The full-day FCC workshop will include case studies on Super Bowl 2016 and the Philadelphia Papal visit, along with other presentations from key industry experts in DAS and small cells.
The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, in cooperation with the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), will host a workshop focusing on distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cell solutions on Tues., May 3, 2016, in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters in Washington, DC from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EDT.
Panelists, moderators and other speakers will round out a full day workshop that will be webcast on the FCC web page.
The workshop will provide an overview of DAS and small cell technologies that augment mobile broadband and wireless services in cities and communities. It will also have discussions on successful deployments of DAS and small cell technologies in both outdoor and indoor public spaces, including hospitals, campuses, buildings, business and historical districts, and transit systems. The workshop aims to inform municipal leaders, planners, hospital and campus administrators, building owners, transit and transportation authorities and interested members of the public how DAS and small cell technologies provide benefits and economic opportunities by expanding mobile broadband, augmenting wireless data coverage, and aiding first responders inside buildings.
An environmental siting FCC workshop is also planned for May 4, 2016.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
9:00 AM Opening Remarks
Tom Wheeler Chairman, FCC
Jon Wilkins Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC
Jodie Miller President, NATOA; Executive Director, Northern Dakota County Cable Commission and Town Square Television
9:15 AM Legal Background
Jeffrey Steinberg, Deputy Chief, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, WTB, FCC
9:30 AM Welcoming Remarks
Michael O’Rielly, Commissioner, FCC
10:00 AM DAS/Small Cell Overview: Business and Technology
Allen Dixon, Chairman, PCIA HETNET Forum
Mike Hughes, Director of Engineering, Crown Castle DAS, LLC
Troy Suddith, Director of Engineering, Corning Optical Communications
Art King, Director of Enterprise Services, Spider Cloud Wireless, LLC
Joseph Pedziwiatr, Head of Small Cell Architecture, Nokia – US
Moderators:
Jodie Miller, President, NATOA
Saurbh Chhabra, Engineer, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC
11:15 AM Deployment and Uses of DAS / Small Cell Technology
Medical Center: DAS/Small Cell in the medical environment
Arnold Kim, Chief Operating Officer, Advanced RF Technologies, Inc.
Public Safety: DAS/Small Cell solutions for legacy two way public safety radios; new fire code ordinances for buildings; and interoperability
Chief Allen Perdue (Ret.), Executive Director, Safe Building Coalition
Mike Collado, Vice President of Marketing, SOLID Americas
Subway Tunnel Systems: Design, smartphone use, and security
Joe Mullin, Chief Technical Officer, InSite Wireless, LLC
Campus: Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – DAS Solution in a community college environment with hotel management
Mark Zuber, Head of Information Telecommunications, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Gary Mayer, Integrator, All Systems Installers
Summary of In Building:
Pinder Chauhan, Director, Global Technical Support Service, CommScope, LLC
Nate Fuentes, Manager, Business Development, CommScope, LLC
Moderators:
Saurbh Chhabra, Engineer, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC
Dan Abeyta, Assistant Chief, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, WTB, FCC
12:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break
1:00 PM Lunchtime Presentation: Women in Wireless Engineering
Pinder Chauhan, Director, Global Technical Support Service, CommScope, LLC.
1:20 PM Lunchtime Remarks
Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner, FCC
1:30 PM Super Bowl 2016 Case Study
Miguel Gamiño Jr., City CIO and Executive Director of the Department of Technology, San Francisco, CA; FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Member
Omar Masry, City Planner, San Francisco, CA
Robert Erickson, VP Network Engineering and Implementation, ExteNet DAS Systems, Inc.
Moderators:
Mike Lynch, President Elect, NATOA; Director, Cable & Web Services/IT, Boston, MA
Chad Breckinridge, Associate Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC
2:15 PM Presentation
Ron Nirenberg, City Councilman, San Antonio, Texas; FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Member
3:00 PM Boston, Massachusetts Case Study
Mike Lynch, President Elect, NATOA; Director, Cable & Web Services/IT, Boston, MA
Alex Gamota, Vice President of Real Estate, American Tower Corporation
Liz Hill, State and Local Representative, American Tower Corporation
Moderators:
Jodie Miller, President, NATOA
Jeffrey Steinberg, Deputy Chief, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, WTB, FCC
3:15 PM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Case Study: Papal Visit
Michael Kane, Project Manager/Construction & Implementation, Crown Castle DAS, LLC
Kirk Wampler, National Director, Network Real Estate/Permitting, Crown Castle DAS,LLC
Christopher Palmer, Director of Operations and Landscape Management, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, Philadelphia, PA
Richard J. Montanez, Traffic Engineering Division, Philadelphia, PA
Moderators: Steve Traylor, Executive Director, NATOA
Dan Abeyta, Assistant Chief, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, WTB, FCC
4:00 PM Final Panel
Mike Hughes, Director of Engineering, Crown Castle, LLC
Mike Lynch, President Elect, NATOA
Jeffrey Steinberg, Deputy Chief, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, WTB, FCC
Attendance. This workshop is open to the public. All interested attendees are requested to arrive promptly. In-person and webcast attendees are encouraged to pre-register but are not required to do so. Please send an e-mail to Maira.Delao@fcc.gov to pre-register.
Webcast. The FCC will live stream the workshop on its website. To view the workshop live, please go to www.fcc.gov/live the day of the workshop. Viewers may submit questions by e-mail to livequestions@fcc.gov.