ADVISORY/''Big Bang for the Buck: The Value of Communications Research''; TIA to Hold Press Conference at GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006

Chicago, Illinois, United States

GLOBALCOMM:


 

 What:   The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) will host

         "Big Bang for the Buck: The Value of Communications Research,"

         a press conference to discuss the need for federally funded

         basic research in communications.  This event, sponsored by

         TIA's Communications Research Division (CRD), also will

         examine how ICT basic research is currently funded in the

         United States compared to other nations; the importance of

         President Bush's American Competitiveness Initiative, which

         calls for increased basic research funding for the physical

         sciences and improvements in math and science education; and

         promising research areas that could provide industry

         innovations in the next decade if funding were prioritized.

 

         Communications research is the principal source of fundamental

         advances in the digital technologies powering vital U.S.

         defense and homeland security capabilities.  Yet, for fiscal

         year 2007, only 0.3 percent of the $137.2 billion in total

         federal research and development funding requested was

         budgeted for large-scale networking research and development,

         of which communications research is a part.  To remedy this

         troubling statistic, TIA is recommending that communications

         basic research funding be prioritized so that advances in

         strategic areas such as universal broadband, networking

         security and architectures, interoperable mobility, homeland

         security and nanotechnology can be accelerated.

 

 Who:    Matthew J. Flanigan, President, TIA; and technologists from

         seven global communications giants, specifically Frank Ou, VP

         of Engineering, ANDA Networks; Jake MacLeod, Principal VP and

         CTO, Bechtel Telecommunications; Madhu Singh, VP - Telecom

         Group, Global Consultants Inc.; Rod Alferness, Senior VP,

         Research, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies; Anil Kripalani,

         Senior VP, QUALCOMM; Adam Drobot, President & CTO, Advanced

         Technology Services, Telcordia Technologies; and Bill Noll,

         CTO and Senior VP, Engineering, Westell

 

 When:   Monday, June 5, 2006,

         2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Central Time)

 

 Where:  GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006, N427D (Level 4 in the South Building)

         McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.

 

 RSVP:   Please RSVP to Jennifer Mead, (703) 907-7723,

         jmead@tiaonline.org

About TIA

TIA is the leading trade association for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. As owner and producer of GLOBALCOMM(TM), TIA represents global ICT suppliers and their service provider and enterprise customers through its leadership in standards development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and facilitating member business opportunities. TIA represents the communications sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA). Visit us at http://www.tiaonline.org.

About the TIA Communications Research Division

The TIA Communications Research Division's (CRD) mission is to ensure that the U.S. communications sector continues to be a world leader in advanced research; provide expert advice to the government and to TIA on the status and impact of research and technology on the communications industry; and educate the public on the importance of communications research as a foundation for communications products and services. For more information about the CRD's priorities, see http://www.tiaonline.org/policy/committees/communications.cfm.

About GLOBALCOMM(TM)

GLOBALCOMM(TM) is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). The Next-Generation Communications Marketplace and Summit will take place June 4-8, 2006, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with exhibits open from Monday, June 5 through Wednesday, June 7. Visit www.globalcomm2006.com.

CONTACT: TIA Jennifer Mead 703-907-7723 jmead@tiaonline.org

CONTACT: TIA Jennifer Mead 703-907-7723 jmead@tiaonline.org , ,

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