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Future Meeting
IEEE SCV ComSoc
Date and Time
Wed. October 8, 2008, 6:30 - 8:00PM
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Location
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National Semiconductor, Building E, Conference Room, 2900 Semiconductor Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95051
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Title
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Wireless Backhaul Trends: The future role of wireless, fiber optics, and copper wire
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Speaker
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Dr. Jonathan Wells, Founder and Principal Partner, AJIS LLC
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Abstract
Wireless operators are seeing continuous strain on their backhaul networks. 50 million new mobile subscribers are added worldwide every month. Data usage is exploding. Future 4G technologies will require base station to deliver 100s of Mbps per site. Despite this, most base stations are currently services with just a few T1 (1.5 Mbps) copper lines. Backhaul already commands 25% or more of a wireless operator's capex budget. No longer can carriers simply lease or switch on another T1 line. Time for a rethink of backhaul strategy!
This presentation will explore backhaul trends going forward. Backhaul networks will be both scalable and multi-format. They will need to grow as networks build out, and be able to handle legacy TDM-based 2G networks as well as high-speed 4G IP-centric networks. Ethernet will place an increasingly important role. Advances in copper and fiber wireline technology will result, and higher capacity microwave and millimeter-wave radios will play an increasingly important role.
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Biography
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Dr. Jonathan Wells is Founder and Principal Partner at AJIS LLC, an independent consultancy advising clients on microwave and millimeter-wave wireless product development, commercialization and marketing. Prior to founding AJIS, Jonathan was Director of Product Management for GigaBeam, where he had responsibility for product management, technical marketing and worldwide regulatory affairs for the company's novel mm-wave wireless technology. Before this, he led all RF and microwave product development at Stratex Networks, a leader in microwave backhaul, and ran the Wideband Product Division for Adaptive Broadband, an early adopter of unlicensed wireless access products. Jonathan has a PhD in millimeter-wave electronics and an MBA with specialization in strategic R&D management. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Chartered Engineer in Europe and has over 30 published papers. He has presented extensively on every continent of the world.
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Future Meeting
IEEE SCV ComSoc Sponsor OFDM Workshop at Santa Clara University
Event
OFDM Workshop
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Date and Time
Thurs. October 30 - Fri. October 31, 2008
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Future Meeting
IEEE SCV ComSoc Hosting Meeting at WCA
Event
WCA Internation Symposium
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Date and Time
Wed. Nov. 5, 2008 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Acknowledgements
We appreciate guest speakers contributing to ComSoc SCV with new concepts and technologies. If you are interested in presenting at our meetings, please contact any of the officers listed. We thank National Semiconductor (with the help of Mr. Jim Wieser) for providing the ideal venue for the monthly meetings. We also thank the ComSoc SCV officers for their tireless work in keeping this chapter running smoothly.
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