Net@EDU Converged Communications Working Group

Topics will include a presentation by Verizon on what it plans to do with the spectrum it recently won in the 700 MHz auction; the new WiMAX Coalition and its plans; progress on the converged Wi-Fi/cellular handsets and their advantages and problems; who is deploying large-scale VoIP; the status of 802.11n and its convergence into new devices; and a survey report on where we are on providing emergency notification systems.

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Verizon Wireless' Vision for Their 700Mz Spectrum and Broadband Technologies (Bernie McMonagle/Verizon)

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - WiMax: The New Clearwire(TBD/Sprint/Nextel)

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Cellular WiFi Convergence(Peter Thornycroft/Aruba)

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - In-Building Cellular Coverage(TBD Campus Case Studies)

2:00 - 2:45 p.m. - 802.11n (Liam Quinn/ Dell)

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. - 802.11n: Campus Case Studies(Chris Hart/Northwestern)

3:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Early Results From a Survey of Emergency Management Communications in Higher Education (Mike Staman/Macon State College)

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Optional Reports From the Campuses on Today's Topics - "What's Happening at My Place (WHAMP)"(Steve Updegrove/The Pennsylvania State University)