The world is becoming more software-driven and while it’s helping accelerate innovation, it’s also increasing risk. Service providers, equipment manufacturers and the various suppliers in the information communications technology (ICT) industry are seeing a sharp rise in breaches and attacks through the infiltration of downstream suppliers of software as well as hardware, and professional services. However, a new process-based standard, SCS 9001, is in development by the members of TIA with the goal of helping businesses lock these attackers out. Due for release later in 2021, this new process-based standard is poised help companies and better protect their internal operations and identify verified trusted suppliers (and their suppliers’ suppliers) for network solutions. By certifying their internal operations and verifying trusted suppliers and products and services, life will soon be much harder and success far more expensive for the suspected nation-states and crime syndicates behind these devastating attacks. In addition, the standard will include a collection of security performance measurements for aggregation of anonymous benchmark results to help drive continual industry improvement. Join us as we discuss why this new industry standard is especially critical for new 5G and IoT networks that are aiming to connect everything from our coffee makers…

With tariffs, inflation, and rising operating costs, there’s plenty you can’t control in 2025. But what about the money you’re losing that’s totally fixable? Invalid addresses. Missed rate-shopping. Failed deliveries. Clunky manual workflows. These hidden shipping leaks drain your budget more than you think—and most teams don’t even realize it. And in an industry where every penny counts, those losses add up fast. In this fast-paced session, shipping pro Lori Boyer uncovers the top money-wasters hiding in plain sight—and shows you exactly how to plug them. You’ll get practical strategies, real-life examples, and a peek at how AI is helping teams stop guessing and start saving.   What You’ll Learn: The top hidden shipping costs draining your margins (and how to find them) How to catch and fix failed deliveries, overpaying on rates, and bad address data Why your carrier mix could be costing you more than it’s saving you How AI is helping teams automate smarter decisions and eliminate guesswork