Telecom Council Member Judges Select 25 New Innovations to Showcase at CTIA Wireless

Judges from HTC, Qualcomm, SK Telecom, Sprint, Vodafone and more reviewed over 100 applications to find this group of hot startups

San Jose, Ca, March 7, 2011 - The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley has partnered with CTIA WIRELESS®, held March 22 - 24, 2011 in Orlando, Florida, to highlight startup innovation at the show. The Telecom Council Showcase, located at booth 4290 in the Emerging Technology Zone, will ensure that CTIA Wireless attendees leave the show having seen new products, tried new services, heard new ideas, and met new companies that are pushing the envelope of the wireless industry.

25 early-stage companies were chosen to be highlighted in the showcase from 100s of applications by a panel of Telecom Council member judges from HTC, Qualcomm, SK Telecom, Sprint, Vodafone and more. The companies selected to be included were judged on standard Telecom Council criteria – innovation, momentum, viability, and management.

In addition to highlighting these innovations on the show floor, showcasing companies will be presenting live on the main stage in the emerging technology zone on 3/22 12:30 – 3pm and 3/23 3-5pm.

The technologies being highlighted in the Innovation Showcase vary – from antennae and cloud computing solutions to location-based services and device protection sleeves. Participating companies include:
• The Dealmap – http://thedealmap.com
• Developerprogram.com – http://developerprogram.com
• CleverWraps – http://cleverwraps.com
• Carrier IQ – http://carrieriq.com
• Cimble – http://cimble.com
• Connect2Car – http://connect2car.com
• DriveNTalk - www.driventalks.com
• FeedHenry – http://feedhenry.com
• FitOrbit - http://www.fitorbit.com
• InvisiTrack – www.invisitrack.com
• JetJaw – http://jetjaw.com
• Local Social – www.mylocalsocial.com
• Locomatix – http://locomatix.com
• MoBeam – http://mobeam.com
• Mobile Insight – http://mobileinsight.com
• Moofwd – http://moofwd.com
• Private Planet – http://pripla.com
• SmrtGuard Mobile Security – http://smrtguard.com
• Spectrum Bridge – http://spectrumbridge.com
• Speedbump - www.SpeedbumpGPS.com
• Tektelic – http://tektelic.com
• Validas – http://validas.com
• ViralMesh – http://viralmesh.com
• Yap – http://yapinc.com
• xG Technology – http://xgtechnology.com

About Telecom Council of Silicon Valley:
The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley is Where Telecom Meets Innovation. We connect the companies who are building communication networks, with the people and ideas that are creating it – by putting those companies, research, ideas, capital, and human expertise from across the globe together in the same room. Last year, The Telecom Council connected over 1,000 executives from 500 telecom companies and 25 fixed and wireless carriers across 40 meeting topics. By joining, speaking, sponsoring, or simply participating in a meeting, there are many ways telecom companies of any size can use the Telecom Council network. For more information and to join our invitation list, visit www.telecomcouncil.com.

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stephanie owyoung

Director, Marketing

The Telecom Council

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