Jo-Anne Basile heads her own consulting firm Jo-Anne Basile & Associates in Guilford, CT. Her current clients include a major global technology company with an interest in wireless, a mobile telecommunications company and an enterprise representing the wireless industry. She served 14 years as a senior executive with the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA). At CTIA, she developed policies and advocated for the association on a broad portfolio of issues before Congress, federal agencies, and the media. As chief advisor to the CTIA Board of Directors, Basile was the lead advocate for the wireless industry on health and environment issues. Basile implemented a global strategic approach to managing critical health issues for the industry and she was instrumental in establishing international organization of industry associations to disseminate information on health issues to policymakers and the public. Basile partnered with the GSM Association and Mobile Manufacturers Forum to support industry advocacy on a global basis. She designed the industry’s first comprehensive recycling initiative, which received international recognition when adopted by the Basel Convention on mobile phone recycling. She served as an industry spokesperson with local and national print media (including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today) and with local and national electronic media (CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC). 

Questions and Answers

Mobile devices: Motorola Razor

How do you currently use your mobile devices: phone and limited text messaging

How you would like to be able use your mobile devices in the future: All in one..music, email, some internet, voice, GPS

Why did you join the MobileFuture coalition: Wireless was a major departure from traditional telecommunications and it created a whole new way for people to communicate and transmit information. I’ve been an unabashed advocate of wireless for more than 15 years. Joining the coalition offers a natural platform to share with others my enthusiasm for the technology and the opportunities it provides.   

What is your vision for the future of wireless: Wireless is the technology revolution. There isn’t any form of technology that doesn’t benefit or want to be a part of that revolution. The future of wireless is limited only by ones imagination; I can hardly wait to see what is next on the horizon.