CTIA Builds 7,000 sq ft Wireless Dream Home; Products From 36 Companies Featured in Model Home.WASHINGTON -- Imagine cooking the perfect dinner by doing nothing more than swiping a barcode. Interacting with your baby in his crib from your office or on the go. Having live customer-service assistance through your camera phone when assembling the new treadmill. Or finding the perfect dream home, in the perfect neighborhood, using only your wireless phone. These scenarios, once thought only possible in The Jetsons cartoon, will come alive in the 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. Wireless Home at CTIA WIRELESS 2005, the world's largest wireless trade show. CTIA-The Wireless Association(TM) announces the construction of a 7,000 sq ft model home, bringing wireless technology to life in a way that will allow visitors to interact with and experience wireless home networking at its fullest potential. "This is a truly unprecedented exhibit - one that illustrates the fact that wireless technology is so much more than simply an alternative to wireline service, it is a part of people's lives," said Steve Largent, President & 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. of CTIA. "While visitors to the CTIA Wireless Home will experience the most cutting edge technology from the industry - from HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates over WiMax to smart appliances to Hummers outfitted with wireless - it is important to remember we're just beginning to realize the potential wireless has to improve every aspect of our lives." The more than 60 products featured in the Wireless Home will illustrate how existing wireless solutions can monitor medications or instantly order products online, prevent breakdowns in vehicles or guide drivers with GPS maps, control the kitchen appliances or even keep a watchful eye on the family home. Visitors will get a first glimpse First Glimpse is a monthly consumer electronics magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The magazine was known as CE Lifestyles before a name change in early 2006. at a truly wireless lifestyle. The 7,000 sq ft Wireless Home will be featured only at CTIA WIRELESS 2005, the world's largest wireless trade show, measuring more than 15 1/2 football fields in length of exhibit space. This year, the show will take place at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , Louisiana, March 14-16. Register now to network with industry leaders, regulators, technologists and reporters at the one place that draws the best of wireless - CTIA WIRELESS 2005. For more information about CTIA WIRELESS 2005, including registration, travel and housing, and session details, please visit our Web site www.ctia.org. CTIA would like to thank the following companies for making the CTIA Wireless Home a reality! Bcgi, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Mobile, Lucent Technologies, Accenture, Motorola, Samsung Telecom America, UT Starcom, AC Data Systems, Inc., Aeris.net, Alcatel, Andrew Corporation Andrew Corporation is an American multinational producer of communications devices. Andrew is a global designer, manufacturer, and supplier of communications equipment, services, and systems. , Beyond, Candide Media Works, Inc, Comsearch, Eastman Kodak Company, Ericsson, Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focuses their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. , Gemplus Corp., inCode Wireless, Kineto Wireless, Kyocera Wireless Kyocera Wireless Corporation (KWC) is a manufacturer of mobile telephones for CDMA networks and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation that was formed in February 2000 when Kyocera acquired QUALCOMM's San Diego, California-based terrestrial handset division. Corp., LogicaCMG, Motorola, NeoMedia Technologies, Nokia, Nokia Automotive, One Voice Technologies, Inc., PCTEL, Sierra Wireless, Smarter Agent, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Spotwave Wireless, STEALTH(R) Concealment Solutions, Inc., Syniverse Technologies, Talking Street, Telular Corporation, University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. , VeriSign, Inc., Wilson Cellular, Wireless Works and Yahoo!. Qualified reporters and analysts interested in attending CTIA WIRELESS 2005 can register for complimentary media badges online at www.ctia.org. Please contact Erin McGee at emcgee@ctia.org or by phone at 202.736.2980 with questions. CTIA thanks its WIRELESS 2005 Media Center sponsors Verizon Wireless, Nextel Communications, Comverse and Openwave.
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telecommunications industry, representing carriers,
manufacturers and wireless Internet providers.
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