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Telecommunications Industry Association Issues Call for Interest: "Removable User Identity Module for Spread Spectrum Systems"
March 18, 2013
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Telecommunications Industry Association Issues Call for Interest: "Removable User Identity Module for Spread Spectrum Systems"
Stakeholders Invited to Contact TIA Regarding Participation
Arlington Va. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-45.5 Engineering Committee on Spread Spectrum Digital Technology -- Mobile and Personal Communications Standards has issued a call for interest for document TIA-820-D-3 initially titled "Removable User Identity Module for Spread Spectrum Systems". TR-45.5 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope:
"Create a point release of the R-UIM specification to address technology enhancements in the document."
The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: mobile phone manufacturers and users
TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.
To inquire about participating in TIA standards developing efforts, please contact the TIA Technology & Standards Department at 703-907-7000 or via e-mail at standards@tiaonline.org.
A major function of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the writing and maintenance of voluntary industry standards and specifications. These activities are carried out by the volunteer members of TIA engineering committees. On the public engineering committee pages (http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/committees/ ), users will find recent meeting reports, agendas and notices for upcoming meetings, as well as links to some of the most popular standards from each committee. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit tiaonline.org.
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