GlobalComm 2006 Highlights Interoperability

Associate Editor,
Internet Telephony magazine

One of the premier events for the global telecommunications industry, GlobalComm is set to premier at Chicago’s McCormick Place June 4-8. Some 20,000 participants from across the globe will converge on the Windy City to get a first hand look at new and innovative productivity enhancing products and solutions from more than 450 exhibitors filling nearly 200,000 square feet. GlobalComm replaces SuperComm as the Telecommunications Industry Association’s (TIA’s) annual telecom supershow.

The facility includes not only the exhibit floor, but also exhibitor meeting rooms for added privacy and intimacy, TIA’s Exploration Theatre and Telecom U. Visitors are also invited to attend and more than a dozen conference sessions, free keynote addresses, and panels, all of which are geared towards educating attendees on industry developments and expectations, enabling them to make better, more informed business decisions.

A significant portion of the GlobalComm 2006 show floor will be dedicated to interoperability, a topic that is in the forefront of the minds of IT managers, service providers, developers, and end users everywhere, as industry organizations seek to standardize their wares including to ensure their compatibility with other products. Attendees can learn about interoperability efforts at the Interoperability in Action exhibit, which will include the Metro Ethernet Forum, Multiservice Forum, IMS Forum, Multimedia over Coax Alliance, UNH-IOL, WiMAX Forum and TeleManagement Forum.

“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.”

The Interoperability in Action features large corporations and small businesses from across the industry demonstrating leading-edge technologies. By collaborating to create a dynamic, interoperable infrastructure, the entire industry can push new technologies to market quicker — with lower capital expenditures.

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Erik Linask is Associate Editor of INTERNET TELEPHONY. Most recently, he was Managing Editor at Global Custodian, an international securities services publication. To see more of his articles, please visit Erik Linask’s columnist page.