CTIA WIRELESS 2007 Conference Speakers Selected.Industry Experts to Converge in Orlando for World's Largest Wireless Event; 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 2007 Takes Place March 27-29 at the Orange County Convention Center The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is the primary public convention center in Central Florida. The large complex is located on International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando, Florida. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than eighty speakers have been selected from over 1,000 applicants to lead the high level discussions comprising the CTIA WIRELESS 2007[R] Educational Program. For a complete list of the confirmed speakers, along with their biographies, visit the CTIA WIRELESS Web site at: www.ctiawireless.com//info/educational_sessions.cfm. The CTIA Wireless 2007 Educational Sessions are the most comprehensive in the industry, addressing the most important issues facing wireless carriers, mobile device and infrastructure manufacturers, software developers, media companies, and technology enablers. "An ever-widening range of companies are joining the mobile ecosystem, and it is critical for this network of innovators to have a mutual understanding of the impediments to widespread adoption of wireless products and services," said Rob Mesirow, vice president of operations and show director for CTIA WIRELESS. "The CTIA education sessions help to deliver that knowledge and establish a framework for the entire ecosystem to work together and build the solutions needed to propel the next round of growth in the wireless industry." This year's educational sessions are broken into 3 categories: Technology Roadmap The context of product management The existence of product managers in the product software industry indicates that software is becoming more and more commercialized as a standard product. - The tech track kicks off with a CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. Roundtable, where the industry's top tech experts from QUALCOMM, Bechtel Communications, Nokia, Nortel, Ericsson, Alcatel/Lucent and Sun Microsystems will gather for 90 minutes of intense discussion focusing on the outlook for solving a myriad of technical challenges. Other session topics that address technological issues include: location based services, enabling mobile music, WiMax, IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Architecture, content development, mobile TV, and fixed mobile convergence Seamless switching between cellular and local networks for mobile users. The goal is to have a handset that switches automatically from the cellular network to the local, wireless Wi-Fi network when entering a building in order to save cellphone minutes. . Business Ecosystem - The business track opens with a compelling CMO CMO See: Collateralized mortgage obligation CMO See collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). panel where heads of marketing will address the challenges and best practices needed for taking wireless data to the next level. Other session topics include: wireless Web, mobile television, ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. royalties, carriers' mobile music and content strategies, common short code case studies, DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M in the distribution of mobile content, and off-portal content opportunities. Emerging Opportunities in Wireless - The emerging opportunities track will look over the horizon to explore the commercial opportunities created by the "Next Big Thing" in wireless, including user-generated content, mobile financial services, ad-supported content, machine-to-machine case studies, mobile search and X-play strategies (bundled communications services). "We appreciate the level of interest and response to our call for speakers for WIRELESS 2007," said Mark Desautels, vice president and show educational program director of CTIA WIRELESS. "We congratulate the speakers who were selected and look forward to high level discussions at all of our sessions, befitting be·fit·ting adj. Appropriate; suitable; proper. be·fit  ting·ly adv.Adj. 1. the wireless industry's most important event." About CTIA WIRELESS 2007 As the premier global event representing the $500 billion global wireless industry and the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2007 brings together all industries affected by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctia.org/ctiawireless. CTIA - The Wireless Association is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. Visit www.ctia.org. |
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