2001 Tower Summit and Tradeshow, Produced by Shorecliff Communications, Returns to Las Vegas in October.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001 The fourth annual Tower Summit and Tradeshow, the largest annual event for the wireless infrastructure and communications site development industry, returns to Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. October 29 through 30 at the Paris & Bally's hotels. Despite the economic conditions affecting the telecommunications industry, the Tower Summit and Tradeshow has experienced 80% growth in exhibitions in comparison with last year. More than 3,000 people are expected to attend, including 200 exhibit booths, 50 featured speakers, networking galas, a golf tournament and the annual Excellence in Business Awards Ceremony. The conference focuses on new growth markets, key services, revenue and profit opportunities, regulatory and legislative updates, strategies to capture market share, site evaluations, inventory management and control and the future of wireless and what it means to the Communications Tower Industry. "The growth in the show was not too surprising given the growth experienced by the entire tower and Communications Site sector," commented Andrea Downs, president of Shorecliff Communications, producers of the Tower Summit. "Owners and operators of wireless infrastructure play a critical role in the deployment of wireless networks in this country, and as wireless carriers face even more negative conditions, their need for experienced and well-capitalized partners grows." The 2001 Tower Summit and Tradeshow is a production of Shorecliff Communications Inc., which also produces the leading tradeshows and conferences for the fixed broadband wireless See wireless broadband. industry and the commercial building technology industry. Featured Keynote Speakers Announced Keynote addresses will include Stephen A. Brake, Executive Director Partnerships and Real Estate for Cingular Wireless; Susan G. Swenson, President and COO for Leap Wireless; Steven B. Dodge, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for American Tower Corp.; Steven E. Bernstein, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for SBA SBA abbr. Small Business Administration Noun 1. SBA - an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government Communications Corp.; Ted B. Miller, Jr., Chairman and CEO for Crown Castle International Corp.; Tom Wheeler, President and CEO for Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. ); Keith Grinstein, Vice Chairman for Nextel International and Dennis Huber, Senior Vice President, Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. . Six Conferences in One The 2001 Tower Summit and Tradeshow will feature six full conference tracks. These tracks include Finance and Investment, New Global Market Opportunities, Site Development and Management, Strategic Development, 3G Development and Site Development and Management. Show Expands to an International Focus Following the recent success of the Tower Europe conference in London, this year's Tower Summit will feature added panels addressing new global opportunities for outsourced wireless infrastructure. The show will address the opportunities and challenges of network sharing, which has already begun internationally. Panelists will also review the strategies and hurdles involved in the Latin America tower infrastructure market as well as the rise of the Mobile Virtual Network Operator A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) is a company that provides mobile (sometimes called wireless or cellular) telephone service but does not have its own allocation of the radio frequency spectrum nor all of the infrastructure required to provide mobile telephone service. (MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) A reseller of wireless services. MVNOs do not own licensed spectrum and typically do not have any of their own wireless network infrastructure. ). Platinum sponsors include American Tower, Crown Castle International and Pinnacle Towers Inc. Media sponsor is RCR RCR Richard Childress Racing RCR responsible conduct of research RCR Royal College of Radiologists (UK; also seen as RCOR) RCR Royal Canadian Regiment RCR Rockcliff Resources Inc (Sudbury, ON, Canada) Wireless News. For further information on the 2001 Tower Summit and Tradeshow visit www.towersummit.com or call Shorecliff Communications at 800/608-9641. Registration may be done via the Web site, fax, telephone or mail. Shorecliff Communications is the leading media company serving the broadband wireless and independent tower/owner management industries, providing tradeshows, executive conferences and publications. |
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