Document No: GSC-21 039 Source: TIA Contact: Stephanie

Document No: GSC-21 039 Source: TIA Contact: Stephanie Montgomery Agenda Item: 2.09 TIA Overview & Outlook Stephanie Montgomery, Vice President, Technology and Standards 26-27 September 2017 HOSTED BY

TIA Overview & Outlook SUMMARY How TIA Works Structure & Membership Operating Areas Always Evolving: Recent Organizational Changes Mission Organization & Innovation Agenda Priorities for 2017 – 2019 Macro & Long-Term Pg 2 26-27 September 2017

TIA Overview & Outlook MISSION Advance global communications. Operate at the intersection of vision & reality to accelerate our members’ business growth through policy, technology, innovation enablement, and business connections. MEMBERSHIP 250 members/500 standards participants Membership: Global, primarily U.S. Components Pg 3 Network Service Providers Suppliers Services & Solutions Providers Cloud & Datacenters 26-27 September 2017 Over-the-Top Content Providers Intelligence End Users

TIA Overview & Outlook OPERATING AREAS: POLICY, STANDARDS & NETWORKING Pg 4 26-27 September 2017

TIA Overview & Outlook OPERATING AREAS: POLICY, STANDARDS & NETWORKING TIA’S STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT 12 ENGINEERING COMMITTEES GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT AREAS Pg 5 FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES Private Radio Equipment & Cell Towers Data Terminals Satellites Telephone Terminal Equipment Due Process Accessibility Video & VoIP Consensus Structured Cabling Driven Data Centers Balanced Mobile Device Communications Multimedia Multicast, Open Vehicular Telematics, Smart Device Communications Accredited by American Smart Utility Mesh Networks 1992 National Standards Institute 26-27 September 2017

TIA Overview & Outlook OPERATING AREAS: POLICY, STANDARDS & NETWORKING KEY PROGRAMS IN PROGRESS TIA-222-H: (Tower Structure) Published TIA-942-B (Data Center) Published Pg 6 26-27 September 2017

TIA Overview & Outlook OPERATING AREAS: POLICY, STANDARDS & NETWORKING TIA NOW – The Innovation Xchange UPCOMING WOKSHOPS Smart Communities and Transportation Workshop: Building a Comprehensive, Ubiquitous Connected Environment Virtualization: Impacts on Performance Assurance and Business Models Optimizing Data Center Performance Get Amped! Wireline Phones’ New Verification Seals Smart Communities and Autonomous Vehicles Pg 7 26-27 September 2017

TIA Overview & Outlook ALWAYS EVOLVING: ORGANIZATION UPDATES Wes Johnston CEO Pg 8 Joined TIA in May 2017 Formerly an executive at a major system integrator Serves as chairman of the board of a major media service company 26-27 September 2017

TIA Overview & Outlook PRIORITIES: ORGANIZATION & INNOVATION Short-Term (through 2019) Infrastructure Development Edge Computing Smart Communities Transforming Broadband & Wireless Connectivity Pg 9 Deploying the Operating Next Gen Networks Internet of Things 26-27 September 2017

TIA Overview & Outlook PRIORITIES: ORGANIZATION & INNOVATION Macro & Long-Term Excellence Accelerate the introduction of new technologies Network Performance Partnership Solutions Connectivity Virtualization NFV, Open Source Network Management Internet of Things Operationalizing Quality, SON Network Security Sustainability Customer experience Pg 10 26-27 September 2017

Thank you For more information, please contact: Stephanie Montgomery Email address: [email protected] Affiliation Name: Tiaonline.org Pg 11 26-27 September 2017