Live from CTIA’s day one keynote with FCC chairman Julius Genachowski

Mar 22nd 2011
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9:28AM By January of next year, all American phones will use micro-USB because the standard charging interface. That truly got applause. “i do know , that’s been a pet peeve of mine for a very long time.”

9:27AM Talking about Sprint’s and CTIA’s green efforts — recycling and purchase-back programs are in full effect, irrespective of manufacturer or carrier of the device you’re seeking to flip.

9:26AM “Wireless smart grids aren’t only a concept, they’re here now.” A lot of point out machine-to-machine communication here — it’s pretty clear that carriers wish to vertical markets for brand new revenue sources because the consumer side starts to saturate.

9:23AM Here’s another little Sprint plug — Dan’s talking in regards to the carrier’s Android app for locking out phones once they’re traveling more than 10 miles an hour.

9:23AM “Distracted driving, and improving our environment, are areas where everyone seems to agree in principle that more should be done. I’m pleased to assert that the CTIA is taking the lead in these areas.”

9:21AM “The united states is predicted to be the leading country for in-car internet access over the subsequent six years.”

9:21AM Healthcare is a giant focus for wireless — Dan’s talking about Sprint’s partnership announcement at HIMSS recently, a significant healthcare informatics show.

9:19AM “Now we’re upgrading to 4G using both the LTE and WiMAX standards.” We’re pretty sure he’s bearing on the united states market as a complete, not Sprint — however it’s still funny to listen to him say. And naturally, the most recent rumors have Sprint pegged for an LTE deployment anyhow.

9:18AM Dan’s generally doing a great job acting the part as CTIA chairman rather than Sprint CEO here — relatively few mentions of Sprint on this opening address.

9:17AM 80 million tablet shipments projected in 2012.

9:15AM Quoting an IBM study: “The cellphone is not any longer a gadget; it’s what it’s going to become.”

9:14AM Ah, very slick, Dan — he just slipped in a plug for Sprint ID while talking up the explosion in mobile apps.

9:13AM “Inside the fourth quarter of 2010, Google’s Android OS became the fastest growing smartphone platform on the earth. Android now claims 29 percent of the market compared with 27 percent for both RIM’s OS and Apple’s OS.” He’s praising North America’s leadership in smartphone platform development.

9:11AM Hesse’s praising the united states’ leadership in 4G services — a stark contrast to Europe’s leadership in 2G and Japan’s in 3G.

9:10AM He’s praising NTT DoCoMo’s amazing response to the earthquake — just 1,000 cell sites are still down.

9:08AM Dan’s kicking this off by telling a number of groaners. “All kidding aside, it’s a pleasure for me to be here.”

9:07AM Here comes CTIA chairman (and Sprint CEO) Dan Hesse!

9:06AM Here we go!

9:05AM For those wondering, they’ve got Robyn playing at once with the bass turned WAY up. No, not playing live. We want.

9:02AM Sorry that the comments aren’t enabled, folks — we’re engaged on it!

8:57AM They’re literally playing Angry Birds at the jumbotrons right this moment. Can this game be escaped?

We’re seated within the auditorium for CTIA Wireless 2011′s first keynote session, featuring FCC chairman Julius Genachowski — who’s frequented CTIAs in years past — in conjunction with the bosses of Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, and Sprint. Remember that, these are a group of heavy hitters about to take the stage… and we’re curious whether or not they ‘ll be saying a peep about AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Tune in after the break!

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