Mobile broadband technology has enabled a whole suite of applications on a wide range of connected devices. As 4G mobile infrastructure is deployed, it creates the need for more advanced bandwidth backhaul infrastructure, mobile/landline interconnection, and innovative consumer electronics devices. In this session, panelists from wireless carriers, consumer electronics products, service operators and wireless chipset providers will address the business and technological drivers behind mobile broadband evolution and how mobile broadband service innovations demand next generation optical communications technology.

Mobile broadband technology has enabled a whole suite of applications on a wide range of connected devices. As 4G mobile infrastructure is deployed, it creates the need for more advanced bandwidth backhaul infrastructure, mobile/landline interconnection, and innovative consumer electronics devices. In this session, panelists from wireless carriers, consumer electronics products, service operators and wireless chipset providers will address the business and technological drivers behind mobile broadband evolution and how mobile broadband service innovations demand next generation optical communications technology.