Leading Travel Content Publisher Wcities Joins ng Connect Program to Bring Localized Data to a Network Near You!
New collaboration for multi-lingual, global location-based services for 4G/LTE networks
San Francisco, CA. - September 29, 2010 — Wcities.com, a travel and entertainment content publisher founded in 1998, today announced it has joined the ng Connect Program, a multi-industry initiative driving the development of next-generation broadband services based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) and other high bandwidth technologies. The company is the world’s premier database of authoritative travel content, providing essential information in multiple languages for over 400 cities.
With an international team of researchers, writers and partners, Wcities provides location-based content globally through its widely recognized ‘CityGuides’ for over 400 cities. The company is also the engine behind the travel, destination and navigation content for leading global brands including Nokia, Dell, Marriott, Starwood, American Airlines, StarAlliance, Ford and Yahoo. Wcities covers 1.5 million events worldwide and offers movie content for 50 countries in multiple languages.
“Wcities’ goal is to be the most valuable source of information for business and leisure travelers as well as for local residents worldwide. We view the next generation of networks coming on line now to be a critical factor in helping us expand rich travel content to people everywhere,” stated Fraser Campbell, CEO, Wcities. “We’re pleased to be working with other ng Connect Program members on new solution concepts that will help people make the most of their travels whether for business or recreation.”
As part of the ng Connect Program, Wcities is fully committed to the integration of our location-based services within the program framework in order to facilitate discovery of relevant events, movies, and points of interest wherever you might be.
“There is overwhelming consumer demand for location-based information and we’re very pleased to welcome Wcities, the leading travel and navigation content provider to the program,” said Steve West, Vice President of Emerging Technology & Media at Alcatel-Lucent, founding member of the ng Connect Program. “Wcities’ expertise and track record with best-in-class brands is exceptional and we look forward to collaborating with them.”
About Wcities
Wcities provides world class travel and entertainment content in over 70 countries around the world. Founded in 1998 and based in San Francisco, California, Wcities combines a database of travel-related content with enhanced services to offer city, events and movie guides to both locals and visitors. Wcities distributes its location-based content across multiple devices and platforms. Our unique approach to content facilitates integration with the most relevant media and social networks including Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, and Wikipedia. Please visit, http://corporate.wcities.com for more information or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wcities.
About The ng Connect Program
The ng Connect Program is a multi-industry organization committed to the development and rapid deployment of the next generation of broadband services based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) and other ultra high bandwidth technologies. Founded in 2009, the ng Connect Program is supported by leading network, consumer electronics, application and content providers including 4DK, Alcatel-Lucent, Atlantic Records, Atrato, BlogRadio, BUZZMEDIA, chumby, Connect2Media, CoolSign, Creative Technology Ltd., Desktone, EON Reality, FISHLABS, GameStreamer, Inc., Gemalto, HP, IMS, Intamac Systems Ltd., IVOX, K12, Inc., Kabillion, Kyocera Communications Inc., LearningMate, LiveCast, MediaTile, Mobideo, Movial, NCR Corporation, Netsweeper, Nuance Communications, Optical Crime Prevention, Inc., QNX, R360, RebelVox LLC., Samsung, SIGNEXX, Skymeter Corporation, STRATACACHE, Telepresence Tech, Total Immersion, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., TuneWiki, V-Gate, Vidyo, Visionmax Solutions Inc., Wcities.com, and Words & Numbers. For more information on the ng Connect Program, please visit: www.ngconnect.org. Follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/ngConnect.
ng Connect Press Contacts:
Chris Magana, Wcities
Tel: +1 415-734-7936
Christopher@wcities.com
Pamela Preston, ng Connect Program
Tel: +1 212-616-6001
ppreston@breakawaycom.com
Alicia Mickelsen, ng Connect Program
Tel: +1 212-616-6002
amick@breakawaycom.com