Fourth-generation (4G) wireless services are changing the way we access the Internet and have the potential to impact the world in the same way that cellular networks revolutionized voice communications. Adoption of terrestrial-based broadband services continues to grow but at a slowing rate while growth of wireless broadband services is experiencing double-digit annual growth rates and could reach 2 billion users globally before the end of this decade.
Join HTCA and Jon Gelman, Vice President - Business & Government Markets for Clearwire Corporation, as he shares what you need to know about 4G to take advantage of its proliferation. As the world's largest operator of 4G WiMAX networks, Clearwire is in the forefront of this growth and has attracted billions of dollars in investments from strategic players including Intel, Google, Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner and BrightHouse.
Jon is a 25-year telecom industry veteran. Prior to his current position, Jon was Regional Vice President for Clearwire's Hawaii operation. He also served as Vice President - Wireless Services for Hawaiian Telcom, Regional General Manager for Nextel Hawaii and Director of Sales & Marketing for GST Telecom Hawaii.
DATE: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 TIME: 11:30 a.m. - Registration; Noon to 1 p.m. - Program PLACE: Kalia Room at the Hale Koa Hotel, 2055 Kalia Road, Honolulu COST: $24 - HTCA members; $34 - non-members MENU: Entree and dessert
Reservation Information: email events@htca.org or call 441-8514 with your name and contact information. Reservation deadline: 10a.m., Friday, February 19. Cash or check payment accepted at time of checkin; or Paypal payments can be made via our website www.htca.org. To cover costs incurred, any cancellations made after 12 noon on Monday, February 22, and any no-shows, will be billed. Remember that HTCA
does not accept cancellations or process refunds. We are merely a
nonprofit society. If you are unable to attend, please send a
replacement to attend in your place. No-shows will be invoiced at their
registration price, and may be assessed an administrative fee.
Welcome to the only Hawaii professional society that includes telephone people, data people, website people, systems administrators, recruiters, engineers, teachers -- why, all manner of folk.
Our monthly luncheon is on the last Wednesday, at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki, and it is mighty fine eating, and we have a chalk talk that keeps skills and ideas current. Our annual conference refreshes the mind and the spirit.
Check out the page "Marji's Pictures" for a slideshow of the last annual conference, and visit our membership page if you are interested in joining us. The blog panel, above, always has details of our monthly luncheon, and you are welcome, whether or not a member.