Events

September 2019 Events

Current Events:

• Sep

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  • TC3 Carrier Connections

    Sep 25, 2019 - Sep 26, 2019 - (08:30 AM - 05:00 PM)

    SRI International
    333 Ravenswood Avenue
    Menlo Park, CA
    94025

    TC3 is a unique unconference replacing exhibit halls, speeches, and impersonal cocktails with spin-free demos, deployment case studies, corporate matchmaking and personalized networking. Global telcos, telecom vendors, startups & investors from across the communications industry and around the world meet at TC3 to share innovation strategy, discover disruptive technology, and pursue new partnerships that move the telecom industry into the future.
• Sep

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  • SPIFFY Awards & Innovation Showcase

    Sep 26, 2019 - (11:30 AM - 01:00 PM)

    SRI International
    333 Ravenswood Avenue
    Menlo Park, CA
    94025

    Get a taste of TC3 by joining us for the Networking Lunch at the close of our 2nd day. In this annual celebration of innovation, we are honored to introduce members of the Innovation Showcase Class of 2019 and hear short pitches from many of them. After lunch, our Service Provider members announce the winners of the 12th Annual SPIFFY Awards.

Looking Forward:

• Oct

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  • PARTNER EVENT: TEX Toronto 2019

    Oct 03, 2019 - (10:30 AM - 03:30 PM)

    2nd Floor Events
    461 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1K4, Canada
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    Telecom Exchange (TEX) is a C-level networking community, that provides unparalleled collaboration, education, and one-on-one engagement with the industry’s top decision makers. We embrace the network infrastructure ecosystem to ensure voices from up and down the tech, telecom and media stack are heard and considered and to provide opportunities for attendees and members to network, collaborate and close business. Please Use Code: TEX25 for a 25% Discount.
• Oct

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  • IoT Forum on Industrial IoT

    Oct 17, 2019 - (08:30 AM - 01:00 PM)

    SVB Financial Group
    3005 Tasman Drive
    Santa Clara, CA
    95054

    IoT Forum members gather monthly in Silicon Valley to discover innovation, exchange knowledge, build their professional networks, and above all explore partnerships across the entire IoT ecosystem. This month, IoT Forum meets to explore opportunities and innovation in Industrial IoT.
    
• Oct

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  • PARTNER EVENT: Wireless Hall of Fame Awards

    Oct 23, 2019 - (06:00 PM - 10:00 PM)

    Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza
    251 S Olive St
    Los Angeles, CA
    90012

    The 2019 Wireless Hall of Fame awards dinner, honoring the best innovators and leaders in the wireless industry, will be held on October 23 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel. Whether you are part of the technical, tower, communication or carrier part of the wireless industry, you and your executive team will want to attend this prestigious event. The 2019 honorees are: Larry Garvey (posthumously), the Android Founders, and Ted Rappaport. We will also announce the first annual Spark Award.
• Oct

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  • Service Provider Forum: October 2019

    Oct 25, 2019 - (08:30 AM - 03:00 PM)

    Ericsson
    2755 Augustine Drive, Bldg C
    Santa Clara, CA
    95054

    The Service Provider Innovation Forum (SPIF), a group of tech scouts from global network operators who believe that entrepreneurs and startups are an important element of their global innovation strategy, meets in Silicon Valley every month to discover new companies and new technologies.
• Oct

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  • ComTech Forum: October Member Meeting

    Oct 25, 2019 - (10:30 AM - 03:00 PM)

    Ericsson
    2755 Augustine Drive, Bldg C
    Santa Clara, CA
    95054

    At this month's meeting ComTech Forum members evaluate 3 innovative companies with new products from across a wide spectrum of communications industry technologies, followed by a case study where we introduce an telecom solution company and their customer to talk about the deployment, the service, and how/why they work together.
    
• Oct

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  • Debrief: MWC Americas 2019

    Oct 25, 2019 - (12:00 PM - 03:00 PM)

    Ericsson
    2755 Augustine Drive, Bldg C
    Santa Clara, CA
    95054

    Members of all of Telecom Council's Forums get together after major tradeshows to debrief the news and announcements affecting their industry. This month we debrief Mobile World Congress Americas 2019. Along with a Debrief Report from our analyst, our members share what they learned, what they saw, and their opinions of the products and companies that made an impression on them at the show.
• Nov

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  • PARTNER EVENT: TEX LA 2019

    Nov 11, 2019 - Nov 12, 2019 - (07:00 AM - 04:30 PM)

    Kimpton Hotel Palomar LA
    10740 Wilshire Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA
    90012

    Telecom Exchange (TEX) is a C-level networking community, that provides unparalleled collaboration, education, and one-on-one engagement with the industry’s top decision makers. We embrace the network infrastructure ecosystem to ensure voices from up and down the tech, telecom and media stack are heard and considered and to provide opportunities for attendees and members to network, collaborate and close business. Please Use Code: TEX25 for a 25% Discount.
• Nov

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  • ComTech Forum on 5G

    Nov 13, 2019 - (08:30 AM - 01:00 PM)

    Samsung
    665 Clyde Avenue
    Mountain View, CA
    95043

    5G is the hottest topic in telecom, as it’s expected to really take-off in 2020. Billions of dollars are about to be spent on next generation networks. So the Telecom Council is building a meeting that brings together the stakeholders, dealmakers, & tech shakers which are flipping the “on” switch for 5G. Our agenda will clarify what 5G is, cover the varied implementations, review the technologies, & discuss the business cases. Come join us & connect with the companies on the front lines of 5G.
    
• Nov

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  • Service Provider Forum: November 2019

    Nov 21, 2019 - (08:30 AM - 12:00 PM)

    NEST
    4001 Miranda Ave
    Palo Alto, CA
    94304

    The Service Provider Innovation Forum (SPIF), a group of tech scouts from global network operators who believe that entrepreneurs and startups are an important element of their global innovation strategy, meets in Silicon Valley every month to discover new companies and new technologies.
• Nov

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  • IoT Forum November Member Meeting

    Nov 21, 2019 - (10:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

    NEST
    4001 Miranda Ave
    Palo Alto, CA
    94304

    The IoT Forum is focused on discovering innovation, exchanging knowledge, growing professional networks, and above all building partnerships across the entire IoT ecosystem. Buyers, sellers, and technology companies from around the world convene in Silicon Valley each month to meet startups, see demos, review new products, listen to case studies, and build relationships - in highly efficient 1/2 day meetings. This month, our Forum meets with experts and buyers.
    
• Dec

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  • IoT Forum on Smart Home

    Dec 12, 2019 - (08:30 AM - 01:00 PM)

    TBD
    
    Silicon Valley, CA
    95054

    The consumer space is heating up, with Smart Home tech being adopted via entry points like security, voice assistants, energy saving devices, & smart speakers. Lower costs & simpler devices are reducing barriers, as a result the US market is expected to grow steadily from about $5 billion in 2018 to $53.45 billion by 2022 (The US leads the RoW in ecosystem maturity.) Our meeting will examine how the industry will develop these beachheads to grow into the home, & to do so in user-friendly ways.
    

Past Events:

• Apr

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  • CTIA Wireless 2009 Debrief - Session 1

    Apr 07, 2009 - (12:00 PM - 02:00 PM)

    Norwest Venture Partners
    525 University Ave
    Palo Alto, CA
    94301

    This meeting will be a roundtable discussion of the 2009 CTIA conference in Las Vegas. Members will share their take-aways, their observations, and any gems they discovered. You bring the conversation; we'll bring the lunch.
    
    For this intimate luncheon we are welcoming 25 individuals, at least 10 of which attended CTIA. To accommodate this need, we are taking the first 15 registrations as first-come, first-served, and the following 10 registrations will be selected from the waiting list based
• Apr

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  • CTIA Wireless 2009 Debrief - Session 2

    Apr 07, 2009 - (02:30 PM - 04:30 PM)

    Norwest Venture Partners
    525 University Ave
    Palo Alto, CA
    94301

    This meeting will be the second session of a roundtable discussion about the 2009 CTIA conference in Las Vegas. Members will share their take-aways, their observations, and any gems they discovered.
    
    This meeting is free to members or $200 for non-members. An annual Basic Membership option will be available during the registration process for this event.
• Apr

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  • April 2009 Service Provider Forum

    Apr 24, 2009 - (09:00 AM - 01:00 PM)

    Sprint
    1 Adrian Court
    Burlingame, CA
    94010

    The Telecom Council's Service Provider members gather to review 4 new telecom startups.
• May

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  • The Connected Home: Services and Models

    May 14, 2009 - (08:30 AM - 02:30 PM)

    Microsoft
    1065 La Avenida St.
    Mountain View, CA
    94043

    For those who made it to CES this year, you will have noticed this powerful trend: the PC, the TV, the Internet and the home are converging in a very real way. Real products launched into the market don’t just blur the lines between TV and PC, but in fact make it increasingly clear that any screen is fair game for any content, and the service will come from both broadcast, unicast, and from within the home.
    
    Of course, screens and media are just a part of the Connected Home. Media sharing,
• May

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  • May Service Provider Forum

    May 29, 2009 - (09:00 AM - 01:00 PM)

    Immersion Corporation
    801 Fox Lane
    San Jose, CA
    95131

    The Telecom Council's Service Provider members gather to review 4 new telecom startups.
• Jun

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  • Tapping into Opportunities in Korean ICT Companies

    Jun 10, 2009 - (08:30 AM - 01:30 PM)

    Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
    5101 Great American Parkway
    Santa Clara, CA
    95054

    For over a decade, Korea has been a stand-out leader in the creation and adoption of ICT (Internet, Communication, and Technology). Korea has the longest history of mobile WiMAX, 3G, mobile video, ringtones, mobile apps, mobile music and many other leading wireless solutions. They have the world’s highest penetration of home broadband, and a highly competitive fixed telecom space which is rapidly integrating with the mobile networks. This makes Korea two things: an important bellwether example,
• Jun

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  • Executive Forum: Lunch with Verizon

    Jun 24, 2009 - (12:00 PM - 02:00 PM)

    Nokia - Kirk Room
    313 Fairchild Dr.
    Mountain View, CA
    94043

    Members of the Council’s Executive Forum gather with their peers several times each year to discuss topics and trends that will affect the telecom industry as a whole. For this meeting, our discussion is led by Verizon Communication’s Innovation Team which recently expanded into the Bay Area.
    
    Verizon Communications pushes the limits in telecom services; they are willing to try new things, innovate, incorporate outside innovation, and are often the first to rollout new services including BREW
• Jun

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  • Investor Forum: June 2009 Quarterly Meeting

    Jun 26, 2009 - (08:30 AM - 01:00 PM)

    AT&T Labs
    1 River Oaks Place
    San Jose, CA
    95134-1918

    Our quarterly Telecom Council Investor Forum serves 3 main purposes:
    
    
  • To connect Service Provider members who are investing time, energy, and often capital into telecom startups to the larger telecom-focused venture community. Our quarterly participants include our SPiF members (from AT&T to Vodafone and from DoCoMo to SK Telecom), the telecom vendor community (from Intel Capital and Qualcomm Ventures to Nokia Growth Partners and Sony).
  
  
  • To review pre-qualified telecom startups