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Magnus Ojert, Vice President Deployment & Operations at Ericsson, will deliver a keynote address at The 2010 Wireless Infrastructure Show

PCIA is pleased to announce that Magnus Ojert, Vice President, Deployment & Operations at Ericsson, will give a keynote address at The 2010 Wireless Infrastructure Show.

Magnus has been a part of the telecommunications industry for over 22 years. In his present role as Vice President, Deployment & Operations for Ericsson, Magnus is responsible for supporting Verizon in meeting their LTE launch objectives as well as deploying recently acquired Nortel equipment into Verizon’s CDMA networks.

Magnus spent 12 years at Nextel and Sprint Nextel in various domestic and international executive technical positions. His last role prior to joining Ericsson was Vice President of National Deployment and Operations of their Wimax network.

Magnus has also spent time as the Chief Operating Officer for Berliner Communications. Berliner Communications is a vertically integrated site development, engineering and construction company focused on telecommunications.

Magnus began his professional career with Motorola as the business unit manager in their Network Services area.

Magnus holds a Bachelor of Science in economics and finance from the University of Scranton and received his Masters degree in international finance from Seton Hall University.

Kevin P. Jones, Global 4G Evangelist at Intel Corporation, to Deliver Keynote at The 2010 Wireless Infrastructure Show

PCIA is pleased to add Kevin P. Jones, Global 4G Evangelist at Intel Corporation, to its roster of Keynote speakers for The 2010 Wireless Infrastructure Show.

Kevin holds the position of Global 4G Evangelist at Intel Corporation. In this role, he leads Intel's efforts to communicate the 4G mobile broadband value proposition to service providers and enterprises around the world.

Prior to Intel, Kevin was the Vice President and General Manager of the Mobile Business Unit at Spectel (acquired by Avaya in 2004). Prior to Spectel, Kevin was the Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Groove Mobile (acquired by NMS Communications).

Kevin also held a number of senior management positions at Nokia, including General Manager, Wireless Data and Vice President, Nokia Ventures. Kevin has also held senior level marketing, sales and engineering positions at Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard.

A frequent speaker at industry events, Kevin has presented on a wide variety of topics in computer architecture and data communications. Kevin holds degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from California State University.

Clearwire CTO Dr. John Saw To Deliver Keynote

Dr. John Saw, CTO of Clearwire, will be delivering a keynote address at The 2010 Wireless Infrastructure Show.

As Clearwire's senior vice president - chief technology officer, John Saw, Ph.D., is the chief architect of the company's advanced wireless network infrastructure and technology, designed to deliver true wireless broadband performance in a mobile environment. Dr. Saw brings nearly 20 years of experience developing wireless networks and architectures to Clearwire, including pioneering work in the development and rollout of TDMA, GSM, CDMA and fixed wireless cellular infrastructure and microwave products.

In addition, he was instrumental in developing AT&T Wireless' digital wireless broadband product, one of the earliest OFDM-based wireless systems deployed that foreshadowed the subsequent development of the WiMAX 802.16 standards. Prior to assuming his current role, Saw served as Clearwire's vice president of engineering since joining the company as its second employee. Before Clearwire, Saw held key engineering and technology executive positions with Netro Corp (now SR Telecom), AT&T Wireless (now AT&T Inc.), and Nortel. Saw also holds five U.S. patents in wireless technologies.

Program Overview - Track Descriptions

Advocacy and Regulatory Track

Federal, state, and local government regulations change rapidly and impact your ability to deploy wireless infrastructure--both positively and negatively. PCIA is the industry advocate throughout all levels of government and maintains a broad view of how different regulatory systems interrelate. Federal action, such as court decisions and the FCC’s Shot Clock and National Broadband Plan release, are intertwining with increasingly active and involved state and local governments to create a mounting and changing regulatory environment for wireless infrastructure deployment. Understanding these issues and how they impact your business is instrumental to your success. The Advocacy and Regulatory Track will feature a wide array of industry experts who will help you understand the most effective approaches to site deployment regulations.

Business and Finance Track

Valuation of wireless sites, access to capital, financial assumptions and expectations, and opportunities for operating efficiencies are some of the big ticket topics addressed in these sessions. Listen to bankers, brokers, developers, and others discuss their experience and successful approaches to the money side of the industry. Whatever your role in the industry, you will benefit from an up to the moment understanding of its financial underpinnings and operating principles. These sessions will provide you with the solutions and tools to take on these challenges successfully.

Technology and Operations Track

It’s a time of rapid technological implementation and change in the industry. Sessions in the Technology and Operations track will update you on the newest technology deployments; the successes, the issues, and the lessons learned. Operators, engineers, manufacturers and other experts will present invaluable information on how to enhance existing operations and plan effectively for the future, all in the context of real operations and practical business requirements. The Technology and Operations Track will provide you with a unique perspective on maintaining optimal structure operation, and the technology to help you succeed.

DAS Track

Increasingly, wireless carriers are leveraging the coverage and capacity capabilities of Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) for indoor and outdoor applications. DAS helps solve wireless coverage issues at the street level in dense urban areas, along key routes in residential areas, inside large buildings and throughout sensitive environments. In this track, you will hear from the experts on the advantages of these systems and learn of the barriers to DAS from economic, technological, and cultural standpoints.