Telecommunications Industry Association Answers the Call for the Global Standardization Collaboration Meeting
TIA Engages in Development of New Technology Standards
Arlington, Va. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), a standards developing organization (SDO) that represents the manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks, is excited to attend the 16th annual meeting of the Global Standardization Collaboration (GSC-16), Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada hosted by ICT Standards Advisory Council of Canada (ISACC).
TIA, with the help of its many member companies, has been actively preparing contributions to address specific tasks assigned by the GSC.
Several submissions to the GSC address the M2M (Machine-to-Machine) Initiative through the Machine-to-Machine Standardization Task Force (MSTF). At the second MSTF meeting, hosted by TIA at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in September, presenters and participants from vertical market groups and associations, SDOs, and other standards groups converged to share visions, challenges, and opportunities in the M2M space. A comprehensive panel discussion led to the creation of an Activity Roadmap to help the GSC make critical decisions on the future of M2M standardization.
“For years, the telecommunication industry has focused on connecting people to people,” said Cheryl Blum, Vice President of Technology & Standards for TIA and head of the TIA delegation to GSC-16. “The M2M initiative will enable us to expand our focus to include people-to-machine and machine-to-machine connections, which are becoming more and more important to so many aspects of our daily lives. Opportunities for smart device, vehicular telematics, healthcare, and smart grid are already deploying M2M technologies, but to enable the large-scale growth of these technologies it is important to establish some standardization in how these devices will communicate.”
TIA will make contributions to GSC-16 on 15 subjects, such as Emergency Communications, Smart Grid, Security and Lawful Intercept, Cloud Services, IMT Standardization, Cybersecurity, Information Communications Technologies (ICT) and the Environment, Intelligent Traffic Systems, Reconfigurable Radio Systems, and Broadband Wireless Access. TIA is also proud to deliver a submission on ICT Accessibility, matching well with the theme of this event, “ICT Accessibility for All.”
To inquire about participating in TIA standards developing efforts, please contact Germaine Palangdao at +1.703.907.7497 or at gpalangdao@tiaonline.org.
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TIA’s Engineering Committees will be meeting during the association’s annual meeting, TIA 2012: Inside the Network Conference & Exhibition, June 5-7 in Dallas.
About TIA
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. Since 1924, TIA has been enhancing the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members’ products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org.
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