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Industry standards bodies are defining and constantly updating technologies, services and protocols that will control the future telecommunications networks. Telcordia (News - Alert), a worldwide leader in the development of IP, wireline, and mobile telecommunications software and services, declared the progression of the Telcordia Standards Knowledgebase, a web-based subscription service that provides current, wide-ranging information and specialist analysis on current developments with global industry standards bodies, to keep abreast of the contemporary national and international standards developments.

In a release, the President of Advanced Technology Solutions (News - Alert), Telcordia, Brent Greene said that "With so many standards bodies, some working cooperatively on similar projects while others seem to work at cross-purposes, it can be difficult to keep up. To outmaneuver competitors and emerge as leading players in next-generation telecom, companies need an early understanding of the direction and ramifications of proposed industry standards to proactively help shape them and influence their product/service designs to achieve future business goals."

Telcordia Standards Knowledgebase offers unbiased  information and analysis on practically all of the world's foremost telecom standards forums, inclusive of  3GPP, ATIS-sponsored groups, IEEE (News - Alert) 802, IETF, ITU--T Study Groups, OIF, TM Forum, and also up and coming standards bodies such as Femto Forum, NGMN Alliance. Furthermore, Telcordia provides layered consulting services with access to expert consultation for queries on reports, support and supervision on the industry standards, briefings on significant issues in telecom standards etc. The worth of the Telcordia Standards Knowledgebase, according to Greene, rises from the company's core proficiency in Next Generation Network (NGN) signaling, IPTV, VoIP, network management and optical transmission and networking. Add to these its expertise in Internet and IP technologies, wireless systems, testing and interoperability, numbering and routing, , emergency services, security and critical infrastructure protection (CIP), number portability, reliability, and performance and its value only doubles.

Brent Greene further said that "With more than 25 years of experience as a leader in the development of telecom technologies and standards worldwide, and active membership in more than two dozen major U.S. and international standards bodies, Telcordia is uniquely qualified to offer truly actionable and independent analysis on current and future network technology."