Industry Meeting Place for the Premier Brands in the Mobile Market

NEW YORK, April 11 -- Telecom IQ will host the 2nd Annual MVNO Summit on May 16-19, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV where Manish Jha SVP & General Manager, Mobile ESPN will kick off the conference by discussing the transformation of the mobile media marketplace. Chris Houston, Senior Vice President of Wireless Operations, Amp'd Mobile steps to the podium next to discuss winning support system strategies. Discussions will be centered on the evolution of the MVNO business model, market consolidation, and business strategies for sustainable ventures.

  Additional highlights of this year's faculty include:

  * Best Buy's Dave Ryan, Merchant Leader, MVNO Strategy, discusses the
    exclusive retail distribution with Mobile ESPN and the secret to
    creating a customer centric purchasing experience.

  * Mark Thompson, Verizon Wireless, demonstrates how carriers evaluate MVNO
    business models and provides key considerations for MVNOs that will
    facilitate implementation.

  * Marc J. Herson, VP, Global Digital Business Group, Sony BMG discusses
    the relationship between MVNOs and media companies, and how to create
    sustainable business models.

In addition to the MVNOs in the speaker faculty (Mobile ESPN, Virgin Mobile, Amp'd, Enfora, Kore Wireless, Switch Mobile, Hawaii Telecom, Cool Prepaid), there will many in attendance. Already scheduled to appear are brands such as Kajeet, Disney, Sprint Local, Cool Prepaid, XE Mobile, Movida, HealthPia America, ChrisCross Communications, ManyMobile and others.

Prospective MVNOs come to this event to learn from the established brands, network and find their partners from the many MVNEs that will be in attendance. The 2005 event had over 250 attendees, 30% of which were prospective and existing MVNOs. Other attendees include Tier 1 service providers, MVNEs, venture capital firms, and industry analysts.

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