Live from CTIA Super Mobility Week 2014

September 9, 2014 - By Bethany Chambers

GPS World reports live from CTIA Super Mobility Week in Las Vegas Sept. 9-12. The first ever Super Mobility Week now combines the former CTIA annual conference and MobileCON, and is expected to draw 1,100 exhibitors from around the world and features major product launches and trade news.

GPS World Digital Editor Bethany Chambers, Wireless Editor Janice Partyka and LBS Editor Kevin Dennehy will be reporting all week here on GPSWorld.com, on Facebook and on Twitter @GPSWorld. The convention has some unique twists, including a house band led by Thomas Dolby (producer of 1982 hit “She Blinded Me With Science”) and the largest-ever tradeshow heat map, showing event popularity by tracking Wi-Fi connections throughout the conference.

Blogs

What Mattered Most at CTIA (9/18/14)

CTIA SMW Features Large Connected Car Presence (9/18/14)

Septentrio Collaboration Part of Altus Growth Plans, CEO Says (9/12/14)

CTIA Connected Car Panel Highlights Safety, Innovation (9/10/14)

MobileFocus Event Showcases Technology Demos (SLIDESHOW) (9/9/14)

FCC Chairman to CTIA: Competition, Net Neutrality, Spectrum Top Priorities (9/9/14)

News

Parsec Introduces PTA1.5M-9 Active GPS/GNSS Antenna (9/10/14)

New Broadcom Chip Provides Always-On Location and Sensing for Mobile Applications (9/10/14)

TEOCO’s AIRCOM Device Test Lab Strengthens Carrier Aggregation, LBS Testing with Rohde & Schwarz Equipment (9/9/14)

Want to Track Your Luggage? Open Garden Offers Network for IoT Devices (9/8/14)

Holux Launches Touchscreen Bike Computer with u-blox GPS (9/8/14)

Hertz Joins with Navigation Solutions on NeverLost GPS System (9/8/14)

AT&T to Host Hackathon, Demonstrate Connected Platforms at CTIA (9/2/14)

Security, Spectrum in the Connected Vehicle (8/1/14)

Photos

: The morning sunlight steams into the Sands Expo Center.

: The former spring CTIA conference and fall MobileCON show have now been wrapped into one large fall Super Mobility Week. Photo: GPS World

: The line to register formed long before the 8 a.m. opening time on Day 1 at CTIA Super Mobility Week.

: Crowds head to and from CTIA Super Mobility Week registration on Day 1.

: Super Mobility Week attendees have miles of walking in the next three days. Sands Expo has 2.25 million square feet of show floor and meeting space.

: A screen counts down to the Apple Live Event, an announcement that had the crowd abuzz.

: Thomas Dolby leads a string quartet in a cover of “Bittersweet Symphony.”

: CTIA President & CEO Meredith Atwell Baker opens Super Mobility Week.

: CTIA President Meredith Atwell Baker laughs as The Daily Show’s Larry Wilmore provides news updates between opening keynotes.

: Michel Combes, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, speaks about the “video first” world we live in during the mobile video panel. Photo: GPS World

: In the same panel, Hulu’s Tim Connolly reminisces about attending CTIA back when it was an “IT show.”

: CTIA fielded a panel of experts moderated by CNBC’s Julia Boorstin to respond to Apple’s Live Event.

: CTIA’s opening keynotes attracted a standing-room-only crowd.

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: CTIA CEO Meredith Atwell Baker opens Day 2 of CTIA, saying of government regulation “We need engagement not from D.C. but from where you live.” Photo: GPS World

: AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega and Glenn Lurie moderated the Connected Car panel at CTIA. Photo: GPS World

: A connected Chevy Corvette and Tesla Model S sit beside the stage during the Day 2 Morning Keynote. Photo: GPS World

: Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio, speaks on “The Ways of the Software People.” Photo: GPS World

: Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio, comparing “hardware people” and “software people,” says Tesla’s Model S interior forgoes extra buttons for useful, adaptable software. Photo: GPS World

: SAP CEO Bill McDermott’s book Winner’s Dream comes out in October. Photo: GPS World

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: The show floor heat map, by Mexia, uses sensors throughout Sands Expo to show where people are connecting to Wi-Fi. Photo: GPS World

: Tobias Eger, product marketing manager for Israel-based Galtronics, displays some of the company’s GPS antennas. Photo: GPS World

: Hertz NeverLost GPS navigation system incorporates Bluetooth connection, hands-free calls, travel guides, weather, and flight information. Photo: GPS World

: Igor Barinov of Santa Clara, California, and Bhaskar Vooradi of Detroit pour over their work during the Ford App Pursuit Hackathon on the CTIA show floor, with $50,000 at stake. Photo: GPS World

: Joshua Carr of Winchester, England, works on his idea for a Ford AppLink app. He’ll present his idea September 11 on the final day of CTIA Super Mobility Week. Photo: GPS World

: Joshua Kornoff, president of Allied Drones, started building UAVs for Hollywood special effects and now has branched into other areas. Photo: GPS World

: A bumper sticker from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems. Photo: GPS World

: Skyworks, started by University of Nevada – Las Vegas students, is now launching drones for indoor use. Photo: GPS World

: Cody Remington, sales manager for UASUSA, says his company’s UAVs are “efficient and aesthetically pleasing.” Photo: GPS World

: Falcon Unmanned differentiates itself by having a modular payload that’s plug-and-play, says President Chris Miser. Photo: GPS World

: CNBC broadcasts live from the Super Mobility Week show floor. Photo: GPS World

: Taoglas antennas on display at CTIA. Photo: GPS World

: Joel Schroeder, director for strategic development at Inmarsat, says the mix of devices, air time and a standardized API management platform, has the company primed for growth in the next year. Photo: GPS World

: The show floor features 1,100 booths. Photo: GPS World

: James Trinh, regional sales manager for Aeroflex, says “all the technologies converging at once means more complexing — and more need for testing.” Photo: GPS World

: Suitable Technologies demonstrated its remote presence system, BeamPro, on the show floor. Photo: GPS World

: Jaron Xu, Marketing Director for Quectel Wireless, displays some of the modules the Shanghai-based company is just starting to market in the U.S. Photo: GPS World

: On the last day of the CTIA Super Mobility Week, attendees were registering for the 2015 show, also in Las Vegas. Photo: GPS World

Videos

Current Highlights from u-blox —And What They’ll Release Next (9/18/14)

Thomas Seiler, CEO of u-blox AG, and Nick Papadopoulos, president of u-blox America, speak exclusively to GPS World about what makes u-blox the industry leader in embedded wireless technology and about the innovations on display at CTIA. They also give a preview of new products that will be coming out soon.

Telit’s Plan for Becoming No. 1 (9/18/14)

GNSS modules are a relatively new area of business for the London-based Telit, already the leader in cellular modules. Taneli Tuurnala, CEO of Telit GNSS Solutions, admits that Telit is currently the No. 2 player in the GNSS market. But that won’t last, he says. And here’s why.

Rohde & Schwarz DST200 Demonstration: Live with the Engineer (9/18/14)

Thorsten Hertel, PhD, OTA Specialist for Rohde & Schwarz, gives GPS World a demonstration of the DST200 RF Diagnostic Chamber, which provides accurate radiated testing of wireless devices. He also highlights some recent updates.

Get to Know Maxtena (9/11/14) – On the CTIA show floor, Vanja Maric, Director of Sales & Marketing for Maxtena, explains more about Rockville, Md.-based Maxtena, “the antenna innovations company.”

What Parsec Technologies Is Bringing to the Market at CTIA Super Mobility Week (9/10/14) – CEO Michael A. Neenan introduces Parsec’s micro antennas in this first clip about the Plano, Texas-based company.

What To See at the u-blox Booth at CTIA (9/10/14) – In this first clip of our interviews with u-blox executives, Nick Papadopoulos, president of u-blox America, Inc., tells CTIA Super Mobility Week show-goers what they should see at the u-blox booth, #5229 on the show floor.

Taneli Tuurnala: What’s New from Telit (9/9/14) – See the first clip of our interview with Telit GNSS Solutions CEO Tuurnala, on what to expect in the next six months from the company.