9th Annual

May 6 - 8, 2019
Denver Convention Center,
Denver, CO

PIECING TOGETHER
THE 5G PUZZLE
SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS

WORKSHOPS & LEADING GENERAL CONFERENCE

LIGHTS AWARDS & EXHIBITION
Monday, May 6, 2019 Tuesday & Wednesday,
May 7-8, 2019

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A MESSAGE FROM THE EVENT CHAIR
WELCOME TO THE BIG 5G EVENT 2019 WHERE TELECOM’S BRIGHTEST MINDS DELIVER
CRITICAL INSIGHT TO PIECE TOGETHER THE 5G PUZZLE.
Ray Le Maistre
Event Chair
Editor-in-Chief
Light Reading
2019 marks a pivotal turning point in the
telecommunications industry as communications
service providers race to deploy 5G networks,
devices and services. The Big 5G Event – formerly
the Big Communications Event collocated with
5G North America -- covers the industry’s most
pressing topics, focusing primarily on the underlying
technology supporting 5G, but also digging into
other key areas of communications networking and
services innovation such as SD-WAN.
The evolution to 5G is unlike any other mobile
metamorphosis we have ever seen. It’s touching
every part of the communications networking
industry (and beyond), impacting investments, R&D
plans, corporate cultures and long-term business
strategies at companies that have no obvious
connection to radio heads, baseband capacity or
antenna arrays.
In our view, a successful 5G strategy will require
network operators to address, in some way, a very
broad range of technologies and processes, all of
which will play a critical role in enabling them to
capitalize on the full potential that a 5G deployment
will offer.
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NFV, SDN, edge computing, IoT, OSS/BSS, 5G radio
access network and more – will ultimately play a
critical role in full 5G deployments, that, in turn, is
creating new opportunities for (and threats to) the
thousands of companies that are aiming to become
the technology and professional services partners for
the world’s communications network operators.
The Big 5G Event 5-track conference will piece
together the 5G puzzle and dig into other key areas
of networking innovation. With over 1,500 senior
telecoms professionals across two days, world-
class content delivered by Heavy Reading’s team of
leading analysts, the Big 5G event is the must-attend
event for anyone who wants to stay up-to-date on Formerly known as
the major challenges affecting the next generation
communications industry.
Understanding the multiple areas of innovation in
the industry, and how they are linked and impact
each other, is critical to anyone associated with the
communications networking and services industry
– this event tackles the tough questions about all
aspects of next generation network developments
and provides insight into why so many different
developments matter to 5G’s future.
I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THE 2018
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN EVENT – THE PANELS, THE KEYNOTES, THE
CONVERSATIONS (ABOUT TELECOM AND NOT)
DENVER IN MAY 2019. AND I FOUND THE CONTENT SHARED BY THE
SPEAKERS VERY USEFUL. THANK YOU AND
CONGRATULATIONS LIGHT READING!”
Head, Portfolio Connectivity, Mobility & Security, Vodafone
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 KEY EVENT STATISTICS
ATTENDEE OVERVIEW
1,500+ HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE
Total Attendees
43%
SERVICE PROVIDER/ CARRIER/ CABLE OPERATOR

35%
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

5%
600+ MEDIA/ PRESS

5%
Service provider
or cable operator
attendees EDUCATION

4%
CONSULTANTANCY/ INTEGRATOR/ VAR

3%

85%
PUBLIC SECTOR/ UTILITY

2%
Responded it was
extremely or very CLOUD SERVICE/ HOSTING PROVIDER
important to
attend 1%
94% OTHERS
Attendees rated their 2%
overall experience
as excellent
or good
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND ATTENDING THIS EVENT TO WELL THOUGHT OUT AND RUN VERY WELL.
GAIN INSIGHTS ON LATEST STANDARDS FOR WIDESPREAD GOOD MIX OF RELEVANT CONTENT AND
USE OF CELLULAR NETWORK BOTH FOR LOW-END M2M ATTENDEES.”
AND HIGH-END EDGE DEVICES.” Vice President, Business Development, Dialogic
AT&T

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 THE LEADING TELECOM EXPERTS WHO SPOKE IN 2018 INCLUDED
Nicola Palmer
Mathew Oommen Igal Elbaz
Melissa Arnoldi Phil Meeks Chief Network
Jan Geldmacher Senior Vice President,
President, Technology President EVP & President, Engineering Officer
President and Head of Wireless Wireless Network
& Operations Sprint Business Reliance Jio Spectrum Architecture and Design
AT&T Infocomm Limited Enterprise Networks AT&T
Verizon

Karri Kuoppamaki Dr. Michael Irizarry

James Feger Narothum Saxena
Vice President, Radio Kevin Crull Executive Vice Craig Sparks
Chief Strategy Officer Vice President,
Vice President of Network Technology President and CTO Vice President, Advanced Technology
Network Virtualization Development and Sprint Technology
U.S. Cellular and System Planning
CenturyLink Strategy C Spire U.S. Cellular
T-Mobile

Jeff Shafer Glenn Wellbrock

Bill Walker Hugh Brooks
Cameron Coursey Assistant Vice President Director, Optical
Vice President, Product Jim McKenna Senior Director, Director, Product Transport Network -
President Strategy & of Product Marketing Management
Development Management Architecture, Design &
AT&T Redzone Wireless Advancement, Verizon Enterprise Planning
CenturyLink AT&T Services Verizon

Mike Freiberger
Senior Manager of Srilakshmi Satya Parimi Csaba Kiss Kallo
Network Service Valisammagari Mirko Voltolini
Paul Smith Group Vice President of Head of Connectivity,
Abstraction, Senior Technologist & VP Technology and
Director Data Products Mobility and Security
SDN Technology, Strategist - SDN/NFV Architecture
AT&T Spectrum Portfolio
Architecture, & Innovations Colt
Enterprise Vodafone
Planning Verizon
Verizon

Jeff Finkelstein Phill Ted Wagner

Kevin Sahim Jim Fagan Mike Frane
Executive Director of Senior Director,
VP Engineering Lawson-Shanks Director, Global VP Product
Advanced Technologies Chief Innovation Officer Interconnection
(Managed Services) Product Management Platforms Management
Cox
GTT EdgeConneX Telstra Windstream
Communications Equinix

Jamie Panagos Mattias Fridström

Ichiro Fukuda
VP of Engineering &
Kishore Raja
Vice President,
Interested in speaking?
Senior Director, Video
Operations Chief Evangelist Chief Architect Engineering Strategic Contact Yavar Rezavandi
Telia Carrier NTT Innovation Programs
Charter Institute Boingo Wireless Yavar.Rezavandi@KNect365.com

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 THE LEADING TELECOM EXPERTS WHO SPOKE IN 2018 INCLUDED
Leo Lundy Umair Javed Dr. Preston Marshall Samuel Kroack
Group CTO Legal Advisor at Office of Technical Program Sinan Akkaya
Sr. Market Manager -
Imagine FCC Commissioner Jessica Manager, Spectrum Director of RAN Engineering
Public Sector
Communications Rosenworcel Access Technology AT&T
Verizon
Group FCC Google

Javan Erfanian Vinay Narayan Rajesh Vargheese Tom Tofigh

Neeraj Garg Vice President, VR
DMTS Distinguished Architect and IoT Principal Member of
Director, Digital Transformation
Bell Canada & NGMN 5G HTC VIVE Specialist Technical Staff
Verizon
Initiative Verizon AT&T

Dr. John Kenney Ed Fox

Shailesh Patkar Director and Principal Oguz Sunay Joseph Fasone
Vice President of Network
Lead Systems Engineer Researcher M-CORD Chief Architect Founder & CEO
Services
AT&T Toyota InfoTechnology ONF Pilot
MetTel
Center

Heather Kirksey
Troy Saulnier Jason Thibeault David Amzallag VP, Community and Chris Aniszczyk
Senior Manager – Executive Director Strategic Advisor and Ecosystem Development, VP of Developer Programs
Technical Architecture Streaming Video Technology Creator Networking Linux Foundation
Bell Canada Alliance Linux Foundation

THIS EVENT CREATES A HARMONIOUS AND HOLISTIC VIEW OF HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN
BETTER SOCIETY. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO BROUGHT THE KEY PEOPLE INVOLVED Interested in speaking?
IN INFLUENCING TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION AROUND THE SAME TABLE” Contact the Team
Senior Manager, T-Mobile
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AGENDA AT A GLANCE
BIG 5G EVENT - DAY 1 - TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2019
7:00 AM BREAKFASTS & NETWORKING (REGISTRATION FOYER)

CLOSED
FLOOR
EXPO
8:45 AM OPENING KEYNOTES & PANELS
10:20 AM NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK & EXPO FLOOR OPENS
11:20 AM OPENING KEYNOTES & PANELS CONTINUE
12:45 PM LUNCH, NETWORKING & EXPO FLOOR
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1:45 PM VIRTUALIZATION & THE 5G CLOUD 5G AUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE 5G TRANSPORT & THE EDGE RAN EVOLUTION 5G SERVICES

EXPO FLOOR OPEN

ANALYST INTRODUCTION & ANALYST INTRODUCTION & ANALYST INTRODUCTION & ANALYST INTRODUCTION & ANALYST INTRODUCTION &
PRESENTATION PRESENTATION PRESENTATION PRESENTATION PRESENTATION

SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE,
PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS

3:00 PM COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING & EXPO FLOOR

3:45 PM VIRTUALIZATION & THE 5G CLOUD 5G AUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE 5G TRANSPORT & THE EDGE RAN EVOLUTION 5G SERVICES
SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE,
PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS

5:30 PM NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION & EXPO FLOOR

7:30 PM BIG 5G EVENT KICKOFF PARTY @ THE WYNKOOP BREWERY

BIG 5G EVENT - DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019

7:30 AM BREAKFASTS & NETWORKING (EXPO FLOOR)

EXPO FLOOR OPEN

8:50 AM OPENING KEYNOTES & PANELS
10:20 AM NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK & EXPO FLOOR
11:20 AM OPENING KEYNOTES & PANELS CONTINUE
12:45 PM LUNCH, NETWORKING & EXPO FLOOR -- EXPO FLOOR CLOSES AT 2:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2:00 PM VIRTUALIZATION & THE 5G CLOUD 5G AUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE 5G TRANSPORT & THE EDGE RAN EVOLUTION 5G SERVICES

EXPO FLOOR CLOSED

ANALYST INTRODUCTION & DISCUSSION ANALYST INTRODUCTION & DISCUSSION ANALYST INTRODUCTION & DISCUSSION ANALYST INTRODUCTION & DISCUSSION ANALYST INTRODUCTION & DISCUSSION

SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE,
PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS

3:00 PM COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

3:45 PM VIRTUALIZATION & THE 5G CLOUD 5G AUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE 5G TRANSPORT & THE EDGE RAN EVOLUTION 5G SERVICES
SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE, SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER KEYNOTE,
PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS

5:30 PM CONFERENCE CLOSE

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 DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT...
“BOTH INFORMATIVE AND
EDUCATIONAL IN REGARD
TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INDUSTRY NOW AND IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.”
Vice President, Business Development,
EastPoint Communication Technology
“JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF
NETWORKING, INFORMATION,
ENGAGEMENT, ENTERTAINMENT
AND ANALYSIS.”
Senior Commercial Product Analyst, Charter
“AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN ABOUT ISSUES/
DIRECTIONS IN THE CARRIER
BUSINESS.”
Engineer, The University of Texas at Austin
“FIRST TIME AT THIS EVENT.
IT WAS VERY INSIGHTFUL AND
VALUABLE.”
Strategic Account Manager,
Pacific Gas & Electric
“I FOUND THE CONTENT AND THE
NETWORKING INVALUABLE.”
Managing Partner, Wishbone Capital
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“OVERALL THE EVENT WAS “I LIKED THE FORMAT OF THE “GREAT EVENT FOR
EXCELLENT.” EVENT. AND THE LENGTH... JUST NETWORKING!”
National Account Manager, RIGHT.” AT&T
DISH Network Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy, Product
Development, Crown Castle
“SO FAR THE BEST OPPORTUNITY
“THERE WAS SO MUCH GREAT FOR ME TO COMPARE THE
CONTENT IN THE DIFFERENT “I MADE VALUABLE CONTACTS DIFFERENT 5G STRATEGIES OF
TRACKS; I FOUND IT DIFFICULT DURING THE EVENT.” THE KEY NETWORK OPERATORS
TO CHOOSE WHICH SESSIONS TO CTO, Wytec International IN NORTH AMERICA. ALL IN ONE
ATTEND!” PLACE, ALL WITHIN 48 HOURS.”
Manager, Sales Engineering, Wholesale Strategic Chief Editor, Europe & Global Network
Accounts, CenturyLink
“IT IS A GREAT TWO-DAY,
Communications, OTR Global
INFOPACKED CONFERENCE.”
Director, Research, AWH Capital
“GREAT SHOW AND LOCATION.”
Senior Sales Engineer, Windstream
“FOUND THE PRESENTATIONS
EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE.”
“GOOD EVENT TO MEET KEY General Manager, Cable One
PEOPLE IN THE TELECOM
INDUSTRY.”
Vice President, Strategy, Beamr
“THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
5G AMERICAS AND LEADING
INDUSTRY ANALYSTS MADE
“GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR 5G NORTH AMERICA A
STRATEGIES FROM MAJOR COMPELLING EVENT.”
CARRIERS. MET GREAT, QUALITY Senior Analyst, Wireless 20/20
LEADS FOR MY COMPANY.”
Account Manager, QCT
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 KEYNOTE FIVE
SESSIONS CONFERENCE
Hear directly from leading TRACKS
North American Tier 1 and With five conference tracks
Tier 2 service providers over covering major themes such as
the course of two-days. Past Virtualization and the 5G Cloud, 5G
participants include AT&T, Automation and Intelligence, 5G
Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, Transport and the Edge, RAN
Charter Communications, Evolution and 5G services,
CenturyLink and we have the pressing
more. topics covered.

TECHNICAL AND WOMEN IN

COMMERCIAL DEEP DIVE COMMS
WORKSHOPS This free workshop will provide
Stay tuned for more information both an informal setting for

KEY
about our pre-event workshops women in the industry to meet and
taking place on Monday, May 6. network and a forum to exchange
Past workshops were presented by ideas, learn and grow. Open to
CORD, Linux Foundation, Open all women and men in the

HIGHLIGHTS
Compute Project (OCP) and telecommunications, STEM
Light Reading’s Women in and IT fields.
Comms initiative.

LEADING
LIGHTS AWARDS LEADERSIN 5G
CEREMONY NETWORKING
The Leading Lights Awards are the
EXECUTIVE SUMMIT PARTY
Gathering of executives At the conclusion of day 1 of the
next-generation communications
and leading minds that are event, mingle and network with
industry’s leading awards program;
instrumental in the development event attendees at our annual
the awards are held the night
of next generation network networking party with drinks,
prior to the Big 5G event and will
technology in North America food, and entertainment.
recognize the industry’s top
companies through 24
categories.

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