TIA Announces Dates for 'TIA 2012: Inside the Network'

ARLINGTON, Va. --(Business Wire)--The Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA (News - Alert)) annual industry event will be held in Dallas again next year, June 5-7, 2012.

TIA 2012: Inside the Network will bring together manufacturers, supply chain, service providers and operators, continuing the conversation about how best to plan for the future of the network and keep capacity on pace with exploding demand for video, data, mobile and cloud services across broadband networks.

TIA's annual meeting provides its members, the builders and operators of the network, necessary platforms to develop innovative solutions and make strategic decisions for deploying new technologies.

"TIA's members are committed to advancing technology innovation that is driving the growth of the U.S. and global economies and creating jobs," said TIA President Grant Seiffert (News - Alert). "The annual event supports our members' needs through education, visionary perspectives and networking opportunities to grow their businesses."

To learn more about the keynotes and programming at this year's event, TIA 2011: Inside the Network, being held May 17-20 at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Dallas, go to http://www.tia2011.org.

About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, tradeshows, business opportunities, market intelligence and networking. Since 1924, TIA has been enhancing the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment and entertainment.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit tiaonline.org.

TIA's Board of Directors includes senior-level executives from ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert), ANDA Networks, AttivaCorp, Cisco Systems, Dow Chemical Company, Ericsson, Inc., GENBAND, Inc., Henkels & McCoy, Juniper Networks, ILS Technology, Intel Corporation, Intersect, Inc., LGE, Microsoft, Motorola (News - Alert), Nokia Siemens Networks, OneChip Photonics, Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation, Tellabs, TE Connectivity, Ulticom (News - Alert), Inc., Walker and Associates and WirefreeCom, Inc. Advisors to the Board include FAL Associates and Telcordia Technologies.