International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 Announces Second Annual BIG Idea Contest Winners

NEW ORLEANS, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 today announced that Broadsoft, Missing Link and Tip Solutions were the winners of its second annual BIG Idea Contest which recognizes the mobile industry's newest and most innovative concepts dedicated to improving the way we live, work and play. International CTIA WIRELESS takes place May 8-10, 2012 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

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More than 500 mobile professionals voted in four minutes to select these BIG Idea winners:

First Place: Broadsoft
Second Place: Missing Link
Third Place: Tip Solutions

Five BIG Idea finalists presented their ideas, visions and concepts to a live voting audience from the Exhibit Innovations Stage. The top three submissions with the most votes were named the winners of the CTIA WIRELESS BIG Idea Contest.

"The BIG Idea Contest is a testament to CTIA's commitment to driving innovation," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA. "This year's winners represent the most entrepreneurial minds in the mobile industry and we congratulate them for creating next-generation technologies that embody the true transformative power and life-changing potential of wireless."

For more information on the BIG Idea, visit www.ctiashows.com/awards.

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CTIA Shows bring together all industries advanced by wireless technology for intense business, learning and networking. International CTIA WIRELESS® takes place May 8-10, 2012 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS™ takes place Oct. 9-11, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. Visit www.ctiashows.com.

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CTIA–The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C.

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