Location and Dates
CTIA WIRELESS 2008
April 1-3, 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Web site: http://www.ctiawireless.com/
Qualcomm Booth: Central Hall #1948
Qualcomm Press Conference
WHO:
Dr. Paul Jacobs, CEO, Qualcomm | View Bio
Dr. Sanjay Jha, Qualcomm COO and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies | View Bio
Len Lauer, Executive Vice President and Group President | View Bio
WHAT:
Qualcomm executives and industry partners to unveil the latest news announcements on the Company's sustained momentum in mobile TV technology, mCommerce, and global mobile Internet access. You'll also benefit from hearing Qualcomm's future vision for what's next in the wireless space.
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PDT
WHERE:
CTIA Wireless 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
North Hall, Room N239
RSVP:
By invite only. Please RSVP to Brittany Johnson at Brittany.Johnson@hillandknowlton.com.
Listen to the LIVE audio webcast
Press Releases
April 1, 2008
Qualcomm Announces Gobi Solution Now Certified by T-Mobile International
April 1, 2008
Qualcomm mirasol Displays Expand Global Footprint with Cal-Comp Deal
April 1, 2008
Inventec Sees Qualcomm's mirasol Displays in Future Smart Handheld Devices
April 1, 2008
Qualcomm Improves CDMA2000 Network Capacity to Deliver Unsurpassed Level of Spectral Efficiency
March 31, 2008
Citi Cards and Firethorn Join Forces to Deliver Advanced Mobile Solutions for Citi Cardmembers
March 31, 2008
Qualcomm Introduces New Service Option for Operators Interested in Deploying the BREW Solution
March 31, 2008
Qualcomm Demonstrates Innovative Products and Solutions that Build Excitement and Capture the Imagination of Global Consumers at CTIA Wireless 2008
Demos
MediaFLO Technologies 6 and 8 MHz mobile broadcast platform featuring a mix of U.S. and international TV programming; radio; IP datacasting applications for sports, news and weather; Clipcasting™ media; and interactive services shown on mobile phones and alternative devices
MediaFLO USA's award-winning mobile TV service, FLO TV™, featuring top-rated entertainment, news, sports and children's programming - including men's college basketball tournament games - on stylish handsets from LG Electronics, Motorola and Samsung
Prototypes of a pocketable computing device with the type of form factor envisioned for the Snapdragon™ platform, as well as a next-generation connected portable entertainment device based on the QST1100™ chipset
The advanced Adreno™ graphics platform for mobile devices
Fluence™ noise reduction and echo cancellation technology
Optimized mobile OS enablement with mobile applications running on Qualcomm's dual-core chipsets with Android and Windows Mobile 6.1
Laptop computers with the embedded Gobi™ global mobile Internet solution
The inGeo™ dedicated monitoring and recovery solution, combining gpsOne® position-location technology and cellular signals
The Firethorn mobile wallet application and future wallet expansion, including advanced payment capabilities
BREW Solution, BrandXtend direct-to-consumer content discovery and downloads, and Xiam Technologies' My Personal Offers System targeting and personalization technology; developers will also showcase social networking, retailing, gaming, mobile enterprise, innovation and location/public safety applications
The low-power Hisense C108 handset with a 1.2-inch mirasol™ display from Qualcomm MEMS Technologies; also on display will be Audiovox's commercially available Acoustic Research Bluetooth stereo headset and Korea Telecom's WCDMA camera monitoring
Multi-carrier HSPA+ technology, which aggregates multiple HSPA carriers to provide significantly higher data rates and faster response times throughout the cell
EV-DO Rev. B technology, which provides significantly higher data rates and faster response times by aggregating multiple Rev. A carriers and adopting higher order modulation
OFDMA technologies, a virtual experience through a HD Video Conference link to a drive-test van in San Diego, connected through Qualcomm's live trial OFDMA system
Interference Cancellation and its significant improvements to the capacity of a EV-DO Rev. A system; Interference Cancellation benefits all 3G technologies (CDMA2000® 1X, EV-DO Rev, A/B and HSPA/HSPA+)
Rich VoIP services enabled by EV-DO Rev. A, illustrating users seamlessly switching between one-way video and two-way video telephony during an ongoing Telco-quality VoIP call.
Qualcomm Speakers
Gina Lombardi – President, MediaFLO USA | View Bio
Mobile Video / TV / IPTV: What Are Subscribers' Expectations and How Do We Meet Them?
Tuesday, April 1, 1-2:30 p.m., Las Vegas Convention Center, Room North 119
Mitch Oliver – Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Internet Services
Mobile Blueprint Session: Applications Platforms and Key Trends in Mobile Software Development
Tuesday, April 1, 2:30-3:45 p.m., Las Vegas Convention Center, Room North 115
Luis Pineda – Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Group
Any Device: The Panacea of Open Networks
Tuesday, April 1, 3-5 p.m., Las Vegas Convention Center, Room North 113
Steve Tak Wan – Director, Technical Marketing, Qualcomm
The 'Pro-sumer' - Leveraging the Overlap between Professional and Consumer Subscribers
Tuesday, April 1, 3:30-5 p.m., Las Vegas Convention Center, Room North 101
Tripp Rackley – CEO, FireThorn, a Qualcomm company
mCommerce - Leveraging New Technologies to Facilitate Mobile Shopping
Wednesday, April 2, 1-3 p.m., (Location TBC)
Industry Analyst Cocktail Reception (By Invitation Only)
Tuesday, April 1, 7-10 p.m., TAO at the Venetian Hotel
If interested in attending, please contact Sherry Riley at sriley@qualcomm.com.
General CTIA WIRELESS Events
Seminar: Mobile VoIP Made Simple with CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev A
(Presented in part by Qualcomm)
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Room N252- Las Vegas Convention Center
Open to all Registered Attendees
Mobile Broadband capabilities are changing the nature of communications by creating interesting services and applications as well as challenges on how to compete, bill, and secure networks and content. Voice over IP is a key capability in the blueprint for Mobile Broadband success. Deploying and managing large scale wireless VoIP with end-to-end QoS is crucial.
This panel of key industry innovators invites you to participate in a discussion that provides a comprehensive analysis of the most important business and technical aspects of deploying Mobile VoIP. The panel consists of distinguished speakers from Sprint, Nortel, Ericsson, Motorola, Qualcomm and Camiant and provides in-depth analysis in these key areas:
- Business opportunities, technical challenges and solutions for Carrier Grade Mobile VoIP deployment
- Service and network benefits for Operators
- Benefit of standardization and multi-vendor solution delivery
- The role of Mobile VoIP in Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions
HSPA Media and Analyst Roundtable (by Invitation Only)
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Time: 2.30 - 3.30pm Location: Room N203, LVCC, North Hall Meeting Rooms, Level 2
This invite-only session will bring together a small group of key tier-one analysts and trade media with the GSM Association and partner spokespeople to provide details on HSPA's current success around the world, while highlighting the technology's evolution through HSPA+ and beyond.
Key spokespeople will include:
- GSMA: Bill Gajda, Chief Commercial Officer
- AT&T: Hank Kafka, Vice President Architecture
- Telstra: Hugh Bradlow, Chief Technology Officer
- Stelera Wireless: Ed Evans, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Qualcomm: Alex Katouzian, VP of product management for UMTS/HSPA chipsets
- Ericsson: Jeanette Fridberg, Director of Marketing, Product Area Radio
- Ericsson: Jeanette Fridberg, Director of Marketing, Product Area Radio
If interested in attending, please contact Michella Lemon at: +44 (0)7917 046593 (mobile)
MobileFocus Press Event
Tuesday, April 1, 7-10 p.m., Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas
The following divisions will be in attendance:
- MediaFLO USA
- Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Group
- Qualcomm Internet Services
- Qualcomm MEMS Technology
Contact Info:
If you are a member of the media, please contact corpcomm@qualcomm.com
If you are an analyst, please contact Sherry Riley at sriley@qualcomm.com.
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