FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 05, 2008

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Publishes New Standard on Mobile Security

Access and Network Security for IP-Based Services for Mobile Devices Addressed

Arlington, VA –The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry has published a new standard, TIA-1091, IMS Security Framework. TIA-1091 defines the features and mechanisms necessary to ensure secure access to third generation (3G) broadband technologies for delivering IP multimedia applications, including video, audio, graphics, conferencing and data, to mobile devices.

3G wireless broadband services are deployed over the IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) and use Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) as the signaling protocol for creating and terminating multimedia sessions with the subscriber’s mobile device. To ensure security, TIA-1091 defines how the SIP signaling is protected between the subscriber and the IMS framework, how the subscriber is authenticated and how the subscriber authenticates the IMS.

TIA-1091 was formulated under the cognizance of the TIA TR-45, Mobile and Personal Communications Systems. To obtain copies of the document, contact IHS International at +1 800.854.7179 (United States and Canada); +1.303.397.7796 (international) or visit http://global.ihs.com.

For technical information, please contact Peter Bogard at pbogard@tiaonline.org. For media inquiries, please contact Mike Snyder: msnyder@tiaonline.org.

The companies participating in TR-45: Aeroflex, Agilent Technologies, Inc.,  Airvana, Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, ALLTEL Communications, Inc., AT&T, Bell Canada, CDMA Development Group,  Cisco Systems, Inc., CML Microcircuits (USA) Inc., CommFlow Resources Inc., CSI Telecommunications, Defense Information Systems Agency, DoCoMo Communications Lab USA, Inc., Ericsson Inc., ETI Connect,  FBI, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., Gemalto INC, Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc., Intellon, Intrado, IP Fabrics, Kyocera Telecomm. Research Corp., LG InfoComm U.S.A., Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Marketing Information Technologies, Inc. (MIT), Maz-Sky Canadian International G, Motorola Inc., National Communications System, Nokia Inc., Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel Networks, ORCA SYSTEMS, INC., QUALCOMM, Research In Motion Corporation, Rogers Wireless, RTKL Associates Inc., Samsung Electronics, Sharp Laboratories of America, Sigma Delta Communications, Inc., Space Data Corporation, Sprint Nextel, SS8 Networks, Inc., Telcordia Technologies, Telus Mobility, Texas Instruments, Inc., TIA, UTStarcom, Inc., Verizon Wireless, Westell Technologies, Inc.

 About TIA
Currently in its 84th year, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence and world-wide environmental regulatory analysis. TIA enhances the business environment for thousands of companies and individuals whose focus is broadband development and deployment (including wireless and landline infrastructure and services), information technology (IT) for commercial or residential application, Internet Protocol (IP) hardware, software and content solutions, and the convergence of voice, video and data (“triple play”) applications and evolution.

TIA co-owns NXTcomm, the tradeshow serving the ICT industry; is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI); serves as the secretariat for the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2); holds Board of Director positions on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) TELECOM and USITO Boards; and hosts the USA pavilions in ITU trade fairs worldwide.

More than 1,100 subject matter experts and other industry leaders participate in TIA’s 70+ standards committees and TIA has produced more than 1,150 standards documents. From mobile and personal communications systems to fiber optics and cabling infrastructure, from vehicular telematics and terrestrial mobile multimedia to healthcare ICT, TIA’s engineering committees work to formulate positions and prepare international standards and reports for use by industry and government.

In government affairs and international trade, hundreds of experts are at the table helping to advance and advocate initiatives on behalf of the industry – projects such as advancing global broadband deployment across wireline, wireless and cable platforms; advocating advanced spectrum management; encouraging policies to enable information access for persons with disabilities; seeking allocation of additional spectrum to advance wireless services and public safety; facilitating market opportunities by promoting full, fair and open trade and competition in international markets; and ensuring that the U.S. communications sector continues to be a leader in advanced research.

On the environmental front, TIA’s EIATRACK subscription-based web service, on the Web at www.eiatrack.com, enables companies to determine up-to-date information on environmental compliance of their products in various regions around the world.

TIA’s Board of Directors includes senior-level executives from ACS, ADC, ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, ANDA Networks, ArrayComm, AttivaCorp, Avaya, Bechtel Communications, Inc., Cam Communications, Cisco Systems, Corning Incorporated, Ericsson, Inc., Graybar, Harris Stratex, Henkels & McCoy, Intel Corporation, LGE, Microsoft, Motorola, Nortel, OneChip Photonics Inc., Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation, Tellabs, Tyco Electronics, Ulticom, Inc., Verari Systems, Westell Technologies, Inc. and Zebra Technologies Corporation. Advisors to the Board include FAL Associates, ILS Technology, Orca Systems and Telcordia Technologies.

TIA membership enhances the ability of companies to prepare for the future of communications.  TIA brings people and businesses together by helping the industry overcome technical and political barriers to communications. Visit www.tiaonline.org for details.

 

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