Gold Sponsor

Mentum emerges from the merger of the Planet product line from Ericsson (formerly part of Marconi Wireless, MSI and Northwood Technologies) and the Ellipse Microwave Product Line from CTS International. Today, Mentum is a software and service company providing network planning and optimization solutions for the wireless communication industry. With its flagship products, Planet and Ellipse, Mentum serves a growing base of approximately 250 customers in 90 countries. When engineering the evolution of the wireless network is your operational challenge, Mentum offers the insights to optimally plan the next step. With 110 employees around the world, Mentum is headquartered in Paris and has offices in Dallas, Ottawa, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CRNT) is a leading provider of high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions for cellular and fixed wireless operators, enterprises and government organizations. Ceragon's modular FibeAir® product family is recognized as the gold standard for backhaul transmission and is also one of the top solutions chosen by cellular operators for SONET/SDH rings. A scalable, future-proof solution for wireless transport of broadband services, FibeAir operates across multiple frequencies for IP and SONET/SDH protocols, supporting the emerging needs of next-generation networks that are evolving to all-IP based services, including triple-play. It leads the market in IP backhaul, offering a unique, native IP solution that provides the efficient, robust connectivity required for WiFi, WiMAX and converged networks. Ceragon supports its growing base of more than 200 customers in 85 countries by operating an extensive sales network comprising 17 offices and numerous partners located around the world. More information is available at www.ceragon.com.

Research Partners

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, ABI Research maintains global operations supporting annual research programs, intelligence services and market reports in broadband and multimedia, RFID & contactless, M2M, wireless connectivity, mobile wireless, transportation, and emerging technologies. For information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500.

Media Partners

Pike & Fischer's Broadband Advisory Services is the market intelligence arm of Pike & Fischer - a BNA Company. Our services deliver knowledgeable, accurate and insightful analysis on the broadband, IP and new media businesses to facilitate effective strategic decision making. We provide our subscribers with news and analysis, deep research, ongoing financial analysis and market forecasting, market intelligence and custom research covering cutting-edge business and technology topics -- including high-speed data access, voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP), streaming media, on-demand media, home networking and mobile broadband.

The Mind Commerce ® mission is to provide customized research, consulting, training, and writing services for the telecommunications and IT industry within our areas of Expertise. Mind Commerce Clients include manufacturers, developers, service providers, industry organizations, and government. Mind Commerce Partners include various leading firms in the telecommunications industry. Mind Commerce differentiates itself from its competition by meeting the unique needs of its clients through customized product development and service delivery.

xchange is a monthly magazine for facilities-based service providers offering voice, data, wireless, IP, WiMAX and content. xchange digs beneath the surface to provide analysis on new equipment, services, regulatory activities and more. The publication has a quarterly IPTV supplement; annual print and online buyer’s guides; a companion Web site, www.xchangemag.com; a weekly e-newsletter, hosts Webinars and publishes eBooks on special topics.