“4G Americas represents the 3GPP wireless technology family used in nearly 5 billion connections worldwide today,” says Chris Pearson, president of 4G Americas. “With the growing number of M2M connections, and an increasing number and variety of connected consumer devices and enterprise applications, the number of wireless subscriptions is expected to expand exponentially in the next decade. As an association, our role is to help provide the essential information to maintain a solid footing to ensure a successful future mobile broadband experience. We welcome our role as a host for an educational track at the Connected World Conference with outstanding industry experts from the mobile community.”

The 2011 Connected World Conference is the premier event for M2M and connected devices and will be held June 14-16 at the Lincolnshire Marriott, just outside Chicago, Ill.