WISPCON
III - Session Details - Over
100 hours of intense learning will be available and at your finger tips.
Wednesday,
March 26th - 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: - TBA
As
innovators in wireless broadband technologies and services, both service
providers and manufacturers must take on a leadership role in ensuring
the industry's success. This Keynote Address will cover the
responsibilities of industry players to further the growth of the
industry. These responsibilities/actions include everything from
ensuring the deployment of professionally designed wireless networks to
ensure top-quality systems, to being proactive in their communications
with industry regulators, to doing a better job of communicating the
advantages of wireless broadband networks.
9:00am
- 10:00am - Sessions
Administrative -
Protect Yourself and Your Business
- If you ever wondered which business model provides the best protection
against legal matters, this is the session to attend. Learn the
difference between Inc., LLC, Sole Proprietorship, Chapter S, and more.
Panelists:
Mark Schiff, Business Filings Inc.
Moderator:
TBA
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,
Roger Boggs
Moderator:
TBA
Specialized -
802.16a
- The new Wireless MAN standard - details and implications - The newly ratified
802.16a standard will have some long term implications for all involved in the
wireless industry. Allan will cover the technical aspects of the new standard,
how it relates to the ETSI Hiperman standard as well as the long term impact on
this standard.
Panelists:
TBA
Moderator:
TBA
Configuration
- Trango
Broadband Configuration
- This session will cover the various
configurations, firmware and other installation procedures for the
Trango product line.
Panelists:
Hang -
Moderator:
TBA
10:00am
- 10:15am - Morning Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibitors
10:15am
- 11:15am - Sessions
Administrative - NLOS
Experiences Fundamentals - A Two Year Experience - This
session will provide a detailed case study of the evolution of a NLOS
wireless system over the last two years, including an overview of
network growth, obstacles and how they were overcome, the WISP's
business model, and it's current plans for growth. The session will also
provide detailed commentary on the advances and features that are in
demand now, vs. several years ago when the industry was still in its
infancy.
Panelists:
Charles Brown, WaveRider
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
- 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
- Tsunami
Configuration
-
TBA
Panelists:
Arthur Wang, Proxim
Moderator:
TBA
11:15am
- 12:15pm - Sessions
Administrative -
How
To Select Your Bandwidth Provider
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
of buying your bandwidth from the Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Providers.
The contracts, the "fine print", TOS, and much more is
discussed along with how to avoid problems.
Panelists:
TBA
Moderator:
TBA
Technical
- Site Surveys
- How to perform the best site survey to
determine service availability for that potential customer.
Panelists:
Marlon Schafer, Owner, Odessa Office
Equipment, Allen Marsalis, President ShreveNet
Moderator:
TBA
Specialized
- New
Deals with the DOD and What That Means To WISPs
- There is a lot of news and concern about how the Department of
Defense is considers the use of License Exempt 5GHz a problem with
Defense Radar.
Panelists:
TBA
Moderator:
TBA
Configuration
- ScanEngine
Configuration
- Learn how to remotely monitor your
Motorola Canopy deployments.
Panelists:
Rich Comroe, Comroe Studios
Moderator:
TBA
12:15pm
- 1:30pm - Lunch/Visit Exhibitors
1:30pm
- 2:30pm - Sessions
Administrative -
Canadian WISP Open Forum
-
This is an Open Forum,
where Canadian WISPs can discuss issues related to operating a WISP in
Canada. Rules, equipment, cooperation agreements and much more.
Panelists:
TBA
Moderator:
TBA
Technical
- Motorola
Deployments
Panelists:
Tom Hulsebosch
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:
Charles Wu, CWLabs
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
2:30pm
- 3:30pm - Sessions
Administrative -
Using
Linux in Your WISP
-
Panelists:
TBA
Moderator:
TBA
Technical
- Techniques
for Maximizing Coverage - Optimizing
coverage in a cost effective manner is a key issue for WISPs. Jon will
outline the different options and trade-offs that can service providers
need to be aware of in order to produce optimal coverage to subscribers.
Panelists:
TBA
Moderator:
TBA
Specialized
- Opportunities and Challenges for Wi-Fi
-
Panelists:
Butch Anton
Moderator:
TBA
Configuration
- Airspan
Configuration
-
Panelists:
Richard
Tier, Customer Service Manager Airspan Networks
Moderator:
TBA
3:30pm
- 3:45pm - Afternoon Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibitors
3:45pm
- 4:45pm - Sessions
Administrative - Financial
Aspects of WISP
- How can emerging Service Providers (xSP's) deploy fixed data wireless
services while maintaining positive cash flow to maximize its 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 Service Providers success.
Panelists:
Jim Hollis, IBC Consulting
Moderator:
TBA
Technical
- 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:
Matt Larsen, Jack Unger
Moderator:
TBA
Specialized
- BWA/OFDM/NOLS/802.16a
- TBA
Panelists:
Frank Draper, WaveSat
Moderator:
TBA
Configuration
- Physical
Meshes - TBA
Panelists:
Darrin Mylet, Radiant Networks
Moderator:
TBA
WISPCON III
Closing Session - A
general review of all the aspects of the WISPCON III 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.
