WiMAX shows great potential to be a leading and cost-effective technology for service providers that lack a 3G license or related infrastructure but want to offer broadband wireless access. With mobile WiMAX, service providers can offer wireless broadband access beyond the home and office, making the personal mobile Internet a reality.

Fixed WiMAX Internet access is the early mainstream revenue generator for operators and other service providers. However, mobile WiMAX will provide a much wider choice of applications.

Where will WiMAX be deployed first? How is the WiMAX radio performance in the real world, and what is the business case behind it? Which experiences have operators made?

Frank Perthel Product Line Manager, Mobile WiMAX Nokia Siemens Networks

Dr. Perthel is responsible for the creation and portfolio management, including sales support and customer acquisition. Prior to this he was a member of the Strategic Product Planning Board of mobile networks and head of technical sales for mobile payment systems in Siemens. Prior to joining Siemens, Dr. Perthel was head of product management for data leased lines and network solution business at Deutsche Telekom AG and also worked for OPTROTEC SA in various countries.

Orlei Garcia WiMAX Regional Product Manager, Latin America Nokia Siemens Networks

Mr. Garcia is responsible for all WiMAX product-related subjects over the whole region. He has been working in telecommunications for more than 20 years with experience in fixed and mobile networks. He has a background in radio communications, satellite systems, electronic warfare systems, and video engineering. Throughout his career, Mr. Garcia researched signal processing applied to voice codification, having published some papers in Brazilian telecommunications magazines. He also occupied technical positions on information technology field and taught at an engineering school.

Michael Hallinan Chief Operating Officer MediaMerx

MediaMerx is an on-line marketplace to syndicate digital video to emerging broadband markets. Previously, Mr. Hallinan served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he deployed more than 20 broadband wireless networks in Australia, Kenya, Qatar, Kuwait, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Iraq, and the United States. He is an active member of the Armed Forces Communications Association and founder of Semper Fi House, a community support program for Marines. Prior to the Marine Corps, Mr. Hallinan founded Student Media Group, which distributed student media nationally for companies such as AT&T and Citibank.

Louis Lambert Managing Director - Americas Redline Communications

Mr. Lambert is responsible for driving Redline's sales growth in its existing markets and increasing the adoption of Redline's WiMAX and proprietary broadband wireless infrastructure products in the Americas. He joined Redline in 2001 from Coppercom, where he was managing director for Canada. Mr. Lambert has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and a proven track record of developing markets and establishing new entrant companies/technologies.

Ricky Sloot WiMAX Program Manager RemOpt

Mr. Sloot has 10 years of experience in the mobile telecommunication industry. At RemOpt he is responsible for Radio Design services for operators and vendors of WiMAX networks in Latin America. Prior to joining RemOpt, Mr. Sloot held a number of management positions with leading Telecommunication Consultancy companies such as MSI and Norconsult Telematics. He has planned and managed large-scale rollouts of GSM networks in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the Netherlands.