REMINDER, April 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: Executives from leading carriers, equipment manufacturers, content providers, application developers, regulators and wireless industry analysts will gather at the 2005 CDMA Latin American Regional Conference to discuss the advantages of CDMA2000(r) technology in Latin America. In its fourth year, the conference will feature presentations and expert-led panels, and exhibits showcasing the latest innovations in CDMA2000 infrastructure, devices content and applications. WHO: Keynote and panel speakers at this year's CDMA Latin America Conference include: -- Perry LaForge, Executive Director, CDMA Development Group -- Raul Salvado, President, Centennial Dominicana -- William Li, General Manager, Marketing and Sales, China Unicom -- Francisco Soares, CITEL -- Eduard Eck, CTO, Eurotel -- Victor Yu, Vice President, Huawei -- Carlos Hirsch, Regulatory Director, Iusacell -- Wagner Ferreira, President, Lucent Technologies -- Johan Soedibjo, President/Director, MSI -- Larry Paulson, Vice President, Product and Business Strategy, Mobile Phones Business Unit, CDMA, Nokia -- Steve Searles, Vice President, Wireless Product Marketing, Nortel Networks -- John Dubois, Director, Global Development, Sprint -- Ivan Ciganer, Director, New Services, Telefonica del Peru -- Gerry Flynn, Director, Advanced Technology, Verizon Wireless -- Hilton Mendes, Director, Innovation, Products and Services, VIVO -- Roger Sole, Director, Data Services, VIVO -- Victor Stan, CTO, Zapp The 2005 CDMA Latin America Regional Conference is organized by the CDMA Development Group (CDG) with senior sponsors Huawei, Lucent Technologies, Nokia, Nortel Networks and Qualcomm. The full agenda and further information for the conference can be found on the event Web site at www.networkeventos.com.br/cdma_conference. WHEN: April 18-20, 2005 WHERE: Hotel Sofitel Rio De Janeiro, Brazil PRESS REGISTRATION: For more information about the 2005 CDMA Latin America Regional Conference, or to register, please contact the CDG News Bureau at +1 714-540-1030 x17.