Agenda:

Morning Session:

  • Welcome, Introduction and Overview, Lee Pucker (CEO, Wireless Innovation Forum)
  • Break (15 minutes)
  • CBRS Band (Part 96) Use Cases for WISPs, Mat Varghese (SAS Product Manager, Google) 
  • Regulatory, Steve Coran (FCC Counsel for WISPA) and Richard Bernhardt (National Spectrum Advisor for WISPA and member of the WInnForum SSC Steering Group) 
  • Release 1 High Level Architecture and Standards, Al Jette (Head of North American Standards for Nokia and member of the WInnForum SSC Steering Group)

Lunch and demonstrations  

Afternoon Session:

  • Fixed Wireless Access: Monica Paolini (President, Senza Fili Consulting)
  • CBRS Network Architectures for Certain Use Cases: Masoud Olfat (Director Technology, Standard, and Regulatory for Federated Wireless and Chair of the CBRS Alliance Networks Work Group)
  • Band Coexistence, Al Jette  (Head of North American Standards for Nokia and member of the WInnForum SSC Steering Group)
  • Panel Session: How YOU Can Get Access to 150MHz of Spectrum, moderated by Richard Bernhardt (National Spectrum Advisor for WISPA and member of the WInnForum SSC Steering Group), Panelists include:
    • Mat Varghese (Google)
    • Al Jette (Nokia)
    • Lee Pucker (WInnForum)
    • Steve Coran (WISPA)

Register

Come learn, participate, and interact with the CBRS community about how your network can benefit from CBRS.  This WISPAPALOOZA session will provide up-to-date information about how the ecosystem is rolling out and will offer insights on many lucrative new opportunities. There is no additional cost for this session if you are registered for Master Monday. 

When: 9 October 2017 during Master Monday
What: Day-long workshop "CBRS Opens New Shared Spectrum with Competitive Use Options for WISPs"
Where: Wispapalooza, Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Register: http://www.wispa.org/Events/WISPAPALOOZA/wp17-registration (no additional cost as long as you are registered for Master Monday)
Questions?: email [email protected] 

The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) and the CBRS Alliance are at the forefront of creating the commercial standards, protocols and certification process for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the 3550-3700 MHz band. 

WISPA has a front seat and is actively engaged in the WInnForum process, working directly with the key stakeholders in the band including WISPs, carriers, SASs, vendors/suppliers, the regulators including the FCC, incumbent holders and previously-registered 3.65 GHz users.  
For the first time, all are working together to create a new approach to spectrum sharing.  Coming at the end of this year, CBRS will be available with as much as 150 MHz of accessible new spectrum.