4G: A Closer Look at Wimax and LTE

4G Is Coming -- Are You Going To Be Ready?

Sponsors: WIE and Consultants Network
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Dinner/Seminar: 6:00PM tp 7:30PM
Keynote Speaker: Julie Oppegard, 4G RF Engineering and Deployment, Sprint Nextel Corporation
Cost: $20.00 for  IEEE Members, $25.00 for Non-MembersLocation: CDB’s Southside – 3671 S. West Shore Blvd., Tampa, FL 33629 – In the Private Dinner area in the back of the restaurant.

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Topic: Do you want to know more about the two top technology contenders vying for the lead 4G technologies in the U.S.? Join us for a seminar by Julie Oppegard describing the basics of Wimax and LTE in which she will cover concepts including the spectral efficiency, network architecture, QoS, and coding and modulation schemes of each. In addition, Julie will briefly touch on other technologies including, HSPA+, UMTS and Edge Evolution.

Bio: Julie has enjoyed her career as an RF engineer in the telecommunications field, first at Nextel and then at Sprint after the merger of the two. Her expertise includes design, performance, frequency planning, optimization and deployment of 2G, 3G and now 4G networks with a heavy focus on in-building systems, from small repeaters to campus-wide base-station-fed systems.  Julie is now part of the 4G RF Engineering and Deployment team at Sprint and manages 4G projects for both internal and external customers. She has experience in deploying 4G repeater systems and base stations for in-building solutions. Julie graduated with her BSEE from USF in August of 1999