WASHINGTON, May 3, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- FierceMarkets (www.fiercemarkets.com), publishers of FierceWiFi and FierceWireless, announced today that Sprint Nextel CTO and President of 4G Mobile Broadband, Barry West, and Clearwire CSO, Scott Richardson, will provide the keynote addresses during the upcoming WiMAX Strategies event. The one-day conference will be held in conjunction with NXTcomm 2007 on June 21, 2007 in Chicago.
"WiMAX is a powerful technology contender in the race to provide high-speed wireless broadband services," said Sue Marek, FierceWireless Editor-in-Chief. "We are thrilled to have such high caliber keynote speakers. Our mission is to provide our attendees with the opportunity to hear directly from the experts that are making WiMAX a reality. We are very excited to be hosting this event with our partners at NXTcomm."
West joined Nextel in 1996 and is the chief architect in creating the iDEN wireless technology platform with partner Motorola. Prior to joining Nextel, he led many successful engineering and marketing initiatives during more than 35 years working for British Telecom including overseeing the rollout of a GSM digital cellular network that covered more than 90 percent of the United Kingdom population in only nine months.
Richardson , a WiMAX innovator instrumental in the creation and development of the WiMAX standard, joined Clearwire earlier this year to drive the company's global mobile wireless broadband efforts. Previously, Richardson was with Intel for 20 years, last serving as vice president of the company's Service Provider Business Group.
In addition to West and Richardson, WiMAX Strategies will also feature executives from Kyocera Wireless, TowerStream, Motorola, Samsung, and other industry leaders. Featured topics will include:
* WiMAX: Niche Player or Mass Market Heavyweight?
* Content Roadmap in the WiMAX World
* Interoperability and Standards -- Is Mobile WiMAX Plug-and-Play?
* Reality Check -- Early WiMAX Deployments
* WiMAX Devices
A complete agenda and information on registration can be found at: www.wimaxstrategies2007.com. Attendees registering for WiMAX Strategies will also receive complimentary access to the NXTcomm exhibit floor and keynotes.
For more information about speaking opportunities at the event, contact Heather Cox at 202-628-8778 x13 or heather@fiercemarkets.com. For sponsorship options, contact Jason Nelson at 202-628-8778 x10 or jason@fiercemarkets.com.
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About NXTcomm(tm)
The Next-Generation Communications Marketplace and Summit will take place June 18-21, 2007, at McCormick Place in Chicago. NXTcomm(tm) is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and will bring together top executives from every segment of the global industry to exhibit, explore new business opportunities and buy the latest technologies driving the converged communications and entertainment industry. Showcasing hundreds of new and innovative products, the NXTcomm exhibit floor will reflect the dramatic changes in the industry. The show will also feature a broad range of educational programming. For more information, go to http://www.NXTcommShow.com/.