Networks

As bandwith needs relative to broadband increase, the era of the Converged IP Network is at hand. The time for drawing distinctions between wired and wireless networks has passed as there is is now truly only one Network. In this era of the Networked Society, where anything that will benefit from a connection will get one, operators face both opportunity and threat from the combined force of the proliferation of a wide variety of smart devices, video/OTT and the rush to the cloud.

TIA's annual meeting, conference and exhibition - TIA 2012: Inside the Network - focuses  on the whole IP network. The event is the strategic differentiator that enables network operators, service providers and key enterprise customers to cope with the changing business climate.

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• TIA 2012
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• Market Review and Forecast

TIA 2012: Inside the Network

The TIA 2012 conference & exhibition, being held June 5-7 at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in Dallas, is a unique industry event. Focused on innovation and thought leadership, TIA 2012 is the annual gathering of the community of technology suppliers that form the foundation of the global communications experience. The event focuses on emerging opportunities and challenges in business and technology — of the Broadband Network.

The TIA 2012 keynote lineup includes:

• AT&T CEO and Chairman Randall Stephenson
• Verizon CTO Tony Melone
• Alcatel-Lucent Executive Vice President, President of the Americas Region Robert Vrij
• GENBAND President and CEO Charles Vogt
• CenturyLink Executive Vice President, Network Services, Dennis Huber

Education Tracks at TIA 2012 include:

• Converged Network Applications & Services (sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent)
• Green ICT (sponsored by GENBAND and Greentouch)
• Optimizing the Cloud (sponsored by Cisco)
• M2M and the Internet of Things (sponsored by ILS Technology)
• Mobile Backhaul (sponsored by Walker and Associates)
• Multiscreen Video (sponsored by Ericsson and Parks Associates)
• Optical – Roadmap to 100G (sponsored by Juniper Networks)
• Connecting Communities (sponsored by Connected Nation)
• Security Authentication and Privacy (sponsored by McAfee)

Learn more about the event: Watch a feature video overview of the upcoming event and download event brochures. Register Toda

TIA NOW Video

With the passage of the JOBS Act, the FCC was granted authority to conduct voluntary spectrum auctions. What are the next steps and the timeline for bringing new spectrum to market.

More Recent TIA NOW Video

• Mobile World Congress 2012: As new players enter the market, the need for a robust and interoperable network is mission critical to support a burgeoning tech industry.
• USF Reform: Who's In, Who's Out? Reality is setting in for industry stakeholders about USF reform and what their role will be in the shake up.
• TIA 2012: A Brave New World Needs Security: This educational opportunity provides new thinking on the methods and best practices to improve authentication, to secure devices, networks and  the applications that reside in the Cloud.
• Cloud Computing Revolution: Cybersecurity, the cloud and innovation are all necessary to keep the network moving forward. What should you know?

The Network and TIA Standards and Technology

As an ANSI-accredited standards developing organization, TIA has several engineering committees writing standards to enable and improve ICT networks:

• Public Safety Networks (TR-8 - Mobile and Personal Private Radio Standards)
• Antenna Towers and Structures (TR-14 Point-to-Point Communications Systems)
• Data terminal equipment, multiedia gateways, and VoIP networks (TR-30 Multi-Media Access, Protocols and Interfaces)
• Terminal equipment and systems integrated voice and data service and IP applications (TR-41 User Premises Telecommunications Requirements)
• Requirements for copper and optical fiber cabling (TR-42 - Telecommunications Cabling Systems)
• Mobile and wireless network performance, compatibility, interoperability and service (TR-45 - Mobile and Personal Communications Systems Standards)
• Multicast audio, video and data requirements (TR-47 - Terrestrial and Non Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast)
• M2M and the Internet of Things (TR-50 - Smart Device Communications)
• Wireless mesh networks (TR-51 - Smart Utility Networks)

Learn more about how to participate in TIA engineering committees.

TIA Policy Initiaves on the Network

TIA Welcomes NTIA Spectrum Conclusions: TIA supports NTIA conclusion that 95 MHz of prime spectrum can be repurposed for wireless broadband use.

Key data and trends from TIA’s 2012 ICT Market Review and Forecast affecting global broadband networks:

• Global Internet traffic will quadruple by 2015
• In five years, mobile broadband traffic will be 35 times current levels
• U.S. spending on wireless and wired network infrastructure will grow to $296 billion by 2015
• The Middle East/Africa region will have 10 percent growth in telecom spending through 2015, followed by Asia Pacific at 9.5 percent and Latin America at 7.5 percent
• Spending on U.S. IT-based cloud computing will be the fastest-growing category
• In 2013 consumers will spend $108 billion on wireless data and $91.5 billion on wireless voice
• In 2011 consumers spent $73.6 billion on wireless data and $102.3 billion on wireless voice
• In Q4 2010, there were 101 million mobile broadband-dependent smartphones sold—versus 92 million PCs

Purchase TIA’s 2012 ICT Market Review and Forecast today! TIA member companies pay only $700 for 550 pages of data and trends analysis for U.S. and international markets.