Now that the CTIA team is back from our show in San Diego, I thought today would be a good day to review some of the news that happened last week. To say it was busy is certainly an understatement!
On Tuesday, October 6th, we saw Verizon and Google conduct a joint webcast where they announced their Android partnership. During CTIA's show, we also learned AT&T was going to open its 3G networks to third-party VoIP services.
On Wednesday, the first day of the International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment show, there were a slew of CTIA-related announcements. At the show, we were fortunate to hear from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski where he said he supported and was committed to providing the industry with more spectrum and approving a tower siting shot clock. We released our semi-annual survey which showed that wireless data usage was increasing at a rapid rate. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless, along with CTIA, announced a $1 million donation to One Economy to develop the "Wireless Digital Connectors" program, which will provide opportunities to low-income communities through broadband services.
Thursday, October 8th was when we released our joint survey with Harris Interactive where we reported 87% of Americans were interested in mHealth solutions. For Google Android fans, Samsung unveiled their new device, Moment, which will be carried on the Sprint Nextel network.
Finally, on Friday, also the last day of the show, we saw a spirited competition among six mobile application providers during the first-ever CTIA Fund Fest. Chyngle, a mobile application provider to sporting, shopping and other venues, won the Champion Award. Winning People's Choice was Telcare, which links patients with chronic illnesses to their doctors using mobile technology.
It was a fantastic week in San Diego and if you were with us in person, I hope you had as much fun as we did. If you visited us remotely, I hope we provided you with a bit of the excitement and feel from the show...and that you'll join us at next year's International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment show when we're in San Francisco on October 6-8th.
I encourage you to visit our CTIA show page for videos, podcasts, photos and more information. In the next few weeks, we'll post a wrap-up video so stay tuned!
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