CTIA Features Martin Cooper as Industry Pioneer and Visionary in ``20 Years of Wireless''; Early Evangelist for Personal Voice Communication Now Building an Era of Personal Broadband.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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 2003 NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003 CTIA WIRELESS 2003 today unveiled a display celebrating the 20-year history of commercial wireless services, including a special feature on ArrayComm, Inc. 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. Martin Cooper Martin Cooper (born December 26, 1926 in Chicago) is considered the father of the cell phone (as distinct from the car phone). [1] Cooper is the CEO and founder of ArrayComm, a company that works on researching smart antenna technology and improving wireless networks, . The display includes the large "brick"-like phone that Cooper used to place the first portable cellular phone call 30 years ago on April 3, 1973. In addition, the display highlights the future of wireless with ArrayComm's i-BURST Personal Broadband System, a wide area wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 technology that revolutionizes the Internet experience, combining the freedom of mobility with low cost and high speed. "Our team at Motorola created the portable cellular phone to demonstrate the principle that people are fundamentally mobile. We saw the telephone as an agent of freedom -- freedom to be where the action is, freedom to be on the move to bustle or stir about. See also: Move and yet to always be in-touch," said Cooper. Cooper noted that the 1973 prototype phone weighed 30 ounces, approximately 10 times the weight of his current cellular phone. When it was first commercially introduced 10 years later, it weighed 16 ounces but cost $3,500 in 1983 U.S. dollars. It took almost 20 years to bring cellular phones into widespread consumer adoption at consumer-friendly prices. "ArrayComm continues to evolve the vision of the mobile consumers who will demand the freedom to use the Internet wherever they are, with high-speed, always-on service, and pricing they can afford," Cooper added. "The next wireless revolution won't take 20 years, but it will be just as transformational in the way we live our lives." CTIA WIRELESS 2003 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 is showcasing over 40 artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. tracing the history and future of wireless. The special exhibit commemorates the 1983 launch of the first commercial wireless system, and can be viewed at the CTIA 20 Years of Wireless Commemorative Display at Booth 659 in Hall A. About the i-BURST Personal Broadband System The i-BURST Personal Broadband System is a carrier-grade wide area wireless data network designed for people to have high-speed Internet See broadband. access wherever they are. Distinct and complementary to traditional 2G and emerging 3G systems as well as short-range 802.11 WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network (Wi-Fi) networks, Personal Broadband technology broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. delivers a revolutionary Internet experience, combining the freedom of mobility, low cost infrastructure and transmission speeds similar to a typical home broadband DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary or cable line. The system is architected to support the full range of IP applications in a mobile environment, including e-mail, virtual private networking, high speed Web access, streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. , gaming and voice over IP (VoIP). ArrayComm's patented adaptive antenna technology is at the heart of the system, providing incredible gains in spectral efficiency and thereby dramatically lowering per-user service costs on a network. About ArrayComm ArrayComm, Inc. is the world leader in smart antenna technology. ArrayComm's patented IntelliCell(TM) technology -- based on fully adaptive smart antennas -- creates dedicated personal cells of voice or data for wireless subscribers. ArrayComm licenses IntelliCell technology to manufacturers and improves the cost, coverage and capacity of any personal communications system. It is installed in more than 130,000 IntelliCell-equipped base stations worldwide, serving more than 10 million people. IntelliCell technology is also the key ingredient of ArrayComm's innovative i-BURST(TM) Personal Broadband System -- the only wireless Internet access system that offers the freedom of mobility with the high speed of DSL at consumer pricing. ArrayComm was founded in 1992, and wireless industry pioneer Martin Cooper is chairman and CEO. The company has more than 250 patents issued or pending worldwide. For more information, please visit www.arraycomm.com. About CTIA WIRELESS 2003 CTIA WIRELESS 2003 is the world's largest wireless trade show. This year, the show will take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lower end of building one is located 500 m (1640 feet) upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. Named after former mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 17-19. Register now to network with industry leaders, regulators, technologists and reporters at the one place that draws the best of wireless - CTIA WIRELESS 2003. For more information about CTIA WIRELESS 2003, including registration, travel and housing, and session details, please visit our Web site at www.wireless2003.com. A portion of this website is available in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean for the convenience of international visitors. Note to Editors: ArrayComm is a registered trademark, and i-BURST(TM) and IntelliCell(TM) are trademarks of ArrayComm, Inc. Other names are registered trademarks or trademarks their respective holders. |
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