GLOBALCOMM Features Industry Working Together to Benefit Carriers, Enterprises and Customers; Interoperability in Action Portion of Exhibits Highlights Cooperation in Ethernet, Coax, Multimedia and Switching, Including Metro Ethernet Forum

Business Wire, May 25, 2006

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announced today that GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006 will feature a major section of the show floor dedicated to interoperability. Industry organizations are attempting to standardize their wares including ethernet, coax cabling, switching and multimedia and the Interoperability in Action section of the show floor will highlight those efforts. Specific organizations featured as part of the Interoperability in Action exhibit include the Metro Ethernet Forum, Multiservice Forum, IMS Forum, Multimedia over Coax Alliance, UNH-IOL, WiMAX Forum and TeleManagement Forum.

The Interoperability in Action features big corporations and small businesses from across the industry to demonstrate leading-edge technologies in action. By collaborating to create a dynamic, interoperable infrastructure that works better together, industry can push new technologies to market quicker, and with lower capital expenditures for carriers and enterprises.

"Interoperability in Action demonstrates that industry understands the needs of carriers, enterprises and ultimately consumers," said TIA President Matt Flanigan. "By working together, new technologies can be brought to market quicker, and with lower costs, benefiting everyone and increasing the use of new dynamic technologies. Attendees that visit Interoperability in Action will get a live sneak peak of some the most exciting communications technology available."

GLOBALCOMM(TM), the next-generation communications marketplace and summit, will be held June 4-8, 2006, at Chicago's McCormick Place, with exhibits open from Monday, June 5 through Wednesday, June 7. For TIA, GLOBALCOMM(TM) replaces SUPERCOMM(R) as TIA's annual industry event.

GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006 will feature more than 500 exhibitors, including 105 companies from outside the United States, using more than 197,000 net square feet of space, including exhibitor meeting rooms, TIA's Exploration Theatre and Telecom U., as well as 20,000 projected attendees, more than a dozen conferences, and free keynote addresses and panels.

GLOBALCOMM(TM) represents the premier business opportunity for the entire global communications and IT industry. More than 15 percent of attendees will be international, and the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is working with GLOBALCOMM(TM) to provide an international buyers program.

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 GLOBALCOMM(TM)

GLOBALCOMM(TM) represents the premier business opportunity for the entire global communications and IT industry. With more than 450 exhibitors and 20,000 participants expected from 100 countries, GLOBALCOMM(TM) -- the Next-Generation Communications Marketplace and Summit - debuts June 4-8, 2006, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA. GLOBALCOMM(TM) is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Visit http://www.globalcomm2006.com for more information.

SUPERCOMM(R) is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the United States Telecom Association (USTA). The final SUPERCOMM(R) was held in June 2005.