Research & Resources

ICT2020

TIA is joining forces with TelecomView, a strategic analysis firm for the telecommunications industry, to create the ICT 2020 series of reports. ICT2020 Brief will be released in November 2008 and define the best practices for service providers in the year 2020, as well as give examples of companies that are already making significant progress along this path.

The ICT2020 Analysis will be published in February 2009 and will provide an extensive analysis of the progress being made toward the standard defined in the ICT2020 Brief. Companies may subscribe to portions of the information or to the entire package. In addition, TIA will provide information online and in searchable formats, as well as through a series of Webinars.

Legislative and Regulatory Tracker Updates

TIA’s comprehensive Legislative Tracker has added new information regarding several key items moving through Congress:

• H.R. 4040—Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act
• H.R. 6049—Renewable Energy & Job Creation Act of 2008
  
• H.R. 3403—911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007


• The Regulatory Tracker has new information on the following items:

• Vuze and Free Press Petitions. (WC Docket No. 07-52)
  
• Commercial Mobile Alert System. (PS Docket No. 07-287)
  
• Unlicensed Devices (ET Docket No. 04-186, ET Docket No. 02-380)
  
• Advanced Wireless Services 3 Auction (WT Docket No. 07-195, WT Docket No. 04-356)

Visit TIA Legislative Tracker and TIA Regulatory Tracker for detailed information.

Market Review & Forecast

TIA makes available the in-depth research and analysis that companies need to compete in today's dynamic environment. For example, theTIA Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast helps members and others anticipate market changes. Packed with facts and figures, this annual resource clearly illustrates where the best opportunities are in this fast-paced market.

Information and communications technology (ICT) has changed dramatically over the past few years and it's clear it will continue to do so. Understanding this transition is essential for our members' -- and the industry's -- continued success. TIA runs a number of programs aimed at keeping members abreast of the current trends and latest technolgies.

Fiber Optics LAN Section of the TIA

If your company deals with fiber optics, you should be aware of TIA’s Fiber Optics LAN Section (FOLS), a consortium of TIA members formed in 1993 that serves as a resource for users and network designers who seek reliable and current information about the deployment of fiber in enterprise networks.

More info on TIA's Fiber Optics LAN Section>>