HALLANDALE, FL

November 4
Registration is only $75.00

The Westin Diplomat Golf Resort & Spa
Hollywood/Hallandale, Florida
(954) 602-8700
Room Rate is $209.00 plus tax

Thursday, Nov. 3

Friday, Nov. 4

As the wireless world hurtles toward the high-speed data future, look for a dramatic increase in the number and types of antenna and tower sites required. How can carriers and tower owners meet the demand? Technology will provide some of the answers in 3G and 4G, Super Wi-Fi on whitespace, picocells and distributed antenna system (DAS) networks will play an ever-increasing role.

A growing number of municipalities are adopting wireless ordinances. Some of these rules have a broad impact on both macro-cell and DAS siting. Who writes these ordinances? What are the components of an ordinance? How much does one town's ordinance differ from another and why? What makes these ordinances harmful to the wireless industry. What are the positives of restrictive zoning regulation?

Political campaign-style strategies and tactics can effectively blunt siting opposition by mobilizing citizen support for better coverage. Designing a public-private sector effort to bring wireless providers, cities and businesses together to create a strategic campaign can build on existing relationships with municipal governments to facilitate site development. This panel will cover methods designed to make a zoning commission say yes.

The rules regarding towers are in a state of flux as the FCC and FAA streamline their processes. Change in regulation is also the constant as regulators hustle to keep up with the evolution on technology. This panel will cover changes in rules concerning, environmental assessment, tower safety, tower lighting and marking, the Draft MOU between FEMA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the FCC's Shot Clock, pole attachment rules and the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) program.

As 4G and other next generation technologies sweep across the nation, all of the signs point toward a flood of amendments at towers across the country as well as the need for additional sites. Does this give tower companies the upper hand in lease negotiations? Or can the carriers successfully keep a lid on rising rental prices? How will advancements in base station miniaturization, such as the LightCube, and network sharing affect lending rates and tower values?