WASHINGTON--The CTIA WIRELESS 2008® Keynote Highlight Webcast is now available at http://daily.ctia.org/wireless2008/. 

This year’s show in Las Vegas featured dynamic keynote addresses from key industry leaders who shared their insights on the wireless future, along with ex-presidential candidates and former U.S. Senators John Edwards and Fred Thompson, who discussed the important role wireless plays in the political process and shared their experiences on the presidential campaign trail. Video highlights of each day’s presentations include:

Day 1 Keynote Webcast:

    * Special message from Verizon Wireless CEO and CTIA Chairman, Lowell McAdam.
    * CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent releases results from the industry’s semi-annual survey, revealing enormous growth in a number of key metrics in 2007.
    * Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin shares his views on wireless, broadband, competition, and the 700 MHz auction.
    * Perspectives of several wireless industry executives, including: Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Mobile Founder and Chairman; Robert Bach, Microsoft President, Entertainment and Devices; and Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel President and CEO.

Day 2 Keynote Webcast:

    * CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent pays tribute to wireless pioneer, Marty Cooper, in a special recognition of the 35th Anniversary of the first cellular phone call made on a portable device.
    * Arun Sarin, Vodafone Group CEO, presents his outlook for mobile operators around the world.
    * Marco Boerries, Yahoo! Mobile President, launches Yahoo! Mobile’s search application, OneSearch 2.0., and its unique ‘voice recognition’ capability.
    * Verizon Wireless CEO, Lowell McAdam, leads an “Infrastructure Roundtable” and discusses the road to 4G with Ericsson CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg, Alcatel Lucent CEO Pat Russo, and Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski.

Day 3 Keynote Webcast:

    * Ex-presidential candidates and former U.S. Senators John Edwards and Fred Thompson discuss the role of wireless in politics in their keynote addresses, and candidly answer questions about candidate endorsements and vice-presidential interest during a Q&A segment with Steve Largent.

In addition to the Keynote Highlight Webcast, you may also access daily video wrap-up packages, a camera phone photo gallery, an interactive blog, and informative podcasts with industry insiders on topics ranging from network management and m-commerce, to industry adopted best practices for location-based services and a look at wireless in the US and around the world. Check out all this and more at http://daily.ctia.org/wireless2008/.

CTIA is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. www.ctia.org