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smart cities internet of things
converged services innovation
emerging technologies strategy
economic impact
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www.wifiglobalcongress.com Key highlights Attendance statistics
More than 620 attendees from around New for London 40 countries. 20 sponsors and exhibitors, • Vision Forum (pg. 8) over 40 international media / industry • Accelerator Program (pg. 7) analysts, over 65 speakers, over • Real-time voting (pg. 7) 50 sessions across 4 days. 27% of attendees hold C-level / EVP positions. Attendance by company type Attendance by job type
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Operator Media / analyst
Alaska Wireless Network, LLC • Arqiva • AT&T • ABI Research • Analysys Mason • Decisive Media – BAI • Bell Labs • BICS • BIGLOBE, Inc. • Boingo producers of TelecomTV • Gartner • Heavy Reading • Wireless • BSKYB • BT • China Mobile • China IDC • Information Age • Maravedis LLC • Maritime Telecom Corporation • China Telecom Global • Communications • Nuts and Bolts Media • OTR Global China Unicom • Cisco • Cogeco Cable • Comcast • GmbH • Ovum • Radio-Electronics • Rethink Research • Cox Communications • Deutsche Telekom AG • SJP Business Media • TELECOM TV • The Mobile Edificom • EE • eurona • Fon Wireless • IRT GmbH • Network • ThinkSmallCell • TRMG Ltd • Wireless 20/20 Associations/Regulatory Media KT • KubiWireless • Liberty Global • Linktel • C-level/EVP/VP Director Telecomunicações do Brasil • Liquid Telecom • Operator/Service Roaming/Solutions Meteor Network • MLL Telecom • Mobily • NetNearU • providers providers Manager Analyst/Media NTT DOCOMO • O2 • Oman Telecommunications • Orange • Ozone Networks • PCCW • Qualcomm • Technology providers Other Technical staff Other Reliance Jio Infocomm • SK Telecom • SoftBank • Sprint • StarHub • Swisscom AG • Telecable de Asturias • Telecom Argentina • Telefonica • Telstra • TELUS • Time Warner Cable • Vodafone Attendance by company role
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Official UK association partners Gala dinner venue official TV partner WBA Accelerator in association
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Business development Product management “WBA is a very important stepping stone for Wi-Fi. Through it, we see the ability for Research partner Media partners Marketing Sales customers to connect seamlessly across different types of technology.” Strategy/Technology/R&D Media/PR Wyless Other C: 96 R: 30 M: 87 G: 41 Y: 41 B: 76 K: 40 #1E294C
2 Wi-Fi Global Congress 2015 | London Wi-Fi Global Congress 2015 | London 3 Speakers and moderators Follow Wi-Fi Global Notable tweets Congress on Twitter #WGCLON Round-up of presentation highlights WBAlliance @WBAlliance Ellie Hagopian @gordonrink #WGCLON was a great success, and we’re 47% of jobs are at risk of disruption by IoT and Speakers from Cities/ already looking ahead to our next event: in big data according to Lord Wei. Food for thought! Suraj Shetty, Cisco, VP and GM of Government sectors/ San Jose on October 12-15, 2015! #WGCLON Mobility Solutions, sharing what’s Regulators: bit.ly/1I5P3T4 next for voice over Wi-Fi David Jones @davidjones • City of London intechnologyWiFi @inTechWiFi Fantastic how seriously @chrishewertson and The role of #WiFi in the future of #IoT: Will @glhhotels take their hotel Wi-Fi service #wgclon • City of San Jose devices rely on WiFi more than other access networks? #poll #WGCLON intechnologyWiFi @inTechWiFi • E-Development International The most relevant locations for deploying high- WBA Chair, JR Wilson, telling the • House of Lords, UK Ellie Hagopian @gordonrink density #WiFi – #WGCLON #poll audience, it is “more than Wi-Fi A challenge for municipal Wi-Fi is vertical now!” • iCITY London budgets and departments causing barriers to intechnologyWiFi @inTechWiFi • London Chamber of infrastructure sharing business cases #WGCLON “For #SmartCities, up-front costs can’t be a Commerce and Industry barrier; #WiFi providers’ commercial funding Dave Wright @wifidave models need flexibility” #WGCLON • British Gas @vijay_sammeta San Jose CIO inviting the @WiFiCongress @WBAlliance to his city for the Fall WGC. Steve Martin of Ruckus Wireless • Heathrow Airport spoke on the high-density #WGCLON John Delaney @john_p_d challenges of carrier-class Wi-Fi • Angels in the City J R Wilson of @ATT at #WGCLON says OTT not Thierry Van de Velde @tweetbloke on the list of top 10 worries. “Voice and SMS are • Infocomm Development Kudos to Ahmed Bencheikh of commoditized, giving it to customers for free” Authority of Singapore #TimeWarnerCable for having deployed secure automatic #Wifi access (.1x and .11i) #WGCLON Global Reach Tech @GlobalReachTech Speakers from What a view from the BT Tower tonight Panel discussion on the role of Technology players: Dave Wright @wifidave #WGCLON #WGC2015 #WBA Wi-Fi in the future of Internet of Poll: What is the #1 service that a Smart City Things (IoT) can/should deliver? Data connectivity is the clear Dave Wright @wifidave • Accuris Networks winner. #WGCLON Carolyn Heide from @RuckusWireless, who is • Aptilo Networks retiring, recognized for all her contributions to the @WBAlliance #WGCLON • Benu Networks
Lord Wei of Shoreditch discussing • CableLabs the social impact of the Internet • Cisco of Things (IoT) • GlobalReach • Intel • Qualcomm Technologies
A panel discussion: Smart Cities – • Ruckus Wireless today and tomorrow • UL • Wyless
“[Wi-Fi Global Congress] is Topic highlights a premiere event... an event • Wireless Innovations & Monetization • What’s Next for Wi-Fi – Vision of Future that UL wants to be at and & Emerging Technology participate in.” • Wi-Fi Connected World – How Wi-Fi is Driving M2M & Internet of Things • Smart City & High Density Venue Wi-Fi UL Developments Deployment
4 Wi-Fi Global Congress 2015 | London Wi-Fi Global Congress 2015 | London 5 NGH Live Experience About 31% unique users engaged Accelerator Program Awards 2015 with the Live NGH Experience in London event For the first time ever at a Wi-Fi event, Wi-Fi Global Congress hosted two dedicated conference Participants at WGC were also able sessions to allow start-up and scale-up companies to pitch their business ideas and propositions. to take a glimpse into the very near Highlights of the NGH Live Experience: future of Wi-Fi through the NGH Each company had 10 minutes to pitch their business to a panel of industry specialists, an audience of 70 (invited) investors and conference attendees. Live Experience, an extraordinary llWBA, Wi-Fi Alliance and partners demonstrated demonstration that gave the Wi-Fi roaming with seamless and secure access Real-time voting decided the winners. industry a chance to see – and experience – the commercial ll25 carriers showcased NGH developments readiness of the Next Generation llA Wi-Fi calling demonstration over the WBA Start-up award Scale-up award Hotspot (NGH) program. NGH network with Sprint llReal-time analytics on data consumption and number of sessions Start-up Scale-up Device distribution Winner Winner llLocation-based services
Shortlisted: Shortlisted: NCUBE A constant stream of visitors could be LOGO DESIGN seen at the NGH Experience booth in the exhibition lounge throughout the show, many accessing the captive portal of the network made available throughout the show’s four days.
Apple LG Electronics
Murata Manufacturing Nokia
Samsung Electro Sony Mobile Mechanics Communications Start-up and scale-up Real-time voting companies pitched for Accelerator Services & apps their business ideas pitches • NGH / Location based apps +1000 end users • Analytics on network usage (Conference participants and exhibitors)
Passpoint TM devices (High-end certified NGH Live devices) Experience +25 Global Host operator Accelerator operators as & infrastructure scale-up home service provider pitch In association with providers Visited service WBA members provider (EAP-SIM and EAP-TTLS)
Interconnect players / hubs
6 Wi-Fi Global Congress 2015 | London Wi-Fi Global Congress 2015 | London 7 The WBA Vision Forum
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This session united a unique global gathering of thought leaders from major wireless and broadband operators, technology innovators, government and cities, high-density venues and IoT players.
The Ecosystem’s Most Targeted Audience, Live and Digital Join us in San Jose 12-15 Oct, 2015 For more information visit: www.wifiglobalcongress.com
celebrating ecosystem excellence
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