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Oct. 13, 2009

The CTIA Fall 2009 Conference was lighter and with a smaller footprint than conferences of the past few years.

This year's setting had a look and feel of when you frequently run into familiar faces and have enough space to still get close enough to really see all the new wireless devices and attend all the conferences.

Some show observers said they didn't remember a fall even that focused as much as it did this year on wireless devices.

Is this a sign of the times? Maybe...

Reporters and trade show analysts are now more interested than ever in smartphones and MIDs (mobile internet devices) thanks in part to Apple's iPhone 3GS, Google's Android OS and a few others.

Overall, the many net neutrality issues that have been dragging their tails aren't something that can be resolved overnight and many have already agreed on that. Expect a lot more from that segment.

The overall popularity of today's wireless devices also means that the Federal Communications Commission is even more interested than ever in regulating all of this new activity.

A lot of events seem to be a bit more critical this year as the wireless industry undergoes even more FCC scrutiny and needs to better plan than in the past.

The FCC also needs to be fully prepared to address all the many new challenges that are looming on the horizon such as the industry's transition to HSPA+ and LTE technology.

At Fall CTIA 2009, the mobile service industry has discussed important issues of the day before the show was all over.

To some conference attendees, it feels like a lot of issues are just getting started and will only get more complicated as time progresses.

In deed, not just the CTIA but also the FCC has it work cut out for themselves.

You can expect 2010 to be a very busy year with a lot of new things happening, new technologies being developed almost daily, and a host of new MIDs hitting the market at regular intervals.

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Source: CTIA.