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TIA News Conference
TIA: Leading the
ICT Industry in
New Directions
June 18, 2008
Rob Pullen, TIA Chair,
President & CEO, Tellabs
Grant Seiffert, President, TIA
TIA Advances Global
Broadband Deployment
Technology neutral
Supporting FCC’s intent to re-auction D Block
spectrum to promote broadband deployment and
facilitate an interoperable public safety
network
Strong supporter of DTV Transition
Supports Farm Bill provisions advancing deployment
of broadband in rural America
On board of Connected Nation
Broadband
•Fastest-growing segment
during the next four years
•18.8% compound annual
growth to $240 billion in 2011
from $121 billion in 2007
Source: 2008 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast
Broadband
•Just a 7% increase in
national broadband
penetration could create
2.4 million jobs and add
$92 billion in growth.
Source: Connected Nation, “The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband
Nationally,” February 21, 2008
Broadband
•An estimated $1 trillion
could be lost over the next
decade due to constraints on
broadband development.
Source: Jim Kolhenberger (Benton Foundation), “How to Modernize Universal Service
for the 21st Century and Connect Americans to a New Era of Digital Opportunity,”
December, 2007
RESPONSIBILITY
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TIA members see the need to
go green.
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TIA is focused on leading the way.
Recycling
•Fewer than 20% of
mobile phones are
recycled each year.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency, “Recycle Your Cell Phone. It’s an
Easy Call,” May 27, 2008
Recycling
•If the 100 million outdated
cell phones in the U.S. were
recycled, we could save
enough energy to power more
than 194,000 U.S. households.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency, “Recycle Your Cell Phone. It’s an Easy Call,”
May 27, 2008
Recycling
•Recyclers recover more
than 100 million pounds of
materials from electronics
each year.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency, “eCycling: Basic Information”
http://www.epa.gov/e-Cycling/basic.htm
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Satisfies regulatory
compliance for
electronics
manufacturers
Greening Data Centers
Carefully considering environmental impact of
data centers
Standardization can reduce data centers’
carbon footprints
Standards committees are working on data
center standards
The global benchmark in
environmental regulatory
analysis
Over 110 international
jurisdictions covered
Analysis from worldrenowned experts
Content value of over
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EIATRACK is the most
comprehensive online
environmental law
service you can buy for
the electronics industry.
I have never regretted
the decision to join.
Samsung
Government Affairs
Drive policy
Work on behalf of members to
communicate with and educate
Regulators
Legislators
U.S. and international policy makers
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Federal Communications Commission
U.S. Congress
Department of State
USTR
Department of Commerce
Embassies
NTIA, among others…
Accessible Technology Agenda
Ensuring persons with disabilities have
access to information, balanced with cost and
technical feasibility
Accessible Technology Fair educated
members of Congress on devices used to
improve lives
New TIA logo signals standard for
telephones that reduce interference
when used with hearing aids
Global Agenda
Facilitate market opportunities for the
industry worldwide
Promote full, fair and open trade and
competition
Host USA Pavilion at ITU TELECOM
Bangkok, September 2-5, 2008
Geneva, October 5-9, 2009
Comply with environmental regulatory
intelligence
A Global Standards Authority
Accredited by ANSI
Represents the global ICT industry
Benefits thousands of companies and individuals
Members participate in more than 70 committees
Mobile and personal communications systems
Fiber optics and cabling infrastructure
Vehicular telematics
Terrestrial mobile multimedia
Healthcare ICT
Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers
…and many more
TIA Enhances the Business Environment
Telecommunications
Broadband
Mobile wireless
Information technology
Networks
Cable
Satellite
Unified communications
Emergency communications
Telematics
Healthcare
Greening of technology
TIA Board of Directors
Recognized leadership
Advance association mission
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. | Zebra Technologies
Corporation. Advisors to the Board: FAL Associates | ILS Technology |
Orca Systems | Telcordia Technologies
Thank You
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