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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
2004 CDMA Americas Congress to Provide Expert Vision on Business Opportunities Involving CDMA2000
NEW YORK--Sept. 15, 2004--
Congress Sessions Cover the Foremost Topics in CDMA Business and Investment Strategies, Network Infrastructure Developments, and Innovations in Mobile Services, Content and Applications
The 2004 CDMA Americas Congress, co-organized by the Institute for International Research (IIR) (www.iirusa.com) and the CDMA Development Group (CDG) (www.cdg.org), will take place Sept. 28-30, 2004, in Miami, Fla. The ninth annual Americas Congress is the largest event for the CDMA community in the Americas with more than 100 speakers, 1,500 delegates, compelling keynote addresses, thought-provoking workshops and new product launches.
Bringing together the world's leaders in wireless technology, services and applications, the Congress covers the foremost topics in CDMA business and investment strategies, network infrastructure developments, and innovations in mobile services, content and applications.
"The 2004 CDMA Americas Congress will once again showcase the leading carriers, equipment manufacturers, application developers, content providers, media and analysts in the region," said Kristy Perkins, Conference Director. "The Americas Congress is the premier international event focusing on all commercial services and applications being delivered over CDMA networks. This year's conference will explore the latest trends in CDMA technology and provide attendees with valuable information surrounding new market and revenue opportunities with CDMA2000."
Keynote presenters include:
-- Michael Neuman, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bell Mobility
-- Angel Ruiz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ericsson North America
-- Cindy Christy, President, Mobility Business, Lucent Technologies
-- Soren Peterson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, CDMA Business Unit, Nokia
-- Peter MacKinnon, Senior Vice President, Wireless Service Provider, Nortel Networks
-- Paul Jacobs, Executive Vice President, President of Wireless Internet Group, Qualcomm
-- Bharat B. Anand, President, Regulatory Affairs, Reliance InfoComm
-- Byung Moo Kim, Ph.D., President, SK Telecom International
-- Douglas S. Rasor, Vice President, Manager of Worldwide Strategic Marketing, Texas Instruments
-- John Rooney, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Cellular
-- Dick Lynch, Chief Technical Officer, Verizon Wireless
-- Dan Schulman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Mobile USA
Additional companies confirmed to present include Airvana, American Greetings Mobile, Bermuda Digital Communications, Chasma Interactive Publishing, Comverse, CTIA, Deutsche Banc Securities, Downplay, Enpocket, Ericsson, Freemantle Media, HBO, IBM, iGillott Research, InfoAmericas, Kyocera Wireless Corp., Leap, MFORMA, Mobile Entertainment Forum, Nextel Communications, Open Mobile Alliance, Outlook4Mobility, The Shosteck Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Sprint, Thumbworks, Univision, UTStarcom, Warner Music Group, Western Wireless, WiderThan.com and Xingtone.
The Americas Congress will also feature several pre-conference workshops that will take an in-depth look at issues of interest to wireless carriers, such as a technical overview of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO and 1xEV-DV, opportunities with inter-standard roaming and mobile marketing strategies, and driving mobile data services adoption with Java.
Sponsors of the 2004 CDMA Americas Congress include Comverse, Dyaptive Systems, Ericsson, Kyocera Wireless Corp., Lucent Technologies, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Qualcomm, Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments and UTStarcom. Exhibitors at the event include Aeroflex, Agilent Technologies, Airvana, Anritsu, Audiovox, Comarco, ISCO, MultiTech Systems, NAVTEQ, NMS Communications, Racal Instruments, Rohde & Schwarz, Spirent Communications, STMicroelectronics, Sun Microsystems, Tektronix, and TestQuest.
For more information about the 2004 CDMA Americas Congress, please visit www.cdma-americas.com.
About IIR
Founded in 1973, the Institute for International Research (IIR) is the world's largest international conference company with 120 different business units and 4,000 employees in 36 countries. IIR delivers knowledge and skills to industry and job function markets globally through conferences, training, seminars, consulting, mentoring, exhibitions and publishing. www.iirusa.com.
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