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.