Event highlights - Wireless Global Congress

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LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT, ORLANDO: 11-14 JUNE 2018

Never has there been a more exciting time in our industry ?In Orlando we established the incredible evolution of Wi-Fi and the increasingly

important part it plays alongside other unlicensed technologies with 5G as the standard emerges.

With PasspointTM/HS2.0 on the cusp of mass market adoption and the step change that 802.11ax brings, the next 2 years are set to radically

change the wireless world. Here's a small snapshot of what was covered at WGC Orlando ? thanks for coming!

MORE THAN

25

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

MORE THAN

110+ UNIQUE

ORGANISATIONS

OVER

30%

ATTENDEES FROM

OPERATORS/

CARRIERS

50%

ATTENDEES CxO AND EXECUTIVE LEVEL

20%

OVER

20%

ATTENDEES FROM ENTERPRISE WI-FI

ATTENDEES FROM VENDORS

NGH LIVE ORLANDO

8300

unique access with PasspointTM

/ NGH devices

LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT, ORLANDO: 11-14 JUNE 2018

"Great event. Strong presentations, awesome venue - the best Wireless Global Congress yet!"

- Boingo Wireless

"The conference was insightful about Wi-Fi and the future with 5G and the challenges and values that come along with it".

- GoZone WiFi

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

WGC Orlando was a truly unique event that placed key focuses on the most significant topics currently facing the wireless ecosystem.

Over the course of 2 full days, attendees had the opportunity to hear and learn about the following:

The Role of Wi-Fi in 5G

? Next Gen Wi-Fi - 5G key use cases - Exploring 802.11ax and ongoing innovations - Continued growth of Passpoint (Hotspot 2.0)

? Wi-Fi Network Densification for 5G - Wi-Fi evolution and its place in a connected world - The `explosion' of devices and access

802.11ax Enhanced Wi-Fi

? Decoding the new features ? Addressing significant use cases

Carrier Wi-Fi Evolution

? Whether Passpoint has delivered on its promises ? Bridging carrier and guest Wi-Fi ? Optimizing connectivity ? Carrier Wireless Services Certification (CWSC)

Wireless Services Innovation Streams

? Wireless Services for Hospitality - The current state of hospitality Wi-Fi - Secure Wi-Fi: Important to hotel guests? - What is needed for successful hotel Wi-Fi deployments

? Wireless Services in High-Density Venues - Monetization of venue Wi-Fi - Challenges of high-density deployments

Wi-Fi Verticals Evolution

? Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines Benchmark - Deployment benchmarks - Benefits of Passport roaming

? In-Flight Wi-Fi - Exploring successful deployments - Existing challenges and how to face them

? In-Home Wi-Fi - Meeting customer expectations - Preparing for future needs

IoT and Wi-Fi Roaming Evolution

? IoT and Roaming security ? Maximizing the role of Wi-Fi ? Wi-Fi and LoRa synergies

THE ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR

"The Wireless Global Congress attracts a large audience of relevant and technically competent people, with whom we want to build our brand and relationships with" Mojo Networks

"This is the only event in the industry that addresses the key audience for Wi-Fi deployments in the Carrier space, and the attendees are truly top-class" Sandvine

"I was impressed by the quality of workshops, the skills of speakers and the scope of discussions. The power and sustainability of Wi-Fi in the telecommunication landscape is clear and I well understood the strategical positioning versus 5G". Semtech

"Experience is great, venue is great, hotel is awesome!" Comcast

"The Wireless Global Congress brings together companies that are very diverse in nature, and that gives us a clearer picture of what's going on in the industry" Fon

"Good event; location easy and practical. Good representation from key actors of the sectors and it was really easy to meet everyone" Orange

"The open and transparent nature of the conference is both refreshing and very productive" Sun Global

"Great networking opportunities, great panel discussions!" Wi-Fi Magic

ATTENDANCE BY COMPANY TYPE

Consulting / Press / Analysts 3% Trade Associations 4%

Others 7%

Software Manufacturer 15%

Operators/Carriers 31%

Vendors 20%

Enterprise Wi-Fi 20%

110+ COMPANIES REPRESENTED!

151 Advisor 5thGenWireless AbbeyBarn Communications Accuris Networks Airspan Networks American Tower ANTlabs Aptilo Networks ARRIS Aruba AT&T Atlantis University BandwidthX Benu Networks BIG Wireless Boingo Wireless Botswana Fibre Networks Broadcom Corp BSG Wireless BSNL BT CableLabs Carnegie Technologies Centre for Development of Telematics Charter Communications China Telecom Cisco Systems Cogeco

Cognitive Systems Comcast Cradlepoint, Inc. Datavalet Technologies Inc Delaware North Co Dense Networks Deutsche Telekom AG Deutsche Telekom North America Inc. DSA e-Development International Edgewater WIreless Eleven Software Inc. Federated Wireless Fon /Fontech Global Reach Technology Inc. GlobalData GoZone WiFi Hilton Worldwide Hotwire Communications Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. iBwave IDRAC Hospitality Consulting InSite Wireless Group Intel Corporation iPass Inc. KodaCloud KT Corporation Kyrio

LEDCOM INTERNATIONAL Linktel Telecomunica??es Ltda MachineQ MaximaTelecom JSC MIST Systems Mobilitie Mobolize Mojo Networks Nomadix One World Solutions Orange Panaonis Avionics Panasonic Panduit Plan A PR & Marketing, Inc. Proventure Networks Qualcomm Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS Co. SafeGraph, Inc Sandvine Senet ShareG Inc. Shaw Cablesystems SIM2Travel SK Telecom Smith Micro Sogetel Mobilit? SONY

Starry Sterlite Tech Sterne Kessler Goldstein Fox Sun Global Broadband LLC Syniverse TD GARDEN/Boston Bruins Telecom26 AG Telia Eesti AS TWS UL United Telecommunication Svcs Uniti Universal Orlando Universal Parks & Resorts UTStarcom India Telecom Viasat VINGN Wavecom WeFi Whoop Wireless Wi-Fi Alliance WiConnect WiFi Magic Wificoin Wireless Broadband Alliance XCellAir Inc. XFINITY Home

KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM WGC ORLANDO

"Role of Wi-Fi/unlicensed with 5G is all about coverage, quality, speed and meeting the demands of customers. AT&T is committed to next generation networks including Passpoint/HS2.0 and 5G". AT&T

"Orlando's theme parks and pleasure experience is underpinned by technology, making Orlando a key technology hub ? from reducing queue times for guests to optimising revenues for the parks ? it is the wireless technology that is enabling this. In 2016 at Super Bowl 50, American soccer fans consumed 10TB of wireless data ? today at peak times - this happens at Universal on a daily basis!" Universal Parks & Resorts

70% of Wi-Fi traffic in airports in the US is PasspointTM this Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) technology is what makes the Wi-Fi experience seamless, secure and interoperable and therefore

akin to the cellular experience and Passpoint is delivering on its promises. The challenge is out for more European and Asian

operators to follow suit and raise the bar for end customers.

8bn devices today connect with Wi-Fi, by 2021 that will be 11.68bn. 11 Exabytes of mobile data (60%) is offloaded to Wi-Fi today and this will grow to 49 Exabytes by 2021 ? ergo connectivity = Wi-Fi. We are now in the era of machine learning and AI ? cognitive Wi-Fi powered by the cloud has major impact on the user experience, as problems are recognised and fixed.

Many of the use cases of 5G can be delivered by Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies and furthermore Wi-Fi has demonstrable advantages - ubiquitous presence, significantly lower cost, unmetered access generally for the end user and a much lower operational and capex cost for enterprises. The 5G vision for operators makes sense with Wi-Fi as part of the 5G mix based on significant step change brought about by 802.11.ax.

The nexus of technologies are driving a perfect storm that will create the next industrial revolution ? but the intelligent digital fabric we are creating must be secure. The emergence of the smart home based on `enchanted objects' (aka IoT) will overlay not only the digital but also the physical too ? personalisation will be key.

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