CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2006 Showcases Latest in Wireless Solutions for the Enterprise Marketplace

Strategic Insights -

The CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2006 conference and exhibition, held from September 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, brought together industry leaders to showcase the latest advancements in wireless applications and infrastructure solutions for the fast-growing enterprise marketplace. The event featured a comprehensive conference program addressing the latest trends in wireless solutions for the enterprise, with sessions on securing the wireless enterprise, M2M, email and messaging options, location-based services, and implementing wireless solutions from device basics to legacy system complexities. Speakers from top wireless service providers, including Aeris.net, Alcatel, Cisco, Kyocera Wireless, Lucent, McAfee, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, and VeriSign, shared their expertise and perspectives.

Key Takeaways:

  • The adoption of wireless solutions is significantly impacting productivity, efficiency, and growth in businesses and government agencies, with employees, vendors, and partners interacting more quickly, saving valuable time, and resulting in positive effects on the bottom line.
  • The event featured a range of pavilions and zones, including the Developers Pavilion, Enterprise Mobility Pavilion, and M2M Zone, exhibiting cutting-edge innovations in wireless data and voice applications, mobile Java, location-based services, messaging, content, and more.
  • Keynote speakers, including executives from Accenture, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., Sprint Nextel Corporation, and Trammell Crow Company, addressed the challenges, obstacles, and future of the wireless enterprise in the CIO Roundtable session.
  • The conference program also included educational sessions on wireless email and messaging options, wireless solutions by vertical, finding short-term ROI in M2M implementations, location-based services in the enterprise, mobile security, trends in enterprise mobility, and managing wireless implementations from device to legacy systems.
  • The CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2006 event brought together diverse audience segments to satisfy every mobile data need and respond to the growing market demand for wireless services.

Statistics:

  • The event featured a comprehensive conference program addressing the latest trends in wireless solutions for the enterprise.
  • Over 100 exhibitors showcased their innovations in wireless data and voice applications, mobile Java, location-based services, messaging, content, and more.
  • The Developers Pavilion featured the latest innovations in mobile applications, including mobile Java, location-based services, messaging, content, and more.
  • The Enterprise Mobility Pavilion showcased cutting-edge innovators and enterprise solution providers for the wireless industry, including new Smartphone technologies.
  • The M2M Zone featured exhibitors with pioneering wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) services and products, including wireless remote control and monitoring of fixed and mobile devices for enterprise and consumer markets.

Sources:

  • CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2006 press release
  • CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2006 website
  • EnterpriseNow Conference website