TIA PSO Report to GSC-17 TIA “Advancing Global Communications” Document No: GSC17-PLEN-67 Source: TIA Contact: Cheryl Blum (cblum@tiaonline.org) GSC Session: Plenary Agenda Item: 4.7 TIA PSO Report to GSC-17 TIA “Advancing Global Communications” Cheryl Blum VP, Technology and Standards

Highlight of Current Activities (1) TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop voluntary, consensus-based industry standards for a variety of ICT segments TIA manages more than 70 committees/subcommittees, serves as Secretariat for 3GPP2, administrates several TCs and TAGs Equipment for private radio, data terminals, satellite communications, telephones, Voice over IP (VoIP), Design, components and construction for cellular towers, structured cabling, data centers, mobile device communications, multimedia multicast, vehicular telematics, smart device communications (M2M), smart utility networks Programs for sustainable/environmental communications technologies, and accessibility

Highlight of Current Activities (2) MOUs with Academia Licensing Agreements One Standard in Israel Educational Program on Data Centers Digital Marketing Platform: TIANow (http://www.tianow.org/) Topical and educational video programs

Highlight of Current Activities (3) 2013 TIA Standards and Technology Annual Report (http://www.tiaonline.org/sites/default/files/pages/STAR4.24.13.pdf) 28-page summary of the committees and standards activities 2013 TIA Industry Playbook (http://www.tiaonline.org/policy/tia-2013-playbook) Highlights ICT market and driving policies 2013 ICT Market Review & Forecast (http://www.tiaonline.org/resources/market-forecast) Projects trends 4 years out 4

Considerations Current economic conditions Restrictions on travel expenses Migration to virtual meetings Membership and Participation fee scrutiny Copyright Protection & Sharing Corporate Support of Standards Employee Time Financial Investment 5

Other TIA Activities since GSC-16 STEP (see presentation on sustainability) oneM2M (founding member) MSTF Conference May 7, 2013 at Georgia Tech Research Institute Cybersecurity and M2M Seminars June 4-5, 2013 at TIA Headquarters 6

Other TIA Activities since GSC-16 New and existing technologies for standardization The Emerging Technology Subcommittee The Communications Research Division The CTO Council Investment in Custom Database Supports and tracks development & periodic maintenance Enhances and simplifies process audits

TIA’s Programs and Events TIA 2013 The Future of the Network October 8-10, 2013 in Washington DC area http://www.tia2013.org/ Industry Leaders Speaking and on Panels Mobility & Broadband Capacity, Customer Experience Management; M2M & Internet Of Things; Cloud & Data Centers; Sustainability & ICT TIA’s Annual Membership Convention 8