Event Highlights Shift to 'Open' Platforms, Networks, and Business Models Defining the Wireless Future

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 06, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- The 6th annual Texas Wireless Summit
(http://www.twsummit.com), October 14-16, 2008 in Austin, Texas will bring
senior executives, government regulators and officials, and leading
researchers together for discussions on the business models and disruptive
technologies that define the future of the wireless industry in Texas and
beyond.

Hosted by the Austin Wireless Alliance
(http://www.austinwirelessalliance.org) with the support of the Wireless
Networking and Communications Group of The University of Texas at Austin, the
two-day Summit will be held at the Hilton Austin Hotel.

Keynote presentations and panel discussions will address the shift in the
industry toward open networks, open platforms and operating systems, and open
business models, as well as new applications. Leaders and experts from premier
companies and organizations around the world and throughout the wireless value
chain will be featured, including:

    -- Michel Bayle, Senior Director, Global Mobile Advertising, Yahoo! Inc.
    -- Mark Louison, President, Nokia Inc. (NYSE: NOK)
    -- John Donovan, Chief Technology Officer, AT&T (NYSE: T)
    -- Arun Bhikshesvaran, Vice President Strategy & CTO North America,
       Ericsson Inc. (Nasdaq: ERIC)
    -- Dr. Brian L. Evans, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
       The University of Texas at Austin
    -- Omer Gurewitz, Professor, Ben Gurion University, Israel
    -- Tony Lewis, VP of Open Development, Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ)
    -- Yoram Solomon, Senior Director, Worldwide Standards and Technology
       Strategy, Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN)

Register to attend the Texas Wireless Summit at
http://www.twsummit.com/register. Registration is $400 and includes all
keynote presentations, interactive sessions, conference materials, continental
breakfasts, lunches, and entry to the general reception featuring the 2008 AWA
Wireless Industry Leadership Award ceremony. Representatives of the media may
request a fee waiver.

About the Austin Wireless Alliance: The Austin Wireless Alliance (AWA) is
a non-profit membership organization whose primary objective is to develop,
sustain, and promote Austin as a global leader in business activity, technical
innovation, and community participation within the wireless industry.
www.austinwirelessalliance.org

SOURCE Austin Wireless Alliance

http://www.austinwirelessalliance.org

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