1. Technical Committee Meeting October 7, 2003 Report of TIA Board Meeting August 5, 2003 Anil Kripalani, Technical Committee Chair Dan Bart, TIA

2. Background  Organizations have been reviewing technical directions for the future, and ways to minimize overlap among technical bodies –Many fora/consortia have been created and “standards” are being done in other fora –Standards leadership needs to anticipate customer needs and be proactive rather than reactive  Input from the leadership of TIA standards groups was sought before the Board meeting  At the recent TIA Board meeting, the Chairman of the Board requested 3 breakouts to review priorities and strategies for the core TIA resources.  One breakout was a “Standards Strategies and Priorities Breakout” –“Policy” and “Trade Shows and Marketing” were also analyzed with linkages between breakout areas noted

3. Background  The Standards Strategies and Priorities Breakout met and reported its findings and conclusions to the full Board with a request to move forward on implementation of the Breakout Plan, basically, –Review current structure and technical work areas –Determine ways to continue acceleration of the standards development processes –Determine any new technical areas or other initiatives such as accelerating conformity assessment, that should be pursued  The TIA Board concurred

4. Goal of the TSSC Activities  The first step in the process was briefing TIA Division and Engineering Committee leadership on the findings of the Standards Strategies and Priorities Breakout  Additional work and conference call meetings were scheduled over the next few weeks  TIA Standards and Technology Department staff assisted the Chairs in following through on the action items

5. “Standards Strategies and Priorities” ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group 3 Report to the Board August 5, 2003 Anil Kripalani, Technical Committee Chair Dan Bart, TIA

6. Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group Goals  Complete a critical look at where TIA standards are and where we need to be  Propose a structural context for the next five years  Get buy-in at all levels (Board, Eng Cmte)  Execute to Achieve Global Recognition of TIA Standards Excellence

7. Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group Group 3 Participants Larry Aiello, Corning Pereira Armando, Centillium Communications Inc. Dan Bart, TIA Mike Donovan, Marconi Dan Gatti, Bigbangwidth Greg Jones, TI Gerry Kennedy, Bechtel Anil Kripalani, QUALCOMM, Chair Fred Lucas, UPED Chair Peter Lessek, Lucent Paul Vishny, Legal Counsel

8. Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group Immediate Actions Thus Far  Presented overview of Engineering Committees structure, some history  Listed Industry Priorities, “customers’ hot buttons”  Made available detailed list of technical areas from TIA-wide Engineering Committee survey –No discussion yet since too much detail in survey for time-limited activity this week  All participants volunteered to participate in systematic and pragmatic assessment of standards work

9. Current TIA Standards Structure  Currently Eight (8) Engineering Committees and approx. 70 Subcommittees (called Formulating Groups) –TR-8 (Private Radio Systems, e.g., Public Safety) –TR-14 (Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Microwave) –TR-30 (Data – Fax and Modems) –TR-34 (Satellites, Space and Ground) –TR-41 (Customer Premises Eqpmt, e.g., telephones, PBXs, VoIP) –TR-42 (Wiring Distributions Systems) –TR-45 (Mobile Communications, e.g., cellular, PCS, 3G) –FO-4 (Fiber Optics, components and systems) Technical Committee / TSSC manages structure/ proc. Contribution-driven process - 1200+ active participants

10. Key Observations From the Team  TIA may be recognized globally for several reasons, but there are unflattering perceptions of our Standards Committees –Inadequate awareness in industry of TIA’s unique environment for technical standardization –Macro-level Engineering Committee structure has been static for a long time, except for some dissolutions –Committee names may be dated and not reflective of current customer needs –Procedures were updated, but not enough to speed up output in keeping with industry pace, generate enthusiasm, and attract new work areas –Even key Board members are not fully aware of unique work being done here Potential fora are not making TIA their home

11. Action Plan to Achieve TIA Standards Excellence  Create Board-level Ad-Hoc Committee (current team+/-) to manage redefinition proposal  Describe current and planned work of TIA’s existing Engineering Committees – What are we delivering? What customers want this?  List what other SDOs are doing  Conduct Gap Analysis for meeting customer service needs with standards-driven systems  Reinforce support for existing customer-driven work and identify possible new areas TIA Standards can target – e.g., Internet 2, Grid Computing, Gig-Ethernet, Softswitch / Intelligent Switching, others

12.  Reaffirm Global Applicability for TIA Standards  Rename and recast technical work areas to capture the new areas and technologies  Propose new processes for aggressive standards development, (keeping IPR and other guidelines in mind)  Present details for Board review and approval to proceed  Get buy-in from Engineering Committee leadership in TSSC  Aggressive industry communications activities with clear message about TIA standards program  Maintain linkages to other ‘legs of TIA’s foundation’  Task TSSC to Execute Strategic Standards Plan Action Plan to Achieve TIA Standards Excellence

13. Specific Sequence of Activities  TSSC Conference Call to go over plan and define information needed from Committees  Compile data from Chairs  Board Ad-Hoc group discusses input with Committee Chairs in 3 teleconference sessions: –TR-8 and TR-45, Mobile Wireless / Priority Access –TR-30, TR-41, TR-42, FO-4, Enterprise and Distribution Systems –TR-14 and TR-34, Backhaul and Satellite-based Wide- Area  Another TSSC call before October 7 discussion at Technical Committee meeting  Report at November Board Meeting

14. Questions? Discussion