We hope that China will use this break in the negotiations to reexamine its approach to the negotiations to expand the ITA and focus on reducing its overly large list of sensitive products. If China is ready to move forward to conclude the expansion of the ITA this year then the ITA Expansion is achievable this year.
TIA and oneM2M

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Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology changes lives. Standards accelerate adoption. That’s why we’re inviting all TIA members to participate in the oneM2M global initiative. Concentrating on the production of globally applicable, access-independent Technical Specifications (TSs) and Technical Reports (TRs) related to M2M solutions, oneM2M’s initial focus is on the Service Layer. M2M reaches across industries – many of which have traditionally required custom hardware and software. oneM2M seeks to simplify adoption by creating a standard baseline for these elements, and the networks on which they transmit, in order to significantly reduce time to market and simplify deployment for new and emerging M2M applications. By joining forces with other standards organizations around the world currently working to address the needs of the M2M marketplace, TIA and oneM2M seek to:
Best of all, TIA members can magnify the power and influence by joining through TIA. For TIA oneM2M events, please see our Calendar of Events.
Learn more about oneM2M and oneM2M meetings.
Interested in joining oneM2M? Contact Victoria Mitchell, Director, 3GPP2 & oneM2M at +1.703.907.7779 or vmitchell@tiaonline.org
Learn more about TR-50, TIA’s contribution to the oneM2M effort by contacting Jeff Hannah, Manager, Technology & Standards at +1.703.907.7582 or jhannah@tiaonline.org
Interested in joining TIA and benefit from oneM2M? Contact Kevin O’Connor, Manager, Membership & Business Development at +1.703.907.7007 or koconnor@tiaonlline.org
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As part of a large U.S. industry delegation representing a broad array of ICT manufacturers, TIA is in Geneva, Switzerland this week to cheer on the trade negotiators who are working hard to conclude the negotiations to expand the product coverage of the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA). The ITA remains one of the most commercially important WTO trade agreements – by eliminating tariffs on a broad range of ICT products, the ITA lowers the cost and improves access to these products, which are vital to the economic competitiveness of all economies around the world.
The Telecommunications Industry Association was in Geneva last week along with AdvaMed, the Consumer Electronics Association, the Entertainment Software Association, the Information Technology Industry Council, the Liquid Crystal Polymer Coalition, the Motion Picture Association of America, and the Semiconductor Industry Association. This coalition of high-tech companies represents a broad spectrum of manufacturers and service providers in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
Last week was a busy one at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The signs are very encouraging that the member countries of the WTO are back on track to move the WTO’s trade liberalization agenda forward – from the new International Services Agreement (ISA) to the ongoing negotiations to expand the existing WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA).




