4GWE Panel Addresses Power Consumption, Wi-Max, Wi-Fi and Convergence Challenges

This year’s 4GWE panels include several key speakers and today addressed the overall implementation and development challenges of next gen networks. “We’re moving towards 4G, but that’s really a misnomer” according to session moderator Carl Ford. While some mobile companies have started to label their networks next generation, there are still a number of benchmarks that need to be met before they can really be considered 4G.

Dr. Mohammad Shakouri spoke about the Wireless Marketplace and Advantages of Service Diversification on behalf of his company Alvarion. Shakouri reiterated Ford’s feeling in his opening remarks saying, “There’s a lot of noise about a4G but there’s always a need to determine what commercialism is and what is real development.”

Jeff Thompson of Towerstream addressed the need for fast and more reliable next generation development in his talks. Thompson points out “Tablets are here and data usage is going to explode, there’s really no question about that. With huge investments in the 4G, they’re should be a capacity of 4 times of what we have, however speculation is showing that data consumption will increase by 39 times as much in the same time frame leaving us with quite a gap.”

Each of the panelists discussed their company’s strategy for the implementation and integration of 4G en masse.

Tomorrow’s talks will focus on how these new technologies affect customers. Keep an eye out for a more complete run down on today’s talks later.