen. Check out this session.  Maybe you're looking for a single Access Point with more than 2 radios.

Panelists: Arnis Riekstins, CTO, Mikrotik

Moderator: Dimitrious

 

Configuration -Alvarion Configuration - Being one of the first vendors to enter the BWA business and with a commitment to continually bring advancement and versions that are proven to help you grow and make money, Alvarion has lots of hardware models so you can customize your network. This session introduces you to all the pieces that make up the network and all the certified antennas per system. Quick reference handouts will be provided for the certified antennas and a product matrix.

Panelists: Ed Wyatt, Senior Applications Engineer - Alvarion

Moderator: TBA

 

10:00am - 10:15am  - Morning Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibitors

 

10:15am - 11:15am  - Sessions 

 

Administrative - Putting it all Together - A discussion of how WISPs can create an integrated wireless network to deliver high-capacity Internet connectivity to their subscribers. The speaker will discuss the Proxim solution that provides wireless connectivity from the WISP's Internet POP to its end users, why it is a cost-effective alternative to DSL, Cable and leased T1/T3 lines, and give examples of success installations. 

Panelists: Ken Hasse, Proxim

Moderator: TBA

 

Technical - MTU Fundamentals - Which equipment to use in Multi-Tenant locations is always a hard choice. In this session you'll learn what works well and what doesn't.
Panelists: Allen Marsalis, President, ShreveNet

Moderator: TBA

 

Specialized - WOFDM, The Mobile Advantage - The vision of Mobile Broadband Wireless data Communications(> 10 Mbps to a handheld or vehicle) is enabled by the use of W-OFDM. In this presentation, the basics of W-OFDM are explained with emphasis on the key characteristics that make networks based on this technology extremely suitable for mobile communications. Field results will be presented and discussed. Key challenges facing the widespread adoption of such a technology will also be described and solutions proposed.  

Panelists: Dr. El-Hamamsy, Chief Operating Officer - Wi-Lan

Moderator: TBA

 

Configuration - Motorola Configuration - With Canopy's debut at WISPCON I back in March, it's now time to really get your feet wet and learn how to configure those bad boys. Their new, their exciting, and they work really good in the WISP market. Learn how to use the web configuration on the APs, CPE units, GPS and other components for maximum efficiency. 

Panelists: Charles Macenski, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Motorola's Broadband Wireless Technology Center

Moderator: TBA

 

11:15am - 12:15pm  - Sessions

 

Administrative - How to Select Your bandwidth provider - W.

Panelists:  

Moderator: TBA

Technical - Site Surveys - How to perform the best site survey to determine service availability for that potential customer.

Panelists: Matt Larsen, Mitch Vine, WaveRider Communications

Moderator: TBA

Specialized - How To safely Climb a Tower - There is no way you'll learn everything there is to learn about safely climbing towers in one hour. However, we can provide a lot of highlights in that time. Where to buy harnesses, what not to strap onto, where to mount your antennas and where not to. Possible water-tower tour and safety demonstration. OSHA Requirements.
Panelists: OSHA

Moderator: Larry Yunker - President, CBCast

Configuration - RedLine Configurations - This stuff is cool AND they offer you features no one else can. 

Panelists: Jeff Mulvey, Director of Technical Services - Redline Communications

Moderator: TBA

 

12:15pm - 1:30pm  - Lunch/Visit Exhibitors 

 

1:30pm - 2:30pm  - Sessions

 

Administrative - Financial Aspect of a WISP - Learn how emerging WISPs can deploy fixed data wireless services while maintaining positive cash flow to maximize it's worth and attract investment. This business oriented session for the technical at heart identifies the costs associated in offering wireless services and demonstrates cash flow strategies that help ensure a WISPs success.

Panelists: Jim Hollis, President - Internet Business Consulting

Moderator: Larry Yunker - President, CBCast

Technical - Trouble Shooting that Link - Do I have good enough LOS or Fresnel? Is it interference? How come the SNR is good but I can't surf? Maybe I have water in the connectors, how do I tell? Did my radio go bad or was it the antenna? What should be the fade margin for this link?

Panelists: Chris Wyard, WaveRider Communications, Ed Wyatt - Alvarion, Cor van de Water - Proxim,

Moderator: TBA

Specialized - Cisco Series Routers - Welp, here is your chance to learn those goofy command lines that make your network function properly and to enhance what you already have going. Did you consider blocking the 10.0.0.0 and the 192.168.0.0 subnets to help keep out those spoofers? This session will teach you how. 

Panelists:  Neal Rauhauser,

Moderator: TBA

Configuration - Teletronics CPE Configuration - This session will demonstrate the different configuration options available for the Raylink product lines.

Panelists: Yossman Infante, IT Director - Teletronics

Moderator: TBA

 

2:30pm - 3:30pm  - Sessions 

 

Administrative - The CD - Overview of the Conference CD Rom Contents - The Conference CD Rom is packed full of presentations, documents, pictures and programs. This session is an overview of the entire contents of the CD and how you can best use those contents.

Panelists: Matt Larsen

Moderator: TBA

Technical - WISP Terminology and Definitions - WISP, WiPOP, LOS, FH, DS, VPol, HPol, and hundreds more will be addressed in terms you can understand.

Panelists: Marlon Schafer, Owner, Odessa Office,

Moderator: TBA

Specialized - OSHA - Policies, Procedures and Guidelines - This was a very enlightening and education session last time so we've asked OSHA to return.  To do yourself a favor and stay out of trouble, attend this session and help make your WISP a safe one.

Panelists: OSHA

Moderator: TBA

Configuration - WaveRider Configuration - These 900mhz systems are very cool and can solve a lot of the problems associated with Line-Of-Sight restrictions. Make sure you deploy these systems with the best possible configurations for maximum efficiency.

Panelists: Chris Wyard - WaveRider

Moderator: TBA

 

3:30pm - 3:45pm  - Afternoon Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibitors

 

3:45pm - 4:45pm  - Sessions

 

Administrative - Planning Your Cell Sites and Collocation/Interference Issues - What you should know before you throw up that WiPOP and what to do about what you learned. How many APs can I have on that tower? What frequencies should I use? What are my options if the links don't work? What do I do to limit interference? 

Panelists: John Ray III, Product Manager, Cirronet

Moderator: TBA

Technical - 

 

Specialized - Building Your Own Tower - Learn how to select a site, pick the right tower, get construction approval, order all the components, and actually install your own communications tower. Also in this presentation the attendee will discover how to select the proper cell structure to cover those areas of interest to the WISP. Site selection based on coverage area desired, interference from competitors, and much more will be discussed.
Panelists: Jeremy Anthony Kinsey - CEO & Co Founder,  Bella Mia, Inc (Mia.Net)

Moderator: TBA

Configuration - MRTG/STG Configuration - 

Panelists: Josh Easton, CTO Bella Mia Net

Moderator: TBA

 

 

WISPCON II Closing Session  - A general review of all the aspects of the WISPCON II Conference. All interested parties are encouraged to come and provide their individual feedback to the conference staff. There might even be some beer left over.