For Immediate Release
 
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MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2009


Announcing the ATIS LTE Webinar:
Enabling Societal and Personal Communications for a Changing World

What: ATIS will present a Webinar titled: “LTE - Enabling Societal and Personal Communications for a Changing World.” During the event, we’ll explore those key issues shaping the next-generation of mobile communications.

When: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET

Cost: Free

Webinar content: The Webinar will explore LTE’s future standardization, its relevance to the Public Safety community, and three areas that differentiate LTE from current high-speed wireless solutions.  Those areas are:

Featured presenters: Adrian Scrase, Head of 3GPP’s Mobile Competence Center, and Chris Ebert, Nokia Siemens Networks’ Head of 4G Strategic Marketing Programs, North America.

Enroll online at: http://www.atis.org/webinar/webinar_registration.asp. The confirmation page and email will include all necessary information for joining the Webinar.

About ATIS
ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry. More than 300 companies actively formulate standards in ATIS’ 20 Committees, covering issues including: IPTV, Service Oriented Networks, Home Networking, Energy Efficiency, IP-Based and Wireless Technologies, Quality of Service, Billing and Operational Support. In addition, numerous Incubators, Focus and Exploratory Groups address emerging industry priorities including “Green”, IP Downloadable Security, Next Generation Carrier Interconnect, IPv6 and Convergence.

ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications’ Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, please visit www.atis.org.