CTIA, The super mobility week

Our world is becoming ever more mobile. Some in fact would argue it already is completely mobile and the debate right now is only to what level. Every day that goes by, our daily routines are becoming easier and even ones once considered complex tasks, are now becoming common place thanks to the advancement of mobility. From shopping, depositing checks, and registering for a class, to taking pulse and coordinating treatments with doctors, our lives have become more and more reliant on, and made easy thanks to mobility.

During the upcoming CTIA Mobility Week taking place next week Sept 8-11 in Las Vegas, all the latest mobile innovation will showcased. Companies from around the world will be showing off and creating the future. They will be working and looking for ways to turn our reality to an even more simple and integrated one.

I would like to highlight a few of the companies that will be there, that I think are making their mark. They are all from my country of origin – Israel – and are all doing some amazing things.

MTI Wireless Edge develops and delivers high-quality low-cost antenna solutions for broadband wireless networks and RFID applications. Applications span the entire radio frequency range (0.1-90GHz). They offer the most dynamic variety of off-the-shelf and customized high performance antenna systems available anywhere. I am extremely fond of this company as my sister works there.

Altair Semiconductor is connecting people, enabling, for the first time, the introduction of 4G connectivity to any and every device. By offering 100% LTE semiconductor solutions, unhampered by the high cost of 3G silicon, bill-of-materials and patent royalties, Altair is disrupting the communications ecosystem.

Echo TUBEZ provides radiation-free stereo headset for cell phones. This innovative stereo headphone, based on patented SAAT – Stereo Acoustic Air Tube™ – technology conducts the sound from your cell phone conversations and music through a hollow air tube without metal wires and reduces the electro-magnetic radiation reaching the listener’s head by up to 98%.

Galtronics provides embedded and external antenna solutions for the cellular, automotive, WiMAX, WLAN, M2M, notebook, and PC card markets. Working to provide the industry with emerging breakthrough technologies, Galtronics has developed a wide array of unique innovations for cutting-edge, embedded antenna solutions

MARS specializes in outdoor & in-building multi polarized antennas. MARS subscriber & base station antennas are used in LTE, WiMAX, Mobile, MIMO, WLAN and Wi-Fi systems. MARS antennas are designed for fixed and mobile, stand alone or embedded applications.

Saguna powers smart mobile networks, bringing cloud computing deep into the 4G radio access network. With Saguna, the ‘simple’ mobile pipes are transformed into a dynamic, open platform.

Telrad Networks is a global provider of innovative telecommunications products and solutions, with over 280 commercial 4G wireless network deployments in over 150 countries around the world. They are recognized globally as pioneer in the telecom industry, facilitating the connectivity needs of millions of end-users through operators, ISPs and vertical markets.

By the way, if any of you happen to be going to Vegas next week and would like to meet with any of these very cool companies, email me at roei@boldiq.com and I will make sure you are put in touch with the right people.