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Global Service Provider BT Joins
ATIS
Membership
in Telecom Association Continues Growth Beyond U.S./North America;
BT Group Technology Officer Mick Reeve joins ATIS Board of Directors
February 18,
2004, Washington, D.C. – ATIS
– the leader in communications and information technology
standards development – is pleased to welcome BT
– one of the world’s leading providers of telecommunications
services - as a member company. Representing BT on the ATIS Board
of Directors is Mick Reeve, Group Technology Officer. Mick
has held positions across a wide range of technology disciplines
throughout his 33-year career at BT, including optical cables
and transmission, switching, customer service and intelligent
networks. Among his accomplishments Mick was vice president
of architecture and design for the original Concert, the joint
venture between BT and MCI, and also led the technical team
advising BT’s joint ventures around the world. He now
leads networks and systems architecture for BT.
"Standards for the next generation networks are very important
for BT, and we are pleased to join ATIS in the focus it is bringing
to standards agreement," said Mick.
“As a global carrier, BT is a world leader and I’m
pleased to announce their membership,” said Susan M. Miller,
president and CEO of ATIS. “BT and other ATIS member companies
are successfully moving forward with plans to more effectively
coordinate efforts to produce technical and operational standards
that resolve the industry’s most pressing priorities.
BT represents a growing number of international communications
companies recognizing the significant work taking place at ATIS
to produce end-to-end solutions for networks and new services.”
BT’s principal activities include local, national and
international telecommunications services, higher-value broadband
and Internet products and services, and IT solutions. In the
UK, BT serves more than 20 million business and residential
customers with more than 29 million exchange lines, as well
as providing network services to other licensed operators. As
an international service provider, BT serves 10,000 customers
across Europe, The Americas and Asia Pacific.
About
ATIS
ATIS is a technical planning and standards development
organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting
technical and operations standards for the communications and
related information technologies industry worldwide using a
pragmatic, flexible and open approach. Over 1,200 participants
from more than 400 communications companies are active in ATIS’
21 industry committees, and its Incubator Solutions Program.
www.atis.org
About BT
BT is a leading provider of telecommunication services in Europe.
Its main services consist of local, national and international
telecommunication services, higher-value broadband and Internet
products and services, and IT solutions. BT is also an international
service provider and serves 10,000 customers across Europe,
The Americas and Asia Pacific. For more information visit www.bt.com.
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