MEDIA ADVISORY, May 24, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: The 2004 CDMA Latin America Regional Conference will take place this week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference will feature leading wireless carriers, equipment vendors, content and application providers and analysts sharing their knowledge and experience with CDMA2000(R) and offering insight into the future of the Latin American wireless industry. The program focuses on key topics of interest to the Latin American wireless marketplace, including new markets for broadband access and universal services, revenue-generating services and applications, and device features and advanced functionality. The conference will also feature a regional forum on roaming, plus interactive workshops on application development, and deploying multimedia messaging services and push-to-talk. WHO: Presenters at this year's conference include analysts and executives from leading companies in the wireless industry: Antonio Carlos Valente da Silva, Vice President, Anatel; Jose Otero, Telecom & IT Director, InfoAmericas; Gustavo Guzman, CEO, Iusacell; B.B. Anand, President, Reliance Infocom Ltd.; John Dubois, Senior Director, Global Development, Americas, Sprint; Sofia Medina, New Services Manager, Telefonica del Peru; Luis Antonio Baptista, Vice President, Tmais; Gerry Flynn, Director, Advanced Technology Strategy/Standards, Verizon Wireless; Luis Avelar, Vice President, Information Technology, Products and Services, VIVO; and Wally Swain, Principal Analyst, Yankee Group. Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, Nokia, Nortel Networks, and Qualcomm are senior sponsors of the conference. Additional sponsors include Airvana, Audiovox, Axesstel, Bridgewater, Brightstar, Celerica, Cibernet, Gemplus, Huawei, Kyocera Wireless, Starent Networks, Syniverse, Verisign, and ZTE. The CDMA Development Group (www.cdg.org) is an association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA technologies. The more than 100 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers. Primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support. For more information about the CDG, visit its Web site at www.cdg.org. WHEN: May 26-28, 2004 WHERE: Hotel Sofitel Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PRESS REGISTRATION: For more information about the 2004 CDMA Latin America Regional Conference, please contact the CDG News Bureau at +1 714-540-1030.