Registration & Event FAQs

The Wireless Global Congress is the world’s leading 4 day event on next generation wireless service opportunities, bringing together the leading players from carriers and connected cities ecosystems’ all under one roof with 700+ senior-level attendees and over 60 high-level speakers and panellists.

The WBA Wireless Global Congress provides an opportunity to hear, not only from industry leaders around the key topics that are impacting Wi-Fi globally, but also insights, research and workshops: from the developments that the WBA and its members have completed to new projects they are actively working on, including Next Gen Wi-Fi, Connected Cities Blueprint, Dynamic roaming to support the Internet of Things and of course where next with Wi-Fi and 5G. Gain access to thought-leaders, hear about the topics that impact your business, be involved with building the Wi-Fi of today and tomorrow and raise your business profile whilst taking advantage of the Executive level networking opportunities.

The Wireless Global Congress is aimed at any company or city that has an interest in any part of the wireless ecosystem, including mobile and fixed line operators, service providers, roaming hubs & partners, system vendors, device and chipset manufacturers, infrastructure providers, network integrators, IoT vendors, consultants, analysts, media and senior city and Government officials.

This is the only event you attend that will give you the ability to meet and work with WBA members and executives from our wider network who are already engaged in programmes that are setting best practices and solving business problems for service providers, driving improvements in end-user experience, and leading acceleration and adoption of technologies across the wireless ecosystem. The event allows you to learn as well as influence developments that will drive solutions to shape your short and long term business strategy.

Types of Companies include:

• Technology providers
• Start-up/investors/venture capitals
• Solution providers
• Roaming hub/ providers
• Network providers
• Media/ analysts
• Device manufacturers
• City/ governments
• Associations

From:

• Mobile Operators
• Fixed and Converged Operators
• Wi-Fi Operators and aggregators
• Suppliers and other partners

Audience profile:

C-Level executives, Senior Directors, EVPs/VP/GMs, Technical Managers, Business Development Managers.

For connected cities delegates: CIOs, City Managers, City Officials, Urban Planners, Mayors

The WGC event is about Wi-Fi evolution in the 5G era, looking at wireless services in-home, outdoors, at work and leisure, from the perspective of:

• End-to-end service enablement
• Wi-Fi monetization strategies
• Customer experience in a convergence era
• The Connected cities roadmap

It will of course have key consideration to policy, security, technology, strategy, and business models amongst other things.

To see the full agenda for the event, click here

Members receive their allocation of free passes, after which the prices are below. Sponsors similarly receive their allocation of free passes, after which additional passes are as below depending on whether they are a Member or Non Member.  Non Member prices coming soon!

*Note to WBA Members

WBA members are allotted a number of free passes according to their respective membership category. Please get in touch with your primary contacts for WBA liaison for an access code for these free passes. if you are not sure who is your primary contact, please contact Michele Cotton at michele@wballiance.com

The Congress typically gathers 600-700 attendees

Once you have booked your ticket to attend, you will be sent an email closer to the event to select the Workshops and Conference Tracks you want to attend.

They Keynotes on the main stage during the plenary sessions on both mornings will capture the full audience of the Congress. The Conference Tracks will host around 100 delegates per Track who come from a background relevant to the subject of the Track. The Workshops will be more intimate with around 40-50 participants per Workshops.

As a non-member our delegate passes allow you to attend the Full 2 day Conference program – but should you wish, you can opt instead to join just  for the Networking and Exhibition – excluding the Plenary and Workshops.

Yes – this year we have provided the option to attend the Exhibition at a very reduced rate which also enables you to attend the Innovation Lounge and also to arrange meetings and network with colleagues and potential customers. But you will miss out on the great learning opportunities and access that comes from the Plenary sessions and workshops.

For 2 or more attendees – please email events@wballiance.com for rates.

Please send the following information to events@wballiance.com so that we can create a letter of invitation for you to support your visa application purposes. The process takes three working days.

• Surname (as it appears on passport):
• First Name (as it appears on passport):
• Email Address:
• Date of Birth:
• Nationality:
• Passport Number:
• Issue Date:
• Expiry Date:
• Place of issue:
• Full Company Name:
• Position in your company:

Please note that the Letter of Invitation does not guarantee entry to the United Kingdom.

For further information on travel into the United Kingdom, please visit – www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/tourist-short-stay-visas

As well as registering to attend the event, there are a limited number of opportunities to sponsor, speak, exhibit and promote your company. To find out more email pooja@wballiance.com