Our speakers and delegates
At the ABBA Museum, Stockholm, September 27, 2022 - FREE for WWC attendees
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September 26, Day 1: ISP/MSP Day (workshops, seminars, & training) | |||||
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10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Masterclass training: Wi-Fi Evolution for ISPs | Academy Room 1 | Read more » | ||
Welcome to the in-person version of our critically acclaimed Masterclass Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E & Wi-Fi 7 course delivered by probably the world’s best Wi-Fi technology trainer Dr Srikanth Subramaniam. | |||||
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Technology training: DZS CloudCheck FREE | Academy Room 2 | Read more » | ||
Access for Wi-Fi industry professionals only, pending DZS acceptance. In this 3-hour session DZS will share its insights about real world connectivity problems and solutions strategies, architecture, and inner workings of award-winning DZS CloudCheck platform, key use cases across observability, predictive and prescriptive analytics, automation, and experience management. Learn more here. | |||||
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Social evening: Open Source Cocktail Party - with TIP OpenWiFi | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Join us for 'interoperable margaritas' at the Hotel Birger Jarl - and of course lots of mingling with the Wi-Fi leaders - sponsored by TIP OpenWiFi. |
September 27, Day 2: Next generation Wi-Fi for the smart home | |||||
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9:00 am - 9:10 am | Welcome to the Wi-Fi World Congress Europe 2022 - with Claus Hetting | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Chairman & CEO of Wi-Fi NOW Claus Hetting's welcome to this year's decisive Wi-Fi industry event. | |||||
9:10 am - 9:30 am | Wi-Fi: The vanguard of connectivity - keynote presentation by Wi-Fi Alliance | Main stage | Read more » | ||
We are delighted once again to welcome to a Wi-Fi NOW event the Wi-Fi Alliance - this time in the form of CEO & President, Edgar Figueroa. | |||||
9:30 am - 10:00 am | "Wi-Fi as Oxygen" - with Paul Robson, Liberty Global | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information to follow. | |||||
10:00 am - 10:30 am | DZS Cloud: Unlocking the connected future - with Tuncay Cil | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information to be provided shortly. | |||||
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Morning coffee & networking break | Expo area | |||
11:00 am - 11:30 am | Gaining a competitive edge: The key data trends shaping tomorrow’s smart home - with Plume | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Plume’s latest market data shows just how quickly the smart home is evolving; consumers are spending more to make their homes more comfortable and secure, deploying more connected devices (up 10% 1H 2022 over 1H 2021), and are consuming more data than ever before (up 11% 1H 2022 over 1H 2021). Already the constant and direct link into the customer’s home, willing Communications Service Providers (CSPs) with the right data may be able to gain the insights they need to identify and address business problems, understand specific customers’ behaviors, detect trends, and more. Understanding shifting market trends is therefore critical for CSPs to better serve subscribers, and deliver a fully optimized customer experience. In this presentation, Shane discusses the latest findings from the Plume IQ Smart Home Market Report, addresses why customer experience is so critical for services providers, and highlights the role of WiFi in providing the foundation for new, premium smart home offerings. | |||||
11:30 am - 11:50 am | Evolution of device performance towards Wi-Fi 7 and beyond - with Intel | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Intel is the undisputed leader in Wi-Fi chipsets for PCs and laptops - and have been driving the connectivity market forward for 20 years. Enjoy the latest insights on the evolution of Wi-Fi from a device perspective with Intel. | |||||
11:50 am - 12:10 am | First Wi-Fi 6E deployments: feedback from the field - with SoftAtHome | Main stage | Read more » | ||
SoftAtHome will talk about its latest experience with Wi-Fi 6E deployments in Europe with tier 1 operators and how a hybrid solution enables the delivery of personalised Quality Of Experience while optimizing carbon footprint. | |||||
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Q&A Panel: Present & future of the Wi-Fi-powered Smart Home | Main stage | Read more » | ||
We'll be diving into all the latest opportunities & challenges facing carriers and vendors within the world of the Wi-Fi-powered smart home. When can we expect smart home services to become truly intelligent? How will Wi-Fi 6E transform the home Wi-Fi experience? What can be done to improve home Wi-Fi quality? We'll answer these and many more questions with the help of our panel of experts TBA. | |||||
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch break | Expo area | |||
12:40 pm - 1:20 am | Masterclass: Testing Practices: Taking Wi-Fi from Best Effort to Bulletproof – with Spirent (lunch break) | Workshop Room 1 | Read more » | ||
Testing of Wi-Fi devices, gateways, and APs has become business critical for ISPs and OEMs. In this Masterclass, Arturo Sordo presents how to get Wi-Fi testing right. Spirent is a Wi-Fi NOW valued partner. | |||||
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Why Open Source is key to Service Provider success - with IOPSYS & BT | Main stage | Read more » | ||
We're delighted to welcome Open Source gateway software leader IOPSYS - of Sweden - and service provider partner BT. | |||||
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm | Applications in Wi-Fi sensing - with Cognitive Systems | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Cognitive Systems is a world leader in technology and applications for Wi-Fi sensing - a rapidly evolving new smart home services. Get the latest update from Cognitive CEO Taj Manku. | |||||
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm | New architectures for the smart home - featuring CommScope | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Great insights from one of the most insightful home network architecture experts we know of - Charles Cheevers of CommScope. | |||||
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm | Program item TBA | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information to come. | |||||
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Afternoon networking & expo break | Expo area | |||
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Orchestration: The need for managed networks - with AXON Networks | Main stage | Read more » | ||
The mission of AXON Networks is to deliver end-to-end home broadband service quality from the Internet all the way to the Wi-Fi device - and to transform home ISP into true 'customer focused' operations. Find out how how they do it in this session. | |||||
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Service provider presentation | Read more » | |||
More information to be provided shortly. | |||||
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Fireside chat with Airties & service provider guest Proximus | Main stage | Read more » | ||
One of the managed home Wi-Fi market leaders Airties is joining us with a special service provider guest Proximus - for a fireside chat session. | |||||
6:00 pm - 9 pm | Social Evening Event: Meet ABBA! At the ABBA Museum, Stockholm | ABBA Museum | Read more » | ||
#Everybodyiswelcome to join us at the ABBA Museum for a private VIP tour followed by a reception. All ticket holders for the WWC Europe 2022 are welcome at no charge. Busses will leave from the Hotel Birger Jarl at 17:30 - or you can make your way there yourself. |
September 28, Day 3: Wi-Fi for enterprises and service providers | |||||
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9:00 am - 9:10 am | Welcome to the Wi-Fi World Congress Europe 2022 - with Claus Hetting | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Chairman & CEO of Wi-Fi NOW Claus Hetting's welcome to this year's decisive Wi-Fi industry event. | |||||
9:10 am - 9:30 am | Understanding Wi-Fi markets: A talk on trends & forecasts with leading experts | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Our two great analysts and one veteran chipset vendor representative present their views and forecasts of the Wi-Fi markets, opportunities, and challenges. | |||||
9:30 am - 9:50 am | A vision: "Wireless First" with Cisco Fellow Mark Grayson | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More details to come. | |||||
9:50 am - 10:10 am | Four Ways Wi-Fi 7 Transforms the Enterprise - with Rahul Patel, SVP Qualcomm | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information to come. | |||||
10:10 am - 10:30 am | Presentation TBA | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information to come | |||||
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Morning coffee & networking break | Expo area | |||
Enjoy refreshments and check out our expo! | |||||
11:00 am - 11:20 am | Silicon technology for mmWave connectivity including 60 GHz radio - with Sivers | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Sweden's Sivers Semiconductors is a market leader when it comes to powering 60 GHz radio - here's Sivers view of the expanding market for license-exempt mmWave technology. | |||||
11:20 am - 11:40 am | Airvine: Revolutionizing enterprise backhaul with 60 GHz radio | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Airvine is revolutionising the world of enterprise networking with wireless backhaul capable of blasting through walls. Get the inside story from Airvine CEO Vivek Ragavan. | |||||
11:40 am - 12:00 am | Weaving the end-to-end wireless service fabric - with Cambium Networks | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information to come. | |||||
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Presentation & Q&A Panel: Transforming Wi-Fi for the enterprise with TIP OpenWiFi | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi is arguably the most consequential redesign of enterprise Wi-Fi architecture in a decade. By disaggregating the software stack, OpenWiFi is transforming the way Wi-Fi networks are designed, deployed, and operated - and not least their cost. Get all the details here. | |||||
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch break | Expo area | |||
12:40 pm - 1:20 am | Masterclass: Wi-Fi assessments for business critical networks (lunchbreak) | Workshop Room 1 | Read more » | ||
As business processes and applications has turned mobile, 7LAB has established effective services and methods to ensure high performing design of WiFi networks. | |||||
1:30 pm - 1:55 pm | What Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 means for stadium/arena Wi-Fi - with David Coleman | Main stage | Read more » | ||
With seats filled to capacity and stadiums buzzed with excitement, fans expect an engaging and quality Wi-Fi experience. Although stadiums remain the most challenging environment to deploy Wi-Fi, Extreme Networks has a long been the market leader with a history of success. Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 offer enormous potential for the future of arena Wi-Fi. • How does arena Wi-Fi enhance the fan experience? • What insights can data analytics of stadium Wi-Fi provide? • What are the technical aspects/challenges for 6 GHz in arenas? | |||||
1:55 pm - 2:15 pm | Opportunities in 5G & Wi-Fi convergence - with ENEA / Aptilo Networks | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information to be released shortly. | |||||
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm | Increasing network reliability with ARC Hotspot - presentation by Kyrio | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Kyrio's ARC is bringing the world of Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity together into a single service fabric. Find out how. | |||||
2:35 pm - 3:00 pm | Wi-Fi footfall analytics: A revenue opportunity for Wi-Fi service providers | Main stage | Read more » | ||
Bumbee Labs leads the world in hardware-agnostic Wi-Fi-based footfall analytics. Find out how it works - and why it is a high-value, low-cost addition to your Wi-Fi managed services portfolio. | |||||
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Afternoon networking & expo break | Expo area | |||
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | More program items to be announced - check back frequently | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information to come. | |||||
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | 6 GHz and Beyond: What’s New for Enterprise Wireless Planning - with Ekahau | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information TBA. | |||||
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Business critical Wi-Fi use cases for retail - with Svenska Digital | Main stage | Read more » | ||
More information TBA. |
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