RICA & RWA collocate new programming focused on opportunities for rural communications providers
TMC announced it is welcoming the Rural Com Show as a collocated event at ITEXPO Las Vegas, held August 11-14, 2014, at The Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Rural Com Show (RCS) will be held August 12-13 and is produced by the Rural Independent Competitive Alliance (RICA) and the Rural Wireless Association (RWA). It will explore the technology, strategic planning and regulatory issues affecting the competitive services and wireless offerings of rural communications companies. RCS will complement the already robust conference programming offered at ITEXPO and its other collocated shows that highlight the latest technology and trends for carriers in software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), Machine-to-Machine (M2M), global spectrum sharing, TV white space and more.
“We are so proud to welcome RCS to ITEXPO this August. RCS is a unique opportunity to take a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges that exist in the rural communications market and it will extend the amount of valuable programming for the carriers, service operators, applications and infrastructure providers, vendors and consultants attending ITEXPO,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC CEO and ITEXPO conference chairman.
The current RCS agenda will be delivered by leading experts from within the rural communications industry. Conference programming includes the following sessions:
The Communications Company of Tomorrow
The FYI on the IoT and the M2M
M&A and Tier 1 Update
Regulatory and Legislative Updates
Over The Top Trends To Watch
Monetizing LTE in Rural America
The Real Bill Shock: The Billing Wars—Choosing the Right Billing Vendor
Your Image, Your Brand and Sales & Marketing—Putting the “Smart” in your Technology Business
What’s Next Regarding LTE Roaming
ITEXPO is supported by Diamond Sponsor Schmooze Com; Platinum Sponsors Content Boost, Interactive Intelligence, NETXUSA, Sansay and 888VoIP; Gold Sponsors ABP Tech, ADTRAN, Broadvoice, Icon Cloud Solutions, NetSapiens, Sotel Systems, Taqua, Vitelity and Yealink.
Registration for the Rural Com Show and ITEXPO Las Vegas is now open. Contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131 for more information. For media inquiries, contact Ashley Baster. Companies interested in exhibiting, sponsorship or advertising packages for ITEXPO should contact TMC’s Joe Fabiano at 203.852.6800 ext. 132 or Maureen Gambino at 203.852.6800 ext. 109.
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