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TIA PSO Report to GSC-16TIA “Advancing Global Communications”
Cheryl Blum
VP, Technology and Standards
Document No:
GSC16-PLEN-49
Source: TIA
Contact: Cheryl Blum ([email protected])
GSC Session:
PLENARY
Agenda Item:
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Highlight of Current Activities (1)
• TIA’s ongoing domestic standards activities encompass:– User Premises Equipment, Data Centers, Wiring Systems
and Components• TR-41 and TR-42
– Satellite Communications• TR-34 and TR-47
– Fixed Wireless and Mobile Communications• TR-8, TR-14, TR-45, and TR-47
– Multi-Media Access, Protocols and Interfaces• TR-30
– Fiber Optics• TR-42
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Highlight of Current Activities (2)
• TIA’s newer domestic standards activities encompass – Intelligent Transport Systems and Vehicular Telematics
• TR-48
– Healthcare • TR-49
– Smart Device Communications• TR-50
– Smart Utility Communications• TR-51
• TIA manages more than 70 committees, serves as Secretariat for 3GPP2, TCs and TAGs
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Highlight of Current Activities (3)
• TIA is a collaborative organization with procedural and institutional connections with many other organizations and SDOs worldwide
• Developed MOUs with Academia– Georgia Institute of Technology– Florida Atlantic University
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Highlight of Current Activities (4)
• The 2010-2011 TIA Standards and Technology Annual Report– http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/about/documents/
StarReport_10-11.pdf– 64-page summary of the committees and standards activities
• 2011 TIA Industry Playbook – Highlights ICT market and driving policies
• 2011 ICT Market Review & Forecast – projects trends 4 years out
• TIA has launched a new Digital Marketing Platform: TIANow (http://www.tianow.org/)– Topical and educational video programs
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SDO Challenges
• Current economic conditions• Global Influence of Initiatives – need to:
– Strengthen existing cooperation agreements– Increase joint cooperation with other organizations in developing
standards, conformity assessment, and related areas.
• Restrictions on travel expenses driving migration to virtual meetings.
• Participation fees also under review
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Other TIA Activities since GSC-15
• STEP (see other presentation)
• MSTF Conferences– Panel discussion (June 2011 at TIA2011)– Conference and Roundtable (September 2011 at Georgia
Tech Research Institute)
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TIA’s Programs and Events
• TIA sees standards growth opportunities in many areas in spite of the economy:– Smart Devices– Health ICT– Public Safety/Emergency Communications– 4G Deployments– Data services and social networking– M2M– Cloud Computing– Privacy/Security
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TIA’s Programs and Events
• The Emerging Technology Subcommittee– Evaluates new and existing technologies for
standardization– Released Cloud Computing Report
• Next step is to drive recommendations through engineering committees
• (http://www.tiaonline.org/market_intelligence/publication_download.cfm?file=TIA_Cloud_Computing_White_Paper)
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TIA’s Programs and Events
• TIA 2012 Inside the Network – June 5-7, 2012 in Dallas, TX– http://www.tia2012.org/
• The Business and Technology of The Network• Blueprint for Energy-Efficient, Sustainable
Technologies and Practices• Industry Leading Speakers• TIA’s Annual Membership Convention
