M2M leader Numerex plans to participate in various M2M standardization activities in TIA (News - Alert) 2011. At the event, Numerex, along with other TIA members, will be playing a key role in promoting the vital importance of standardization for the global M2M industry.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (News - Alert) (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry and promotes standards development, advocacy, tradeshows, business opportunities, market intelligence and world-wide environmental regulatory analysis. The US Telecommunications Industry Association's annual industry event, TIA, will take place at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, from 17th May to 20th May. As the fastest growing segment of telecommunication industry, M2M has been given considerable attention in all the TIA meets of the previous years.

This year, Dr. Jeffrey O. Smith, Chief Technical Officer of Numerex, will be chairing the first international meeting of the Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) M2M Standardization Task Force (MSTF) on May 18th. The meeting will be attended by M2M experts from all over the world to review and analyze global M2M trends and perspective. The initiative is aimed at fostering harmonization and compatibility of various standardization undertakings currently underway worldwide.

In the press release, Numerex (News - Alert) informed that Dr. Smith will also moderate a panel on M2M standardization in the 4:30 p.m. session of the M2M track at TIA 2011 on May 19th, and chair the TIA TR-50 engineering committee meeting on smart device communications.

The TR-50 subcommittee on requirements and architecture and the TR-50 Ad Hoc group on smart device security will also meet during TIA 2011, Numerex said.

“Numerex views M2M standards as critical catalysts of the market expansion that will rapidly generate economies of scale. We have been working actively with groups and forums around the world to speed up the arrival of M2M standards. TIA's vision regarding the direction of M2M parallels Numerex's. We have found in TIA an ally that understands the market dynamics and its requirements,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Numerex Stratton Nicolaides explained in a statement.

Earlier this month Numerex announced financial results for its first quarter which ending in March 31, 2011. The company reported 25 percent increase in its subscription to 1,224,000 during the first quarter of 2011, compared to 977,000 registered at the end of the first quarter of 2010.