Broadband for the Internet Age

SUPERnet is owned by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and jointly developed with the International Engineering Consortium (IEC)—two of the organizations responsible for bringing you SUPERCOMM, the premier annual communications and information technology exhibition and conference. SUPERnet's exclusive focus is on the challenges and opportunities of building the omnipresent, high-bandwidth communications and computing network of tomorrow—that is, of delivering "broadband for the Internet Age."

A TIA Industry Event
TIA is the leading trade association in the communications and information technology industry with proven strengths in market development, trade promotion, trade shows, domestic and international advocacy, standards development, and enabling e-business. Through its worldwide activities, the association facilitates business-development opportunities and a competitive market environment. TIA provides a market-focused forum for its more than 1,100 member companies that manufacture or supply the products and services used in global communications.

IEC Communications Forum @ SUPERnet
Designed for today's information-industry professionals, the IEC Communications Forums @ SUPERnet bring together leading technical and business experts from all sectors of the communications industry to discuss the industry's most pressing issues. The IEC provides extensive insights focused on the needs of today's worldwide Internet service providers (ISP), local-exchange carriers (LEC), global interexchange carriers (IXC), competitive local-exchange carriers (CLEC), cable communications operators, application service providers (ASP), and equipment and software vendors.

Obtain the specific solutions you are seeking by customizing your learning experience to your own professional goals. Your participation allows you to attend sessions and TecForums from a single forum in its entirety or to select a variety of sessions across multiple forums for an all-encompassing experience.

This year's event will include the following forums:

• Executive Forum
• Optical Networks Forum
• Broadband Access Forum
• Wireless Forum
• IP Networks Forum
• Business and Marketing Forum

The IEC Executive Forum
Tailored to the special information needs of senior decision makers, the IEC Executive Forum @ SUPERnet offers an unsurpassed opportunity for executives to discuss the financial opportunities, issues, and future directions of the industry. A series of executive workshops examine the communications environment, Wall Street views, innovative start-ups, venture-capital opportunities, and future technology directions.

Who Should Attend

SUPERnet is designed to serve industry professionals who are building leading-edge, broadband and enterprise networks. This includes network executives, engineering managers, marketing strategists, research and development directors, and business planners from the following types of organizations:

• Incumbent local-exchange carriers (ILEC)
• Interexchange carriers (IXC)
• Internet service providers (ISP)
• Enterprise companies
• Manufacturers and suppliers
• Integrated communications providers
• Competitive local-exchange carriers (CLEC)
• Bandwidth wholesalers and exchange clearinghouses
• Mobile and fixed wireless operators
• Cable companies
• Equipment suppliers
• Application service providers (ASP)