On July 25, 2014, Arnold Kim, Director of Business Development at ADRF, presented THE webinar of the decade with the help of our friends at iBwave. Over a thousand in-building professionals from all across the U.S., Europe, and Asia were in attendance to hear RF Engineers and Managers of some of the top U.S. wireless carriers speak about Carrier Capital and Coordination.
About the webinar:
Property owners/managers and Enterprise customers alike are increasingly finding in-building coverage a “must-have”, not just a “nice-to-have”. But navigating the in-building DAS landscape is often complex and frustrating. There’s a lot more to it than just biting the bullet and funding a DAS on your own. How do you go about negotiating with Wireless Carriers to ensure service? Moreover, do you even need to pay for it when a Neutral Host Owner-Operator will not only build it on their own dime but also pay you rent for the right to do so? If this sounds too good to be true, then what’s the catch? During this webinar, presented by Advanced RF Technologies and featuring representatives from Sprint, Verizon Wireless and AT&T, we’ll explain key aspects of a DAS deployment, including:
Which Carriers are supported?
Who is responsible for what?
How long will it take?
How much does it cost, if anything?
ARNOLD KIM | ADRF
Arnold Kim is the Director of Business Development at Advanced RF Technologies. He has 15 years of experience covering the telecommunications industry. His former clients include ARINC, EarthLink, Frontier Communications, Global Crossing, MRV Communications, Motorola, Sorrento Networks, SK Telecom, Teleglobe, and WaveSplitter Technologies. He previously worked at Bear Stearns, Evercore Partners, J.P. Morgan, and Salomon Smith Barney. He earned his MBA in Finance and Economics and his BA in English and Economics, both from Columbia University.
CHRIS NGUYEN | VERIZON WIRELESS
Chris Nguyen is currently a Principal RF Engineer in the Inbuilding Group at Verizon Wireless. He began his wireless telecom career over 17 Years ago at Bell Atlantic Mobile. He has worked on optimizing/designing CDMA, EVDO networks for over 15 years and most recently assignment was in analyzing issues related to designs of large venue stadium projects. He envisions in-building growth will continue on its rapid pace due to the need for ubiquitous high quality broadband connectivity.
JOHN BARCOMB | SPRINT
John Barcomb has over 25 years of experience in wireless telecommunications. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he covered many roles throughout his career, such as Install Technician, Repair Supervisor, Sales Development Manager, and Technical Applications Manager. As a Solution Specialist and Engineer, he became Manager “Tier 2” Solution Engineering to become the National, In-Building RF Engineering Manager.
John worked at US WEST Cellular and US WEST Wireless before working for Sprint PCS.
JIM PARKER | AT&T
Jim Parker, Senior Manager of AT&T’s Antenna Solutions Group has over 15 years of wireless industry experience. Responsible for marketing AT&T’s In-Building Wireless solutions to include: neutral-host distributed antenna system (DAS), small cell & Wi-Fi product lines. Prior to joining AT&T, was responsible for product management and marketing for wireless infrastructure, femtocell, netbook & notebook product lines at Samsung. In addition to his responsibilities at AT&T, is the Chairman of the Market Development Committee for the HetNet Forum and is the Vice President of the Texas State Wireless Association. Mr. Parker graduated with a Business degree from Southern Methodist University and resides in the Dallas area.
Please feel free to reach out to us at info@adrftech.com for a copy of the presentation!