SAN FRANCISCO: USA: CTIA WIRELESS IT & Entertainment is a one-of-a-kind event that reflects the dual nature of today's wireless data industry — technology that offers both mobile solutions to the enterprise and mobile entertainment to the consumer.

Scheduled on September 10-12, 2008, it brings together diverse audience segments to satisfy every mobile data need and respond to the ever-growing market demand for wireless services. CTIA has the history of attracting more than 15,000 attendees, 300 exhibitors and more than 600 members of the media and analyst communities from around 120 countries and from more than 15 different industries segments.

This year in September, CTIA will focus on the integration of Wireless and IT data technologies into the enterprise through vertical business markets such as healthcare, government, automotive, retail etc. as well as the explosive growth in wireless entertainment — encompassing everything from music downloads, digital cameras, interactive games, network providers, hardware and handset manufacturers, solution providers, entertainment and many other innovative products.

On the show floor, CTIA will showcase technologies and trends through specialised Developer Pavilion, Enterprise Mobility Pavilion, M2M pavilion, M-tertainment pavilion, Ontario-Canada Pavilion and many more. As its visitors, CTIA will bring in the chief decision makers from mobile distribution channels, solution providers, enterprise users, content developers, owners all for important strategic tie-ups.

As of today CTIA has already booked exhibitors such as  Action Engine, Alcatel-Lucent, Air 2 Web, AT&T Wireless, ,de Carta , Ericson Inc, Hand Mark, Kyocera Wireless, Keynote Systems, Microsoft, Motorola, Mobi TV Inc, Nokia, Novatel Wireless,, Qualcomm, Powerwave Technologies, Research in Motion, Smith Micro Software Inc, SanDisk, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Sprint Nextel, Tele Atlas, T-Mobile USA, W Mode, UTStarcom, etc.