TIA to Hold Inaugural Telematics Standards Committee Meeting

August 7, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS

The committee will hold its first meeting August 16 at TIA headquarters.

The recent growth of telematics technology from automatic crash notification to timely transmission of traffic and safety information to location-based applications made available on the Internet created a need among manufacturers for improved standardization, according to TIA.

TIA's TR-48 Automotive Telematics Committee aims to reach consensus on communications interface standards for connecting vehicles and infrastructure from both networking and operations support system perspectives.

The committee could also provide a foundation for building an open and scalable telematics network to support national Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) initiatives and carrier-sponsored services.

The committee may also provide a platform for leveraging technical work and capabilities to support efforts in the U.S. and internationally with the following organizations:

• Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).
• The COMCARE Emergency Response Alliance.
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE).
• The National Emergency Number Association (NENA).
• The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
• The International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
• The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• Other global standard development organizations.

"After significant discussion over the past year between members of the [information and communications technology] ICT industry, companies participating in TIA's standards program have launched TR-48 to develop telematics standards that support automatic crash notification and vehicle safety communications while enabling essential equipment interoperability for communications from vehicles," said Anil Kripalani, chair of the TIA Technical Committee, which oversees all engineering committees.

"This new initiative will encourage bringing important telematics products and applications to market by providing technologists and manufacturers with the confidence of standardization," said Eric Schimmel, facilitator for Inaugural Meetings of TR-48.

Source: Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).