4G Americas Elects Shaw Communications to Its Board of Governors
November 08 2010 - 12:26PM
Marketwired
4G Americas, a wireless industry trade association representing the
3GPP family of technologies throughout the Americas region, today
announced the election of Shaw Communications to its Board of
Governors. Shaw is a diversified communications company that
provides broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Digital
Phone, telecommunications services and satellite direct-to-home
services and is currently building a mobile broadband network that
will cover most of Western Canada.
Chris Pearson, President of 4G Americas, welcomed Shaw's
election to the 4G Americas Board and commented, "Shaw is
representative of both the momentum of convergence in
communications and the exciting new entrants in mobile
communications. We welcome the strategic insight Shaw will
contribute as they build out a full suite of wireless services in
Western Canada with HSPA and LTE."
The GSM-HSPA family of technologies is the wireless market
leader in the Americas region, and worldwide, with 4.7 billion
global connections on over 800 mobile GSM-HSPA networks in 219
countries (subscriber data from Informa Telecoms & Media). 3G
technology growth continues with nearly 700 million UMTS-HSPA
subscriptions projected worldwide by year-end 2010. Facilitated by
organizations such as 4G Americas, the 3GPP family of technologies
has grown in every aspect in the Western Hemisphere, including
number of subscribers, 3G evolution deployments, data revenue,
variety of devices, number of networks, and the scope and depth of
the technology ecosystem. The U.S. is now the leading nation for
the uptake of mobile broadband services, and Latin America is the
second ranked region of the world in terms of wireless growth.
Future success is well indicated by leading operators, including
Greenfield and CDMA operators, who have already committed to
deploying Long Term Evolution (LTE).
"Shaw Communications is pleased to participate on 4G Americas'
Board of Governors and lend its expertise and insights in support
of the GSM technology family and its successful growth in the
Americas region, including its evolution to LTE and beyond," said
Michael D'Avella, Senior Vice President, Planning, for Shaw
Communications, Inc.
About Shaw Communications, Inc. Shaw
Communications Inc. is a diversified communications and media
company, providing consumers with broadband cable television,
High-Speed Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunications services
(through Shaw Business Solutions), satellite direct-to-home
services (through Shaw Direct) and engaging programming content
(through Shaw Media). Shaw serves 3.4 million customers, including
1.8 million Internet subscribers and 1.1 million Digital Phone
customers, through a reliable and extensive network, which
comprises 625,000 kilometres of fibre. Shaw Media includes the
second largest conventional television network in Canada, Global
Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV, Food Network,
History and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York
stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (TSX:
SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR).
About 4G Americas: Unifying the Americas through Mobile Broadband
Technology 4G Americas is an industry trade organization
composed of leading telecommunications service providers and
manufacturers. The organization's mission is to promote, facilitate
and advocate for the deployment and adoption of the 3GPP family of
technologies throughout the Americas. 4G Americas contributes to
the successful commercial rollout of 3GPP mobile broadband
technologies across the Americas and their place as the No. 1
technology family in the region. The organization aims to develop
the expansive wireless ecosystem of networks, devices, and
applications enabled by GSM and its evolution to LTE. 4G Americas
is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., with an office for Latin
America and the Caribbean in Dallas. More information is available
at www.4gamericas.org.
4G Americas' Board of Governors members include: Alcatel-Lucent,
América Móvil, Andrew Solutions, AT&T, Cable & Wireless,
Ericsson, Gemalto, HP, Huawei, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks,
Openwave, Powerwave, Qualcomm, Research In Motion (RIM), Rogers,
Shaw Communications, T-Mobile USA and Telefónica.
Contact: 4G Americas Vicki Livingston +1 262 242 3458
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