--Topics Will Focus on Increasing Value, Quality and Capacity of Radio-in-the-Loop Systems--
AUSTIN, TX -- October 1, 1997 --AMD today announced its sponsorship of the Pan American Wireless Local Loop conference October 27-29 in Miami. More than 20 panel discussions and workshops will be held during the conference's three days. In-depth analyses will include topics in:
- Forecasting Wireless Local Loop Opportunities in Latin America
- Providing Last-Mile Wireless Telephony Without Base Stations
- Creating Alliances to Penetrate Markets in Latin America
AMD will host a workshop on the final day that addresses transmitting data over wireless local loop, implementing wireline services and evaluating competing systems and costs profiles.
"This is a great opportunity to meet the operators, manufacturers, regulators and financiers who are pioneering fixed wireless services in Latin America," said Michael Wodopian, director of marketing for AMD's Communication Products Division and chairman of this year's conference. "These three days will provide input from experts who have first-hand experience in Latin American markets."
Panel presentations will feature representatives from industry leaders that include AT&T, Global One, Motorola, Bellcore, Nortel, Centennial Communications, Tricom, Brazilian Telecommunications Association, Nortel Cala, Celcore, Phoenix Wireless Group, COFETEL, CONATEL, OSIPTEL, OAS, OPIC, Transcom, Compass Rose, PA Consulting and Telectronics International.
Registration information is available by calling the conference's coordinator, the Institute for International Research, at (212) 661-8740, at http://www.iir-ny.com
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2 billion in 1996. (NYSE: AMD).
