TeliaSonera to Keynote at Light Reading's LTE Virtual Event With Panelists From FemtoForum, Anritsu, Continuous Computing & More

NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the leading research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace, and Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com), its prestigious market research division, will be hosting the LTE Virtual Event on June 3.  The LTE Virtual Event 2010, hosted by Heavy Reading Senior Analysts Gabriel Brown and Patrick Donegan, is the second global virtual tradeshow in Light Reading's mobile series.  The online event will address the essential steps toward the broad commercialization of LTE technology, covering topics including spectrum, device profiles, network deployment, applications, and business models.

The LTE Virtual Event 2010 will feature keynote speaker Johan Wickman, Head of R&D for TeliaSonera. Wickman will be sharing his experience launching the world's first commercial LTE networks in two Scandinavian markets, and discussing challenges, successes, and key network objectives. Additional speakers at the LTE Virtual Event include wireless industry expert Rupert Baines, Chair of Marketing Working Group for FemtoForum; Mike Barrick, Business Development Manager, Wireless, for Anritsu; Todd Mersch, Director of Product Line Management for Continuous Computing; Manish Singh, VP Product Line Management for Continuous Computing; Randy Fuller, VP Business Development for Camiant; Chandresh Ruparel, Sr. Product Line Manager for RadiSys; and Othmar Kyas, CTO of Tektronix Communications.

"With the success of 3G, there's tremendous interest in next-generation mobile broadband technologies," says Gabriel Brown, Senior Analyst at Heavy Reading. "This online virtual event is one way we can share high-value information on the LTE market with a broad, global audience."

LTE Virtual Event Sponsors include Anritsu and Continuous Computing as Gold sponsors; and Silver sponsors Camiant, RadiSys, and Tektronix Communications. The LTE Virtual Event has already exceeded its registration goal of 1,000. Expected attendance is between 500 and 700 attendees.

Registration is free. To register for the LTE Virtual 2010 please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/virtualLTE.

About Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com)

Founded in 2000, Light Reading is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, and TelcoTV Asia, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Europe, and The Tower Summit @ CTIA, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives in the US, Europe, India, and China. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About UBM TechWeb (http://techweb.com/aboutus)

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services, and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications, and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web and digital professionals, software and game developers, government decision makers, and telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology. UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About United Business Media Limited (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting, and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities – from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated events, online, print, and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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