FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 3, 2008

TIA Cabling Committee Elects New Leadership

Industry-Leading Technical Experts Poised to Advance Consensus Standards Process

Arlington, Va. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announced the election of new leadership for the TR-42: User Premises Telecommunications Requirements Engineering Committee. TIA congratulates the industry-leading technical experts elected at the group's meeting last month in Tampa, Fla. The entire slate of leadership for the committee and its various subcommittees was elected by acclimation – unanimously and unopposed – a strong show of confidence in their leadership.

"TR-42 continues to develop and maintain some of the industry's best and most in-demand standards, from data-center design to telecom cabling systems, on the backs of its incredibly talented members," said Ed Mikoski, TIA Vice President, Standards and Business Development. "Their tireless, volunteer efforts drive communications."

The new slate of leaders for the 2008 - 2009 leadership term:

TR-42 User Premises Telecommunications Cabling Requirements

• Chair: Herb Congdon, Tyco Electronics
• Vice chair: Bob Jensen, Fluke Networks

TR-42.2 Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure

• Chair: John Pryma, Genesis Cable Systems
• Vice chair: Ray Emplit, Wiremold Company

TR-42.6 Telecommunications infrastructure and Equipment Administration

• Chair: Steve Huffaker, JPMorgan Chase
• Vice chair: Jonathan Jew, J&M Consultants

TR-42.8 Telecommunications Optical Fiber Cabling Systems

• Chair: Bob Jensen, Fluke Networks
• Vice chair: Herb Congdon, Tyco Electronics

TR-42.12 Optical Fibers and Cables (formerly FO-4.2)

• Chair: Mike Kinard, OFS
• Vice chair: Tom Hanson, Corning

TR-42.15 Fiber Optic Metrology (formerly FO-4.5)

• Interim Chair: Lorenz Cartellieri, Experior Photonics

TIA thanks all the outgoing leaders for their dedication and support of the development of necessary telecommunications industry standards.

For technical information regarding participating in the TR-42 committee, please contact Marianna Kramarikova at mkramarikova@tiaonline.org. For press questions please contact Taly Walsh at twalsh@tiaonline.org.

The companies participating in TR-42: User Premises Telecommunications Cabling Requirements are 3M Communication Markets Division, ADC Telecommunications, Agilent Technologies, Allied Telephone and Data Corp., Anixter Inc, Avaya, Baxter Enterprises, Beast Cabling Systems, Bechtel Telecom, Bel Stewart Connectors, Belden Networks Division, Berk-Tek, Broadcom Corporation, BTR Netcom Inc, Business Communication Services., C2 Consulting, Carlon, Lamson & Sessions, Chatsworth Products, Ciena Corporation, Cisco Systems, CommScope Network Division, Connectivity Technologies, Corning Incorporated, CSI Telecommunications, dbi, Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense Supply Center, Diamond USA, Dietrich Lockard Group, Draka Comteq Optical Fibre, Emtelle US, ERICO, EXFO, FiberSource Fluke Networks, Furukawa Industrial S.A., GarrettCom, Gemalto, Gemplus Corporation, General Cable, Genesis Cable Systems, Graybar, Greenlee Textron Harger, HARTING, Henkels & McCoy, Hitachi Cable, Homaco, Hubbell Premise Wiring, IBM, ICC, Ideal Industries, Intertek Testing Services, ITW Linx, J&M Consultants, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KITCO Fiber Optics, Leviton Network Solutions, Luna Technologies, MC Communications, Molex, Motorola, National Technical Systems, NetGemini, Nexans, NORDX/Belden CDT, Nortel, Northwest Information Services, Noyes Fiber Systems, Open Devicenet Vendor Association, OFS, Ortronics, Panasonic Electric Works Laboratory of America, Panduit Corporation, Phoenix Contact, Photon Kinetics, POFTO & Information Gatekeepers, PPC, Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., RIT Technologies, RTKL Associates, SMP Data Communications, Solvay Solexis, Superior Essex, Surtec America, Telcordia Technologies, Tellabs, The Fiber Optic Association, The Siemon Company, The Wiremold Company, Timbercon, Tyco Electronics, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Underwriters Laboratories, US Conec LTD, Westell Technologies, Wiltec Technologies, Xtellus Dynamic Optics and Yazaki NA.

 

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