CTIA, also known as The Wireless Association, today announced that it is making changes to its trade show event schedule for 2014. Rather than holding two shows as it has done in years past, it will hold a single “super” mobile industry trade show in the latter half of the year starting in 2014. The more consumer-centric CTIA event which took place in the spring will be merged with the more enterprise-focused MobileCON show which took place in the fall into a single event.
“The wireless industry is evolving rapidly and there is a need to have a show that centers on the entire global mobile ecosystem in a way that hasn’t existed among the current shows, which is why CTIA 2014 will be unique. The mobile revolution is positively affecting nearly every industry, such as M2M, connected home, media and advertising, money and global consumer electronics, and CTIA 2014 will serve as a worthy platform to showcase those companies and individuals that are leading this charge and will be a valuable resource for anyone wanting to be a part of this innovative industry,” said Rob Mesirow, CTIA Vice President and Show Director. “In addition, the timing of the 2014 show will deliver the perfect stage for companies to debut mobile consumer products and services for the annual holiday buying season.”
As CTIA points out, the new event should be “the perfect stage to debut mobile consumer products and services heading into the annual holiday buying season.”
CTIA will hold on to its two event schedule in 2013 with CTIA 2013 taking place May 21st to 23rd and MobileCON 2013 running from October 9th to 11th. The first CTIA super mobile show, CTIA 2014, will take place from September 9th to September 14th at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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