SUPERCOMM 2005 Free Comprehensive Education Program to Highlight Major Segments of Communications Industry

Business Wire, March 31, 2005

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Free Industry Update Sessions to Focus on Broadband, IP, Converged Wireless, Infrastructure Solutions and Enterprise Networks

Organizers of SUPERCOMM(R), the world's premier annual exhibition and conference for communications service providers and private network managers, today announced the event's Industry Update Sessions, which will allow attendees access to some of the most important topics in the communications industry.

Free to all registered SUPERCOMM attendees, exhibitors, press and analysts, the Industry Update Sessions at SUPERCOMM 2005 provide an opportunity for participants to explore key topics -- broadband, IP, converged wireless, infrastructure solutions and enterprise networks -- with groups of industry experts.

On Monday, attendees can hear from specialists on topics ranging from the current status, direction and economics of VoIP service and network migration, to the opportunities afforded by Wi-Fi and WiMAX, as well as supplier diversity. The June 6 Industry Update Sessions include: VoIP Networks & Services; Optics Advance to the Premises; Wi-Fi & WiMAX Opportunities & Directions; SIP: The Protocol for New Networks; View from the Top: A Decade of Success Charting the Future of Supplier Diversity; Enterprise Services & Network Solutions; Metro-Area Optical Networks Sweep the Scene; Mobile Multimedia: The Path Forward; MPLS: Your Network's Requirement; The Unique Value Proposition: A Case for Supplier Diversity in Telecommunications; DSL: High-Speed Multimedia; Ethernet Networks: The End-to-End Advantage; Fixed Wireless Broadband: The High-Speed Alternative; and Carrier Grade Linux: Accelerating Linux Deployment in Telecommunications.

The free sessions will continue on Thursday when participants gain insight on the near-term directions of high-speed multimedia applications; service architectures for the business future; and integration of voice, data and video services. The industry sessions planned for June 9 include: Internet: Steps to the Future; and Cable: The Triple Play Pacesetter.

The free Industry Update Sessions offered at SUPERCOMM 2005 are just one component of the educational programming offered at the exhibition and conference. To learn more about the Industry Update Sessions, visit http://www.supercomm2005.com/attendees/conferences/ind_update.cfm. To learn more about other conference programming at SUPERCOMM 2005, visit http://www.supercomm2005.com/attendees/conferences/.> SUPERCOMM 2005 will take place June 6-9 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

SUPERCOMM is managed by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Arlington, Va. and is owned jointly by TIA and the United States Telecom Association (USTA), Washington, DC. For more information about SUPERCOMM, please visit www.supercomm2005.com

SUPERCOMM(R) is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the United States Telecom Association (USTA).