The Telecommunications Industry Association TIA ADVANCING GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS

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The TelecommunicationsIndustryAssociation
(TIA)ADVANCING GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Telecom Standards and Innovation

• The Role of Information and Communications
  Technologies in Industrialization
• Panel on the Role of ICT Standards
• October 22, 2008
• Beijing Hilton Hotel
• Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
• Nick Fetchko
• Director
• International and Government Affairs
• nfetchko_at_tiaonline.org

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Presentation Overview

• TIA and its Standards Activities
• U.S. Standards Process
• International Standards Process
• Benefits of Voluntary Standards
• Technology Neutrality and Trade

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TIA at a Glance

• TIA represents the global information and
  communications technology (ICT) industry
• Standards
• Domestic and International Policy
• Market Intelligence
• SUPERCOMM Tradeshow (8-11 June, 2009)

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About TIA

• Accredited Standards Development Organization
  (SDO) by the American National Standards
  Institute (ANSI)
• Founding Partner and Secretariat for the Third
  Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2)
  developing next generation of cdma2000 wireless
  specifications (includes the Chinese
  Communications Standards Association)
• Sits on the International Telecommunication Union
  (ITU) TELECOM Board of Directors
• Hosts U.S.-Certified USA Pavilions at intl. trade
  fairs
• Founding organization of U.S Information
  Technology Office (USITO) in Beijing
• Secretariat for International Organization for
  Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 204 on
  Intelligent Transport Systems

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A World-Recognized Authority

• TIA represents the global information and
  communications technology (ICT) industry
• TIA efforts benefit thousands of companies and
  individuals
• 1,100 experts and industry leaders involved in
  committees
• 70 engineering committees formulate positions
  and prepare standards for industry and government
• 1,500 standards currently available
• Active participant in Global Standards
  Collaboration, an international initiative to
  exchange work programs and other information in a
  number of agreed high-interest technical areas
  with the goal of promoting global standards in
  areas of common interest.

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TIA Active Participant in Industry Governance

• Serves on American National Standards Institute
  (ANSI) Board of Directors and numerous committees
  and forums
• Serves on International Electrotechnical
  Commission (IEC) U.S. National Committee
  Council and Technical Management Committee
• Member of U.S. Electronic Component Certification
  Board (ECCB)
• Serves on Standards Engineering Society (SES)
  Board of Directors
• Serves on InterNational Committee for Information
  Technology Standards (INCITS) Executive Board
• Co-sponsor of Administrative Council for Terminal
  Attachments (ACTA)

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TIA Standards

• 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

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What is a standard?

• A technical standard is an established voluntary
  norm or requirement. It is usually a formal
  document that establishes uniform engineering or
  technical criteria, methods, processes and
  practices.
• In telecommunications, standards are generally
  developed to promote interoperability among
  competing technologies

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U.S. Standards Development Model

• Bottom up approach
• Voluntary
• Consensual
• Industry, Government and other stakeholder
  involvement
• Government mandates only if there is a clear
  public policy need (e.g. public safety, but even
  in this case there is collaboration with the
  private sector - TIAs Project 25)

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U.S. Standards Structure ANSI NIST

• American National Standards Institute (Est. 1918)
• Private, non-profit organization that administers
  and coordinates U.S. voluntary standardization
  and conformity assessment activities.
• Oversees the creation, promulgation and use of
  thousands of norms and guidelines that directly
  impact businesses in nearly every sector,
  including Telecommunications.
• Represents/coordinates U.S. interests in intl.
  standards bodies such as the ISO and IEC
• National Institute for Standards and Technology
  (Est. 1901)
• Responsible for coordinating USG standards policy
  - works closely with ANSI.

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International Standards Organizations

• National Standard Setting Bodies (e.g. ANSI)
• Accredits Standard Development Organizations
  (e.g. TIA)
• Regional Standard Setting Bodies
• Asia PASC
• Americas CITEL
• Europe ETSI
• Africa ARSO
• Middle East AIDMO
• Global
• International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
• International Organization for Standards (ISO)
• International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

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International StandardsOrganizations Cont.

• ITU, ISO and IEC comprised of numerous technical
  committees working on development of
  international standards.
• National Standard Setting Bodies of countries
  either directly, or through their accredited
  organizations, are represented at regional and/or
  global standard setting organizations.

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Benefits of Collaborative Approach to
Standards in Telecom Sector

• Technology neutral policies promote competition
  and innovation.
• BUT, Telecommunications technology generally
  cannot operate independently of a network.
• Participation in voluntary and consensus driven
  standards setting bodies ensures a voice for
  different technology innovators to both speak and
  be heard while promoting interoperability between
  technologies.

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TIA Standards Process

• Participating in TIA Standard Committees requires
  limited up front fee (to cover administrative
  expenses), full TIA membership is not required.
• Participation in TIA Standard Committees is open
  to global companies.
• International companies participate, including
  Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE.
• Decisions are consensus based.

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Treatment of Intellectual Property

• Respect and protection of Intellectual Property
  is critical to spurring innovation.
• Standard setting requires sharing of information
  on technologies in order to achieve common
  technical approach.
• Technology protected by IPR must be made
  available on a reasonable and non-discriminatory
  basis to those that incorporate the standard into
  a product.

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Trade Implications of Different Standard
Setting Approaches

• U.S. standards setting process is driven from the
  bottom up with multi-stakeholder involvement
  (industry and government).
• Where governments lead in industry standards
  development, market forces are minimized and
  distorted, hindering innovation.
• Standard policies unilaterally pursued by
  governments absent a multi-stakeholder voluntary
  standards setting process can also create
  significant barriers to trade.
• While WTO TBT provides flexibility for developing
  countries to enact policies that encourage
  indigenous innovation or for national security
  reasons, innovation not undertaken in cooperation
  with international standard setting processes can
  create barriers to trade.

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Principle of Technology Neutrality

• Market vs. government driven technology
  development
• Government should refrain from dictating one
  technology over another (e.g. CDMA vs. GSM)
• Although governments can claim to be technology
  neutral, licensing policies, national
  standards/specifications and certification and
  compliance policies/practices can act to
  discourage the use or introduction of other
  technologies

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Technology Neutrality in U.S. Bilateral
Trade Agreements

• Principal of Technology Neutrality included in
  Telecommunications chapters of U.S. bilateral
  trade agreements
• Ratified
• Australia, Bahrain, Chile, Singapore, Peru
• Pending
• Colombia, South Korea, Panama

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Thank You.

• Contact
• Nick Fetchko
• Director
• TIA International and Government Affairs
• nfetchko_at_tiaonline.org