Exciting Wireless Network News and Surprises Expected at CTIA 2008

CTIA 2008 is about to start and mobile phone enthusiasts are expecting a lot from the mobile phone trade show. What so exciting about the CTIA? Well, it one of the best venues where exciting mobile phone news are revealed.

Mobile phone manufacturers and wireless networks often use the CTIA as a spring board to launch industry changing mobile phones. I'm sure every carrier subscriber is excited about the announcement of the new devices that will be sold by their wireless network.

Some exciting mobile phone news have been announced just before the CTIA began and undoubtedly there will be more scoop when the event begins. Let give you some info on the exciting news that were released just before the mobile phone trade show began.

First off, it was announced that Verizon Wireless will release the CDMA network compatible, BlackBerry Curve 8330 in the next few weeks. This silver finished smartphone offers true 3G support unlike GSM models offered by AT&T and T-Mobile. It also supports EVDO mobile broadband which makes it faster than the EDGE supported BlackBerry Curves currently on the market.

The BalckBerry 8330 will support VZ Navigator navigation service as part of it's GPS feature since it will be available on Verizon Wireless. The other features on this smartphone includes a media management software developed by Roxio and a 2-magepixel camera. Once CTIA begins, more details regarding this device will be released.

It was also announced that the Motorola Q9c will be available on Alltel Wireless and US Cellar.A new lime green version of the Motorola Q9c will be added to the carriers' handset line ups. The traditional black Q9c for consumers who may not like the new version. Alltel and US Cellular consumers can begin purchasing the smartphone this summer.

Sprint also launched a similar device a few months ago. The Mtorola Q9c is powered by Windows mobile 6 and offers a 1.3 megapixel camera, 128Mb Flash memory, Bluetooth with A2DP support, EVDO and other features. More details on the release dates and pricing of the device will be available in the next few weeks.

These are just the news that appeared before the trade show. Expect more exciting mobile phone and wireless network news in the upcoming days.