Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) is a standards organization that develops technical and operational standards and solutions for the ICT industry, headquartered in Washington, D.C. The organization is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).^[1] It is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP),^[2] a founding Partner of the oneM2M global initiative,^[3] a member of and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),^[4] as well as a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL).^[5]

ATIS has 150 member companies,^[6] including various telecommunications service providers, equipment manufacturers, and vendors.^[7] The organization encompasses numerous industry committees and fora, which discuss, evaluate, and author guidelines concerning such topics as 5G,^[8] cybersecurity, network reliability, technological interoperability, emergency services,^[9] billing,^[10] M2M,^[11] the all-IP transition,^[12] network functions virtualization,^[13] and device solutions.^[14]

 For more information, visit www.atis.org.

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