Yankee Group News Release

Yankee Group Announces World-Class 2007 WiMAX World International Event Series 

NEWS RELEASE – 16 JANUARY 2007
Global Events to Feature Top Executives from Mobile Broadband and WiMAX Industries

Boston, MA, January 16, 2007—Yankee Group today announced a world-class line-up of WiMAX World international events for 2007. The WiMAX World Conference and Expo series is the world's largest events showcasing next generation mobile broadband and WiMAX technology solutions. Now in its fourth year, WiMAX World will take place on three continents ― North America, Europe and Asia ― and offer unrivaled business development, branding, sales, educational and networking opportunities.

The 2007 WiMAX World event series will feature top industry executive speakers from leading global companies including Alcatel, AT&T, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Huawei, IBM, Intel, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, Samsung, Siemens, Texas Instruments and ZTE.  
The first event in the series, WiMAX World Asia will take place from April 18-20, 2007 in Beijing, China at the Beijing Kerry Centre. WiMAX World Asia will provide an in-depth examination of broadband and WiMAX technology developments primarily for the Asian market. WiMAX World Asia will be co-hosted by Yankee Group partner Analysys International. For more information on WiMAX World Asia, please visit http://asia.wimaxworld.com/.
“We are pleased to launch our WiMAX World event in Beijing, China this year because we see Asia-Pacific region as one of the fastest growing markets in the adoption of mobile broadband and connectivity solutions,” said Eliot Weinman, president of Yankee Group’s events and publishing division. “As the global connectivity experts, Yankee Group is chartered with producing world-class events such as WiMAX World event series that serve as premier international platforms for leaders and innovators in mobile broadband markets to gain insight on the connectivity impact on WiMAX developments.”

Last year more than 7,000 professionals registered for WiMAX World in the US and Europe. The 2007 WiMAX World conference series will draw more than 10,000 people, 230+ exhibitors and 300+ sponsors from leading telecommunications and mobile broadband solution providers, analyst firms, media channels and associations around the globe.

Other 2007 WiMAX World events include:

WiMAX World Europe
May 29 - 31, 2007
Vienna, Austria
Austria Center Vienna
http://europe.wimaxworld.com

WiMAX World USA
September 25 - 27, 2007
Chicago, USA
McCormick Place
http://usa.wimaxworld.com

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The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity expertsTM—the leading source of insight and counsel forbuilders, operators and users of connectivity solutions. For more than 35 years, Yankee Group has conductedprimary research that charts the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises.Yankee Group named "Official Industry Analyst" ? ITU Telecom World 2006. Headquartered in Boston,Yankee Group has a global presence including operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa,Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Yankee Group (www.yankeegroup.com)
The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts™—the leading source of insight and counsel for builders, operators and users of connectivity solutions. For nearly 40 years, Yankee Group has conducted primary research that charts the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence including operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.