Lucent Technologies, Nokia and TELUS Return to Sponsor Fourth Annual Wireless Innovation Contest

Los Angeles, CA, September 12, 2006 – The Wireless Innovation Network of B.C. announces today that it is gearing up for its fourth annual Wireless Innovation Contest (WIC’07) with returning sponsorship support from Lucent Technologies, Nokia and TELUS. Judging will take place and winners will be announced ”live” at CTIA Wireless 2007, March 27-29, 2007.

“The Wireless Innovation Contest continues to go from strength to strength and we are very pleased to have last year’s lead sponsors on board this year again,” says Shana Korotash, executive director of WINBC, the producer of WIC’07. “Last year we tripled the number of entries over the previous year and we expect to continue that kind of growth this year. Our overall aim is to continue to raise awareness of the adoption of wireless technologies across all industries and the consumer market in North America. Entrants are asked to provide a case study that clearly demonstrates the impact of their technology and to include the customer and partners that are part of the successful implementation.”

The contest is launching on November 20, 2006 and will be open to American and Canadian wireless developers and solution providers that have deployed, and are creating, a wireless solution in one of six categories: taking care of business enterprise in the public and private sectors, taking care of yourself in home & entertainment convergence and sports & recreation sub-categories, taking care of the community and student.

A panel of industry leaders will judge each entry and decide on a winner and two finalists in each category. Winners of WIC’07 are rewarded with targeted exposure in media and at trade shows, including the award ceremony held at CTIA Wireless as well as inclusion in a special case study publication.

Entries from over 20 states and provinces across North America entered the third annual Wireless Innovation Contest in 2006, including Illinois, Ontario, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Florida, Texas, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Washington and New York. Winners of last year’s contest were:

Ø Taking care of business – private sector: Gearworks – Eagan, MN

Ø Taking care of business – public sector: Elster Electricity, LLC – Raleigh, NC

Ø Taking care of yourself – home and entertainment: Digital Chocolate – San Mateo, CA

Ø Taking care of yourself – sports and recreation: MedicTouch – Georgia Deer Park, TX

Ø Taking care of the community: Mobile Voter – San Francisco, CA

Ø Student: mobSKY – Montreal, QC

Runners up in WIC’06 were as follows:

- Taking care of business – public sector: Orthogon Systems (acquired by Motorola post-contest)

- Taking care of business – private sector: WebTech Wireless and bcgi – Vancouver, BC and Bedford, MA

- Taking care of yourself – home and entertainment: Amp’d Mobile – Los Angeles, CA

- Taking care of yourself – sports and recreation: ComVu Media – Vancouver, BC

- Taking care of the community: Transclick – New York, NY

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About WINBC

WINBC (Wireless Innovation Network Society of BC) is the producer of WIC 05. WINBC is the focal point for wireless in BC and a leading industry association in Canada. British Columbia has a 25-year history of successful wireless design and innovation and has grown to over 225 wireless companies in all areas of the wireless value chain from infrastructure and devices to enabling software, enterprise applications, games and peer-to-peer solutions. Companies include Sierra Wireless, Nokia, Digital Dispatch, Colligo, Air Games and others. To find your wireless partner go to: www.winbc.org. To see if you are eligible for the contest go to www.winbc.org/contest.

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks.  Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks.  Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide.  For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit www.lucent.com.

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia is dedicated to enhancing people's lives and productivity by providing easy-to-use and secure products like mobile phones, and solutions for imaging, games, media, mobile network operators and businesses. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on five major exchanges. To learn more about Nokia, please visit www.nokia.ca.

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.4 billion of annual revenue and 10.4 million customer connections including 4.7 million wireless subscribers, 4.6 million wireline network access lines and 1.05 million Internet subscribers. The company’s strategic intent is to unleash the power of the Internet to deliver the best solutions to Canadians at home, in the workplace and on the move. TELUS provides customers with a wide range of wireline and wireless communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video services. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

For further information, please contact:

Asa Zanatta, WINBC media relations

Tel: 604 408 1389/(cell) 604 724 7755

E-mail: azanatta@spiritcommunications.ca