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CTIA Wireless 2000

The CTIA Wireless 2000 event in Santa Clara highlighted the booming wireless market in the U.S. Significant trends included the development of Wireless Application Platforms, mobile access to corporate data, content aggregation, instant messaging services, and location-aware technology. Key technologies discussed were voice recognition engines and the hurdles in developing new wireless applications. Major focus areas for companies involved were synchronization with PDAs, groupware integration, and personalization. Emerging network technologies like Bluetooth and fixed wireless were also explored, showcasing industry innovations.

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CTIA Wireless 2000

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  1. CTIA Wireless 2000 Santa Clara CA 16-18 October 2000

  2. Overview • Wireless is very hot in US • US-centric (handful of non-US companies)

  3. Directions of interest to CiTR • Wireless Application Platform • Mobile Access to Corporate Data • Content Aggregation Platform • Instant Messaging Tools, Platforms and Services • Location-aware Platforms • Voice Recognition Engines and Portals

  4. Wireless Application Platform Two major methods being used: • Translation of existing HTML content into a wireless-based form. • Development support for building new wireless applications • Translation model is the most common • Translation won’t work in long term

  5. Mobile Access to Corporate Data Paradigms: • Wireless access to “Outlook” • Synchronisation of PDAs • Wireless interface to group-ware products • Wireless Outlook and Synchronisation the most common.

  6. Content Aggregation Platform • One-stop shop for content

  7. Instant Messaging Tools, Platforms and Services • Very hot • Usually SMS-based

  8. Location-aware Platforms • Broker for multiple carriers • Single API • Granularity still at cell tower level

  9. Voice Recognition Engines and Portals • Most using 3rd party engines • Voice XML is becoming the interface standard • Increasing in importance as limitations of PDAs are realised

  10. Network Technologies Lots of good stuff: • Un-licensed short-range fixed-wireless • Licensed medium-range fixed wireless • IP Mobility from fixed LAN to wireless WAN • Bluetooth very short range mobile wireless • Two-way paging systems

  11. Specific Companies of interest • Voice recognition systems, • Alert and location products, • Personalization products, • GroupWare products

  12. Voice recognition systems • PipeBeach’ SpeechWeb • VoiceGenie VoiceWeb • Conversa Conversation Server • Lucent’s Voice Browser

  13. Alert and Location Products • Gravitate (Find Friends) • Sitraka (Actionable Alerts)

  14. Personalization Products • ActiveInfo (ordering of choices)

  15. GroupWare Products • Large number of MS Exchange-based • Few doing group collaboration • GroupSurf • BizOA

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