Major industry players are
gathering in what so called non-for-profit organizations and forums to
talk, plan and communicate among each other and external related firms
for the benefit of xDSL industry and normal technology users. They
really have the power of changing the course of this technology!
www.dslforum.org DSL Forum is a consortium of approximately
200 leading industry players covering telecommunications,
equipment, computing, networking and service provider
companies. DSL Forum was established in 1994, have
driven global standardization of ADSL, SHDSL, VDSL, ADSL2 plus,
and VDSL2 and more are still in process.
Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA) - A national trade organization
with more than 900 large and small companies which provide
communications and information technology products and
services.
American Alliance of Service Providers
- AASP is an association of Internet Service Providers and
other related companies offering web design and web hosting.
EuroISPA -
Consists of the largest Internet service providers in the
European Union. Seeks to protect user rights through the
establishment of an international code of conduct and active
government lobbying.