Feedback from your peers who came to our shows in 2009...

WiMAX Forum Regional Focus: MENA, 23rd-24th June 2009

“The message received from the conference is that WiMAX is a perfect fit for the MENA Region and is being deployed at a rapid pace throughout the region. Operators are deploying WiMAX to provide speedy internet access in markets where internet service is limited or not available. Operators also said that VoIP is an important part of their service offering. Operators indicated that they are able to build out and provide WiMAX service very quickly. As more WiMAX networks are being built and expanded, there is a corresponding large increase in broadband usage in MENA countries.” – John Dubois, Director of Global Roaming, WiMAX Forum

“Very thorough and extremely useful” – Abdullah Sayed Msabli, Senior Manager, Etisalat

“This conference is good for sharing experience on how to develop WiMAX in the region and how to develop a WiMAX network.” – Bin Yunsong, Director of Huawei Wireless Broadband Solution Sales Department.

“WiMAX Forum® events have providedGreen Packet with an effective platform to interface with decision makers of both WiMAX Operators and ecosystem players around the world. We look forward to participating in future events” – Kelvin Lee, General Manager, Green Packet Berhad

“It was an excellent opportunity to meet with peers in the industry, and realize their technical, commercial and go‐to‐market insights” – Tony Ghattas, COO, Comium Data

“the event: very well done and (unlike many others) well attended with good presentations and contributions” – Dr Hans‐Peter Petry,Head of Radio Access and Transport, Detecon Consulting

“MENA has always been a good event” – Jawad Ahmed Kahn, Consulting Engineer, Redline Communications

“A good, focused event” – Roger Field, Editor, CommsMEA

Congress Asia 2009, 28-29 April, Suntec, Singapore

“Great opportunity for expanding your knowledge and business” – B Davaakhuu , CEO, Ulusnet LLC

“Good opportunity to broaden business view and channel” – S Park, Director, Samsung

“Excellent networking place and get quick updates on the status of Operators” - E Yeh, Marketing Manager, Mediatek

“Superb event and well done organizer!” – S Nabilla Ismail, Technology Exploitation Manager, MMU Cnergy

“Rapidly becoming the best WiMAX event in the industry. Expectations will now be higher for your next event!” – S T Pai, CEO, Tonse Telecom

“A great opportunity to know about the Asian market and the state of implementation of WiMAX in this market” -  J Rodrigues, WiMAX Program Manager, Portugal Telecom

“A good occasion to follow what is going on in real-life WiMAX rollouts, and to see what are the trends in the industry” – H Nyqvist, Executive Advisor, Primeworld Digital Systems Inc

“Excellent Forum to share experiences and strategies of various Operators across the Globe in WiMAX” - M Gupta, General Manager Sales, Huawei Telecommunications

Global Congress 2009, 2-3 June, Amsterdam

“I was fortunate to meet a great number of individuals interested in pursuing the topics that are of key interest to those of us in the digital imaging space, and to have some excellent conversations.   I look forward to reaping the business benefits, both for WiMAX and for Kodak, that these conversations promise” - T Engberg, Office of the Chief Technology Officer , Vice President, Software Center of Excellence, Kodak

“The Amsterdam event gathered many industry leaders from around the world and provided a very good platform for operators and ecosystem companies to show the progress of WiMAX around the world”...”The highlight of this event was certainly the support from the Operator community who despite the economic downturn showed up from all around the world to showcase their business cases and successes.” -  Ashish Sharma, VP Corporate Communications, Alvarion Ltd.

“It was again a great event and I had the opportunity to meet many vendors and carriers.  I recognized higher level of WiMAX knowledge under the auditorium than one or two years ago” - P Ziegelwanger, CTO, WiMAX Telecom

“Event was very rich of information and insights; handled quite well the balance between technology, business and politics” – M Riegel, Head of the WiMAX & IEEE Standardization, Nokia Siemens Networks

“Great to network, communicate and learn the latest trends and achievements” – J Rodrigues, WiMAX Program Manager, Portugal Telecom

“It was a good conference with state of art contents and the attendance of the global telcos leaders.  Very commendable show by Informa Telecoms & Media” - Pradeep K. Yadav, National Head IT, Sistema Shyam Teleservice Ltd

“Best place to be for WiMAX Industry updates” - Graham Bell, Principal Consultant, PA Consulting

“Gives the WiMAX community a renewed momentum” – N Zamindar, Vice President & Founder of Broadband Business, Mobilink

“I personally find events, such as the WiMAX Forum Global Congress to be more beneficial than events, such as the Mobile World Congress” - M Thelander, CEO, Signals Research

“A very well attended event with interesting speakers and a busy exhibition space” – P Bell, Research Analyst, TeleGeography

“Amazing line-up of presenters, you really out did yourself!” – C Townsend, Editor & President, WiMAX.com

“WiMAX Forum events have always been a place to charge your batteries with WiMAX optimism” – A  Vindasius, Technical WiMAX Project Coordinator. Strategy and Innovations group, SC Lithuanian Radio & TV Center (LRTC)

“The content gets better every year” - B Fonow, Vice President, Trivon

“Very important event. See you next year for sure” - O Held, T.S.H. Consulting

“Highly educational and informative” - A Tijjani Sulaiman, Regional Head of RF Planning & Optimization, MTN Nigeria

“Very useful for evaluating the WiMAX business opportunities, realising the smooth success stories & networking” - B Tanguner, BroadBand Sales Manager, Net Iletisim Inc

“Great content” - J Chaba, CEO, Broadlink Communications

“A very fruitful event” - N Kraevski, Product Manager, Trans Telecom