A Summit,
A Digital Marketplace,
and a Live Event
SECURITY
RELIABILITY
SCALABILITY
PERFORMANCE
S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y
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A Summit,
A Digital Marketplace,
and a Live Event
CRITICAL BUSINESS MODELS
NON-TRADITIONAL ALLIANCES
GLOBAL MARKET POSITIONING
THE CHANGING VALUE CHAIN
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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What’s NEW and UNIQUE
about TIA 2011?
1. A focus on all aspects of the Network – transport, mobile backhaul,
architecture, security, regulatory issues, sustainability, Smart Grid, smart
devices, servers and data centers, the Cloud, the edge and the needs of
the customers of our industry
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A Digital Marketplace,
and a Live Event
2. A series of interactive Summit sessions, focused on innovation and future
needs relating to the Network from the customer’s perspective
3. May 18-20, three days of non-concurrent Summit sessions and
exhibits
4. An online (virtual) Digital Marketplace, running April-June 2011, enabling
international outreach, advance matchmaking and meetings, and greater
exhibitor ROI based on increased number of leads
5. Technology tours hosted by Dallas area ICT companies
6. Matchmaking opportunities and Buyers Program
7. Meetings of TIA members and standards committees
8. Better booth rates than at any other similar event, with extra TIA
membership benefits
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9. Educational sessions for both business and technical professionals
10. Dallas location
THE SUMMIT 2011
May 17-20, 2011
THE LIVE EVENT
The TIA Summit is
made up of pre-event
specialty workshops,
high-level TIA Vision
roundtables, and a
series of educational
sessions. Attendees
will confront critical
business issues
facing network
operators and
technology suppliers.
• Begins on May 17
• Engaging Tier 1, 2 & 3
service providers
• Introducing utilities and rural
coops
• TIA Vision Roundtables will
bring together thought
leaders to discuss the future
of the Network with CTOs of
enterprise and institutional
organizations
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May 18-20, 2011
THE DIGITAL
MARKETPLACE
April – June, 2011
Opening its virtual
doors one month prior
to the Live Event, the
Digital Marketplace
expands your access:
• International scope
• 24/7, one month before
and one month after Live
Event
• Using the power of the
Internet 2.0
• Streamed video
• Timely blogs
• Avatars in virtual booth
• Social networking and plan
to meet at the Live Event
The Live Event is a
business forum
enabling suppliers
and vendors to demo
their innovative
products, meet
business prospects
and partners, and
engage in interactive
discussions about the
future of the Network.
Numerous branding
and marketing
opportunities include:
Exhibition space
Meeting space
Presentation theater
Matchmaking
opportunities
• Virtual presence in the 3month Digital Marketplace
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Who Is The Network?
Government,
Education,
Public Safety,
Healthcare,
Hospitality,
Transportation…
Home
Entertainment,
Multi-Player
Gaming,
Consumers
Application
Developers
&
Advertisers
Rich Interface
Tools &
Platform
Enablers
Enterprise
Applications
and Cloud
Computing
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Rural
Carriers &
ISPs
Over the Top
Video &
Enterprise
Solutions
Providers
THE
NETWORK
KEY
Creators of
the Network
Users of
The Network
Over-the-top (OTT)
Providers of Services
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3G & 4G
Mobile
Network
Operators
Devices &
M2M
Smart Grid
& Home
Area
Networks
DSL &
Fiber
Carriers
Cable and
Broadcast
Carriers
You and your customers can focus on one topic:
The Network Needs of Tomorrow.
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A Digital Marketplace,
and a Live Event
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Enable operators to more rapidly and efficiently build new
network-based services
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Provide outsourcing and managed services to critical network
operations
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Monetize the growth in device connectivity: e-books, smart
meters, M2M, industrial control systems
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Assess net neutrality regulation and the impact on data traffic,
competition and new carrier entrants
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Scale connections profitably to accommodate growth in highbandwidth services
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Explore the service aggregation model: OTT plus traditional for a
new suite of services
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Utilize less energy per megabit and minimize your company’s
environmental impact
TIA 2011 is the gathering for our industry, and it’s
all about the Network.
WHO
TECHNOLOGIES
PA R T I C I PAT E S ?
• Optical networking, transport and access gear
• COOs, CTOs, CFOs, CMOs, engineers
and IT community
• Network operators from around
the world
• Over the Top providers: Google, Skype,
Sony and more
• New entrants: Grid operators and
home area networks
• Manufacturers, OEMs, vendors and
distributors
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suppliers
• Broadband wireless and fixed architectures
• 3G and 4G backhaul solutions
• Converged network solutions suppliers
• Network management, billing and back office
• Data Centers & storage
• Sustainable end-to-end solutions
• Smart Grid Technologies
• Smart Devices, M2M
• Security Solutions
Engage and Influence
Customers
BUSINESS
CONVERSATIONS
• Meetings
• Matchmaking
• Social functions
• Customer training
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BRANDING
• Exhibit booth
• Virtual booth
• Sponsorships
• Advertising
• Product showcase
THOUGHT
LEADERSHIP
• Video spotlight
• TIA Vision sessions
• Technology demos
• Real-time polling
The Business &
SECURITY
Technology of
RELIABILITY
The Network
SUSTAINABILITY
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We make the network;
What can it do for you?
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It’s a new service world – and for network operators
and their technology partners, the business of
broadband communications is changing rapidly.
Customers don’t have to choose services anymore
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from the carrier. Today, services come from
anywhere; they could be out on the Internet, in the
Cloud or delivered by anyone who can serve an
unmet need.
TIA 2011 confronts this changing landscape in a
unique and illuminating format – 3 TIA Vision
Roundtable Keynotes focusing on the changing
business models of network operators, network and
technology demands from a billion more devices,
and what the era of applications means to
manufacturers.
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ISSUES TO BE EXPLORED
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The new value chain: transport or partner or enabler?
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Building new platforms and ecosystems for a new model
of service delivery
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Redefining the upstream customer: App developer?
Advertiser? Game developer? Consumer?
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What is the role of service providers and how will they
participate in the new service ecosystem?
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Understanding the implications to service providers when
the customer experience is a function of non-carrier
providers – Google, Apple, Sony, Nintendo
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Utilizing network assets such as quality of service controls
or unified communications capabilities to remain relevant
and extract value in the new digital value chain
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New service offerings and applications are able to
Applications &
Services on the
Converged Network
drive higher average revenue per user for network
operators.
For U.S. service providers, it’s all about offering an
addressable source of content at a certain price.
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ISSUES TO BE EXPLORED
• VPN architectures and service offerings, coverage
and profitability
Applications &
Services on the
Converged Network
• The 3DTV business – weighing network needs
with bundled revenue gain
• New products in VoD, Picture-in-Picture browsing
and Call Display on the TV screen
• Bundling OTT service with traditional carrier
services for differentiation
• Conference and collaboration -- opportunities in
SME and telepresence markets
• Generating positive ROI and support revenue from
the SME market for conferencing systems
• Service provider opportunities in education,
healthcare and government verticals
• Strategic decisions on bundling conferencing
solutions, reselling, adding value to the carrier
brand with a new suite of services
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• Developer tools, design applications and digital
media add-ons to conferencing products
As service providers strive to leverage their network
assets to deliver a broad array of business, residential
and mobile services, the optimization of their
transport infrastructure stands to play a key role in
ensuring profitability and a superior user experience.
Enabling Technology on
the Converged Network
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The challenge for service providers is to establish
scalable backbone infrastructures. Closer integration
of IP and optical transport networks offers significant
opportunities for reducing transport costs and
increasing network efficiency. A converged network
backbone leverages optics and together to deliver the
lowest cost per bit for reliable transport across the
backbone for the breadth of existing and emerging
services.
Meanwhile, network decision-makers are faced with
choices on an array of access technologies that have
long-term implications for their networks. Summit
programming at TIA 2011 explores the trends in nextgeneration transport and access platforms and show
how these technologies can both enable new
services and make use of currently deployed
broadband access infrastructure.
ISSUES TO BE EXPLORED
Enabling Technology on
the Converged Network
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Packet optical transport aggregation and
transport infrastructures
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Evolution from traditional TDM to next-generation
IP networks
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ROADMs and wavelength-selective switching:
Boosting core performance
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FTTx: Changing the economics of bandwidth to
the premises
Bonded VDSL: extending the reach of fiber
deployments
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WiMAX: 4G Contender or niche remote access
solution?
The ICT industry accounts for 2-3% of carbon
emissions on a worldwide basis. Every day network
connections increasingly carry with them more voice,
Sustainable Network
Operations
data and video content. That increased amount of data
and content means that more capacity, and thus more
power, is required to run the Network.
This track focuses on integrating economic, social and
environmental issues into your business strategy to
provide greater value.
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BUSINESS CASE CHALLENGES
• Dollars and Watts: Improving energy use and
efficiency throughout all facilities
Sustainable Network
Operations
• Dematerialization: Systematic electronic data
transfer and storage
• Initiatives to reduce energy consumption in fiber
systems
• Building an organizational culture of sustainability
• Minimizing the environmental impact of your
products through their entire life cycle
• Product Stewardship
TECHNOLOGY & SOLUTIONS
• Tools for measuring total company impact
• Energy management of wireless access networks
• Strategies to retire, remove, replace obsolete
equipment
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• Technical and operational initiatives established
and implemented that enable greater energy/power
efficiencies
The communications needs of electric utilities are
evolving as smart grid, advanced meter
infrastructure and advanced technologies are
The Utility Network
deployed. This educational track focuses on the
network issues facing utility and energy companies,
and the role carriers play in the new utility network.
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BUSINESS CASE CHALLENGES
• Carriers vs. Utility Network; which is the most
cost-effective strategy for the Utility company in
terms of security, reliability, backup power, and
more
The Utility Network
• Developing carrier grade energy backhaul
communications network and data centers for
maximum security, reliability and management
• Automatic meter reading (AMR) and AMI
technology options for scalability and deployment,
vendor neutrality, security and manageability
• Service, support and engineering opportunities for
service providers and network operators
TECHNOLOGY & SOLUTIONS
• FTTH and wireless last mile solutions for most
cost-effective solution
• Industrial control systems and SCADA network
management and monitoring
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• Transmission system infrastructure and
technology
• Security and critical infrastructure protection
services
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As the number of intelligent devices grows (to 430
million in 2013 from 73 million in 2008), and M2M
connectivity proliferates in vertical industries from
Smart Device &
M2M Network
healthcare to transportation, the physical
infrastructure needs to accommodate these
applications and appliances.
This educational track explores the business and
technology challenges for a wide range of new
device connectivity.
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BUSINESS CASE CHALLENGES
• What are the alliances of the next 10 years as
new opportunities arise in industrial connectivity
and Machine-to-Machine integration?
Smart Device &
M2M Network
• Mobility vendors may be adding M2M and M2M
connectivity platforms to their product lists –
threat or opportunity?
• Strategic decisions related to vertical business
segmentation, partnerships and value
TECHNOLOGY & SOLUTIONS
• Network-centric operations, billing and back office
support needs
• Sensor-networks and operational considerations
for industrial control systems
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• Protocols and standards necessary to connect
smart devices from various market sectors
(transportation, government, healthcare,
education, public safety, energy, etc.)
Smart phones will account for 41% of unit sales in
2013 (up from 25.3% in 2009 and less than 3% in
2003). As a result, the volume of data that is
Mobile Data &
Mobile Video Network
produced affects the capacity of backhaul and
transport networks, as the T1 circuits from legacy
deployments cannot scale to meet the demands of
the new network of multimedia applications.
This educational track confronts strategies and
methods to cost effectively adapt to the network
challenges from the mobile data explosion.
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BUSINESS CASE CHALLENGES
• Best solutions to expand the footprint, extend
reach and scale your network needs
Mobile Data &
Mobile Video Network
• Network design methodologies to reduce CAPEX
and manage OPEX for lower recurring service
costs
• Migrating from dual/hybrid backhaul approach
(TDM plus IP/Ethernet) to a single IP/Ethernet
backhaul
• The business case for offering IP and Ethernet
services (video, VoIP, gaming)
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• Strategies for microcells and picocell deployment
TECHNOLOGY & SOLUTIONS
• Timing and synchronization in an IP/Ethernet
network
• Different transport options for ROI: copper,
microwave and fiber
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• Engineering end-to-end services over a
converged legacy and 3G network
Convergence within the Internet world has blurred
the lines between transmission and information,
between network and application, and between
Net Neutrality and
Reality
service provider and enterprise. With so many rapid
innovations in the broadband industry, is your senior
team up to date on the recent wave of rulings,
guidelines and even Commission comments?
This specialty track at the TIA 2011 Summit is
designed to offer a well-balanced and objective view
of the issues shaping our industry inside the Beltway.
It offers insightful analysis on important topics,
including Net Neutrality, the National Broadband
Plan, broadband policy and more, from a line-up of
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industry leaders from both the vendor and service
provider communities.
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ISSUES TO BE EXPLORED
Net Neutrality and
Reality
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FCC and Net Management: what does post-Mid-term
elections mean for broadband policy? How has the “Third
Way” proposal and the concept of “forbearance” affected
regulatory structure over the past year?
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Update on implementation of the National Broadband
Plan; what have been the challenges, the surprises and
the implications on policy going forward?
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Net neutrality and Title 2 guidelines. Nearly a year
following the BitTorrent court ruling, what has been the
response of Congress? Of the FCC? How is the
Commission trending in Net Neutrality enforcement, rulemaking and policy?
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Spectrum constraints and use: broadcast, white space
and public safety considerations
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A perspective from the Courts: how will court action over
the first half of 2011 affect regulatory structure?
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The changing nature of the networked economy, and its
role in regulating information and internet services
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The looming spectrum crisis and the expectations that
expansion of the secondary market will solve the problem
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PLUS: A cross-industry panel to debate and discuss new
technology investment in a world with Net Neutrality
regulation and without it.
Telecom carriers (Wireline, Wireless, ILEC, CLEC,
Cable) and TIA members should be aware of how
costs are and should be treated at
telecommunications companies. In addition, all
Telecom Accounting
101
audiences should have a solid understanding of the
ever-changing complexity of rural telecom
accounting issues and requirements. Carriers and
TIA members will benefit from an improved
knowledge base of pending USF/intercarrier
compensation reform and the implications of the
Nation Broadband Plan and American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act stimulus money.
Moss Adams, the 11th largest accounting and
consulting firm in the United States and the largest
full service CPA firm that specializes in providing
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audit, regulatory consulting and training to the rural
telecommunications industry, will create two
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specialized tracks – one for service providers and
one for equipment vendors.
The Telecom 101 Training provides carriers and TIA
member companies with a solid knowledge base of
the operating cycle of rural telecom carriers, the
regulatory framework and ratemaking process that
drives their revenues and current audit, tax,
accounting and regulatory issues the carriers
encounter.
Telecom Accounting
101
These factors are key inputs in the decision making
process for operations and for equipment purchases.
Sessions include:
• Industry fundamentals: terminology, definitions,
rate of return regulation, network overview,
industry challenges, financial benchmarks and
metrics
• Applicable FCC accounting and finance rules
(Parts 32, 54, 64, 36, 69)
• Revenue cycle for rural carriers
• Universal Service Support
• NECA settlements
• End user and access billing
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• Areas where TIA members can leverage the
process to support business development
initiatives
TIA 2011 will offer compelling reasons for service
providers and carriers to attend, including meeting with
suppliers to plan access and transport network
capacity and preparing their teams for growth in:
A Compelling Case
for Service
Providers to Attend
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High-volume enterprise date apps
Wired and mobile data traffic putting pressure on existing capacity
Conference and collaboration applications
Sustainability and green services
• Share best practices with other corporate and operations
industry professionals
• Learn new standards and benchmarks to grade your
company’s sustainability index
• Offer career growth paths for personnel
• Find out what services you can offer enterprise customers in
sustainability, green and energy reduction
• Meet new customers from the energy and utility sector
• Explore the impact on network capacity for new energy/utility
grid networks
Special for Tier 2&3 Service Providers:
• Understand the opportunities and guidelines in the $7.2
billion stimulus package for expansion of broadband
services. The funds will be used to deploy broadband
infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas.
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