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Wireless Global Congress EMEA 2022
Wi-Fi Revolution: Driving Digital Growth

This October we are co-locating WGC EMEA with Network X at the RAI Conference Centre in the beautiful city of Amsterdam.

Featuring the worlds of broadband, cellular and cloud – we are proud to bring the world of Wi-Fi to this event. JOIN US at the world premier event for Wi-Fi this October and hear directly from enterprises, operators, device manufacturers, service providers and the expert organisations that serve them.

Participate in our conference, join the 4 worlds at the exhibition, make connections, meet your customers/prospects and do business

Key Themes and Topic

How does Wi-Fi Deliver the Fibre Promise?

Wi-Fi and Its Role in the Future Smart Home  

Evolution of Wi-Fi and Beyond

  • Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 – which one to opt for?
  • Allowances for enhanced use cases with 60 GHz band
  • Expectations: higher data rates, lower latency, higher spectrum efficiency?

How Can Operators Tap Into the Value of Wi-Fi?  

Wi-Fi Roaming  – Improving the User Experience and Enabling New Business Models

  • OpenRoaming Standards, federation and business growth
  • Wi-Fi Roaming Enterprise Use Cases – from medical to transportation, from manufacturing to retail.. And more

The Union of 5G and Wi-Fi

  • Why is convergence of 5G and Wi-Fi critical?
  • How will Wi-Fi 6 and 5G support consumer and business applications
  • Standalone and convergence use cases – which to use when
  • Enhancing Private 5G with Wi-Fi 6E The case for convergence in Industry 4.0

Spectrum Today vs. Spectrum Tomorrow and Overview of the Impact of Regulations for the 6GHz Band  

Delivering an Enhanced Enterprise Wi-Fi Experience

  • Evaluating the importance of mobile and wi-fi convergence for a superior connectivity experience
  • Sectors benefiting the most from Enterprise Wi-Fi 6
  • Will enterprises bypass Wi-Fi 6E and go for Wi-Fi 7 instead?
  • How to be an experience provider rather than a service provider

Getting Ahead of the Threat: Securing Public Wi-Fi – Foreseeing public Wi-Fi threats for consumer and enterprises, and how to address them.  Open Roaming as the enabler

WGC EMEA
Sponsors

Wireless Global Congress EMEA 2022
Wi-Fi Revolution: Driving Digital Growth

This October we are co-locating WGC EMEA with Network X at the RAI Conference Centre in the beautiful city of Amsterdam.

Featuring the worlds of broadband, cellular and cloud – we are proud to bring the world of Wi-Fi to this event. JOIN US at the world premier event for Wi-Fi this October and hear directly from enterprises, operators, device manufacturers, service providers and the expert organisations that serve them.

Participate in our conference, join the 4 worlds at the exhibition, make connections, meet your customers/prospects and do business

How does Wi-Fi Deliver the Fibre Promise?

Wi-Fi and Its Role in the Future Smart Home  

Evolution of Wi-Fi and Beyond

  • Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 – which one to opt for?
  • Allowances for enhanced use cases with 60 GHz band
  • Expectations: higher data rates, lower latency, higher spectrum efficiency?

How Can Operators Tap Into the Value of Wi-Fi?  

Wi-Fi Roaming  – Improving the User Experience and Enabling New Business Models

  • OpenRoaming Standards, federation and business growth
  • Wi-Fi Roaming Enterprise Use Cases – from medical to transportation, from manufacturing to retail.. And more

The Union of 5G and Wi-Fi

  • Why is convergence of 5G and Wi-Fi critical?
  • How will Wi-Fi 6 and 5G support consumer and business applications
  • Standalone and convergence use cases – which to use when
  • Enhancing Private 5G with Wi-Fi 6E The case for convergence in Industry 4.0

Spectrum Today vs. Spectrum Tomorrow and Overview of the Impact of Regulations for the 6GHz Band  

Delivering an Enhanced Enterprise Wi-Fi Experience

  • Evaluating the importance of mobile and wi-fi convergence for a superior connectivity experience
  • Sectors benefiting the most from Enterprise Wi-Fi 6
  • Will enterprises bypass Wi-Fi 6E and go for Wi-Fi 7 instead?
  • How to be an experience provider rather than a service provider

Getting Ahead of the Threat: Securing Public Wi-Fi – Foreseeing public Wi-Fi threats for consumer and enterprises, and how to address them.  Open Roaming as the enabler

WGC Americas
Sponsors

WGC Agenda – Network X

The key themes that will be covered during WGC are:
Carrier Wi-Fi, Enterprise Wi-Fi, Road to Wi-Fi 7, Spectrum Allocation & Implications, and Operator Wi-Fi Opportunities in the Enterprise Space

WBA Members-Only Working Sessions

Monday 17th October 2022

WBA Members-Only Working Session

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Tuesday 18th October 2022

WBA Members-Only Working Session

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WGC Open Congress

Wednesday 19th October 2022

Event: WGC EMEA – Wi-Fi Revolution: Driving Digital Growth

Venue: RAI Conference Centre

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Thursday 20th October 2022

Event: WGC EMEA – Wi-Fi Revolution: Driving Digital Growth

Venue: RAI Conference Centre

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Wednesday 19th October 2022

Event: WGC EMEA – Wi-Fi Revolution: Driving Digital Growth

Venue: RAI Conference Centre

Time

Session

08:30

Pre-Conference Registration & Coffee

09:00

CEO Opening Remarks

09:10

OPERATOR KEYNOTE: Enhancing Private 5G with Wi-Fi 6E

  • The case for convergence in Industry 4.0
  • Leveraging 5G and WiFi 6e to deliver a high-performing enterprise connectivity
  • Wi-Fi 6 Use cases: Critical OT connectivity vs less-critical high-bandwidth OT applications

09:30

CHARTER SPONSOR ADDRESS

09:50

FIRESIDE CHAT
How does Wi-Fi Deliver the Fibre Promise?

  • What issues are consumers facing and how to address them?
  • The Gigabit Smart Home: Use cases of future wi-fi in the home

10:20

CHARTER SPONSOR ADDRESS

10:40

COFFEE & NETWORKING

11:20

CHARTER SPONSOR ADDRESS

11:30

PANEL DISCUSSION
Wi-Fi and Its Role in the Future Smart Home

  • How will Wi-Fi 6E transform the at-home wi-fi experience?
  • Improving Wi-Fi quality in the home
  • Challenges & opportunities facing Wi-Fi in the smart home

12:00

PLATINUM SPONSOR ADDRESS

12:20

OPERATOR KEYNOTE
The Road to Wi-Fi 7

  • Expectations: higher data rates, lower latency, higher spectrum efficiency?
  • What is the future of Wi-Fi 7?

12:40

LUNCH & NETWORKING

13:40

OPERATOR ADDRESS
How Can Operators Tap Into the Value of Wi-Fi?

  • Ability to offer high personalized services driven by data
  • The opportunity in the everchanging lifestyle of consumers

14:00

GOLD SPONSOR ADDRESS

14:20

PANEL DISCUSSION
The Union of 5G and Wi-Fi

  • Why is convergence of 5G and Wi-Fi critical?
  • How will Wi-Fi 6 and 5G support consumer and business applications

Convergence use cases

14:50

GOLD SPONSOR ADDRESS

15:10

COFFEE & NETWORKING

15:40

FIRESIDE CHAT
Wi-Fi Roaming: Improving the User Experience and Enabling New Business Models

  • Overview of the OpenRoaming standard and the implications for businesses
  • Who is it for? Evaluating enterprise use cases
  • Opportunities wi-fi roaming brings to businesses

16:10

GOLD SPONSOR ADDRESS

16:30

PANEL DISCUSSION
Identifying Business Opportunities and Challenges in Connected Cities

  • WiFi4EU rollout in Europe
  • Challenges around GDPR and privacy regulations
  • Security in Connected Cities

17:00

WBA Annual Industry Awards and Network Drinks

Thursday 20th October 2022

Event: WGC EMEA – Wi-Fi Revolution: Driving Digital Growth

Venue: RAI Conference Centre

Time

Session

08:30

Registration & Coffee

09:00

CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS

09:05

OPERATOR KEYNOTE
The Role Operators Can Play in Solving Hospitality Wi-Fi

  • How to be an experience provider rather than a service provider
  • Bundled propositions that address data consumption patterns
  • The importance of cloud-based platforms that enable operators to provide complete WIFI access infrastructure

09:25

GOLD SPONSOR ADDRESS

09:45

PANEL DISCUSSION

  • Evolution of Wi-Fi & Beyond
  • Convergence of Wi-Fi and 5G across future connected applications and cities (can include importance of Fibre)
  • Emerging use cases and propositions enabled by next generation of Wi-Fi (WI-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7)

OpenRoaming delivering next-gen capabilities to enhance the user experience for Wi-Fi and 5G

10:15

GOLD SPONSOR ADDRESS

10:35

COFFEE & NETWORKING

11:05

OPERATOR CASE STUDY
Wi-Fi Roaming Enterprise Use Case

  • Medical use case
  • Public Transport
  • Retail
  • Offices
  • Manufacturing

11:25

GOLD SPONSOR ADDRESS

11:45

PANEL DISCUSSION
Delivering an Enhanced Enterprise Wi-Fi Experience

  • Evaluating the importance of mobile and wi-fi convergence for a superior connectivity experience
  • Sectors benefiting the most from Enterprise Wi-Fi 6
  • Will enterprises bypass Wi-Fi 6E and go for Wi-Fi 7 instead?
  • Discussing the challenges & opportunities for the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi

12:15

PANEL DISCUSSION
Overview of the Impact of Regulations for the 6GHz Band

  • What are the challenges of the 6GHz regulations
  • Overview of the 6GHz regulations

12:45

LUNCH & NETWORKING

13:45

DEBATE
Getting Ahead of the Threat: Securing Public Wi-Fi

  • Foreseeing public Wi-Fi threats for consumer and enterprises, and how to address them

Discussing Open Roaming as a solution

14:15

GOLD SPONSOR ADDRESS

14:35

PANEL DISCUSSION
Spectrum Today vs. Spectrum Tomorrow

  • Are we making the most of the spectrum available to us today?
  • Should more spectrum be opened up? And how much?
  • Discussing tomorrow’s technology
  • The importance of lobbying

15:05

DEBATE

15:55

End of Day 2

Registration and Passes

WGC EMEA will be held in Amsterdam October 17 – 20 2022. WBA Members-Only Working Sessions are on 17-18 Oct; The OpenCongress Sessions, including the WBA Industry Awards are on Oct 19-20 and are open to everyone. Register Now!

This year the WBA are delighted to be co-locating WGC EMEA at Network X, meaning that WGC participants have the option to participate in the Exhibition as well as experience Broadband World Forum, 5G World and Telco cloud at a discounted rate. Check your ticket options.

We look forward to seeing you in person in Amsterdam. If you’re interested in speaking, sponsoring, or exhibiting at the event, please contact WBA’s Events team.

WBA Member Passes

Registration for Members-Only Working Sessions And WGC Open Congress + options for Network X

Depending on WBA membership type you are entitled to up to 4 membership free passes – subsequent passes available at 50% off the prevailing Earlybird rate

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Virtual Pass for WBA Members’

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General Passes
(non WBA Members)

General registration for WGC Open Congress and options for Network X:

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Operators registration:

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Virtual Pass for Non-Members’

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Media & Analysts (official credentials may be requested)
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Venue

RAI CONFERENCE CENTRE

Address: Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Phone: +31 20 549 1212

Venue: All WGC EMEA sessions, including the working sessions will be held at RAI Conference Centre.

Accomodation: WBA’s chosen hotel is the Novotel Amsterdam City, the nearest hotel to the RAI Conference Centre is the NHow Amsterdam.  Please select your accommodation using the link below.

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