Aylus Networks, Inc., announced that two company executives have been selected to speak at International CTIA Wireless 2009(r) and its premier educational partner, IEC’s BBWF*Unwired (*Broadband World Forum), including founder and President, Dr. Shamim Naqvi. International CTIA Wireless is the world’s largest event for the wireless communications industry and will take place April 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Westford, MA, USA, March 20, 2009 (PRESSbooth.ORG) -- Dr. Naqvi will participate in the session entitled “User-Generated Content – Something’s Happening Here….What is it?” as part of the event’s Developing Business on Mobile series and will discuss the development of innovative mobile applications. Moderated by Adam Guy, VP of Client Services at Compete, Inc., Dr. Naqvi will be joined by other industry players from the wireless community.
“This year’s educational program will focus on the development of wireless technologies, business roadmaps and emerging opportunities for established and emerging wireless players,” said Mark Desautels, vice president and show educational program director of International CTIA WIRELESS. “We look forward to the participation of executives from Aylus Networks in making this year’s program a success.”
“I am honored to be participating on this panel with some of the industry’s most respected thought leaders,” said Shamim Naqvi, President of Aylus Networks. “International CTIA WIRELESS helps to showcase the advancement of wireless technology and I am looking forward to sharing strategies for growth in a challenging market and address how leveraging mobile social networking applications can work to a company’s advantage in an unpredictable economy.”
Also representing Aylus Networks at BBWF*Unwired at International CTIA WIRELESS is Aashu Virmani, the company’s Head of Marketing who will chair an informative session called, “Monetizing User-Generated Content: A Symbiotic Approach,” on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 9:00am. The discussion will explore successful monetization strategies around user-generated content (UGC) and developing a long-term model that works in collaboration with the mobile operator. Mr. Virmani will lead a panel of industry experts from Nokia Siemens Networks, NewBay Software, Orange, vTap, Chetan Sharma Consulting and Tucker Consulting.
“I am pleased to be leading a panel at BBWF*Unwired about the evolution and operator deployment of mobile UGC, and look forward to collaborating with so many industry experts on this matter,” said Aashu Virmani, Head of Marketing for Aylus Networks. “Aylus works to provide mobile operators with a competitive edge in the marketplace and I hope to offer BBWF attendees valuable insight into the importance of building a long-term monetization model that benefits both operators and vendors.”
About Aylus Networks:
Aylus Networks provides real-time multimedia sharing solutions for mobile networks and empowers mobile operators to rapidly deploy rich communication experiences for their subscribers. Aylus' unique, innovative core infrastructure is changing the way people communicate and enabling mobile operators to gain a competitive edge in the mobile marketplace. Founded in January 2005 by mobile communications pioneer, Dr. Shamim Naqvi, Aylus Networks is a private, venture-backed company headquartered in Westford, MA, with additional R&D and sales centers worldwide. For more information, visit www.aylus.com or call 978-392-4730.
About International CTIA Wirelsess 2009®:
As the largest wireless show in the world representing a $1 trillion global industry, International CTIA WIRELESS brings together all industries advanced by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctiashow.com.
CTIA -The Wireless Association® is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the producer of two annual technology events: International CTIA WIRELESS 2009 takes place in Las Vegas, April 1-3; International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009 takes place in San Diego, October 7-9. For more association information, visit www.ctia.org.
About BBWF*Unwired 2009:
Themed “Networks in Transformation,” the BBWF*Unwired is the International Engineering Consortium’s (IEC) renowned Broadband World Forum “unwired,” dedicated to convergence, transformation, innovation, and monetization.
The inaugural event takes place this March 31 – April 2, featuring more than one hundred speakers in two dozen sessions. Co-located with International CTIA WIRELESS 2009® in Las Vegas, this world-class educational program will help service providers both in wireless and wireline meet the challenge of delivering successful broadband services and applications.
Attendees will experience unsurpassed networking and business opportunities characteristic of the Broadband World Forum and examine the range of broadband access strategies, networks, services, content, and applications that form the backbone of a profitable network operator.
The BBWF*Unwired package includes unlimited access to the International CTIA WIRELESS 2009® exhibition and keynotes. All industry professionals are invited to register for the BBWF*Unwired package at International CTIA WIRELESS 2009® by visiting https://registration.itnintl.com/ctiawireless09/regOnline/regLogin.aspx.
Contact:
Rachel Wells
Connect2 Communications
rachel @ connect2comm.com
919.554.3532 x6
Cheryl Delgreco
Media Strategies for CTIA WIRELESS
cdelgreco @ msipr.com
617-723-4004
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