3:45 PM -- LOST ANGELES -- Why is it that the CTIA shows have a certain hip, edgy energy that shows such as Globalcomm and TelecomNext are lacking?

Here's one example of how CTIA is edgier than the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) or United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) : The CTIA show has skateboarders!

— R. Scott Raynovich, US Editor, Light Reading