CDG Announces Program Agenda for 2008 3G CDMA Latin America Regional Conference

The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today announced the agenda for the 2008 3G CDMA Latin America Regional Conference, which will take place May 13-15 in Cancun, Mexico. The program will cover all facets of the Latin American CDMA2000 ecosystem, including regional growth, international roaming, ultra low-cost handset availability, the increasing opportunities for CDMA450, and how operators are using CDMA2000 broadband data networks to increase ARPU and offer new services to consumers. The three-day event will also address how wider-bandwidth OFDM-based technologies will interoperate and complement CDMA2000.

Keynote speakers at the 2008 3G CDMA Latin America Regional Conference are:

* Carlos Blanco, president, Centennial Puerto Rico
* Gustavo Guzman, chief executive officer, Iusacell
* Jorge Partidas, chief executive officer, LatCel
* Eugenio Velasco, director of mobile services, Televisa Digital
* Marco Galvan, vice president, strategy and innovation, Telmex

Topics to be explored at the event include:

* General overview of CDMA2000 worldwide, as well as a regional update on Latin America and the Caribbean
* Opportunities for revenue-generating 3G mobile broadband services in Mexico
* Delivering affordable voice and advanced broadband data services with Rev. A
* Opportunities for CDMA450 and AWS in Latin America
* Interoperability with OFDM-based mobile broadband and broadcast solutions
* Operator perspectives on next generation services and their challenges
* CDG device initiatives: Streamlining the delivery of Ultra Low-Cost Handsets to Ultra Mobile Personal Computers
* Regulator and analyst perspectives on the Latin America market

Pre-conference sessions will take place on Tuesday, May 13, including a training course presented by the CDMA University entitled, “EV-DO Concepts for Business Professionals,” and a workshop entitled, “Evolution to Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Solutions.”

Major sponsors of this year’s conference are Airvana, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Motorola, Nortel, Qualcomm and ZTE. Additional sponsorships include AirWalk Communications, Nokia and TTI Telecom.

“This annual conference is an important venue for operators and vendors to share the successes of CDMA2000 in Latin America and the Caribbean and to further explore its growth in the region,” said Celedonio Von Wuthenau, regional director of the CDG in Latin America. “CDMA2000 is leading the way in supporting enterprise-grade data services for major metropolitan business hubs, as well as offering the most economical solution to provide voice and Internet services to underserved, less populated areas.”

Registration and a full conference agenda including session times and speakers are now available.