The Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC; ) is a

standardization Standardization (American English) or standardisation (British English) is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organiza ...

organization established in 1985 and authorized by Japan's

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications The is a Cabinet (government), cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Centr ...

to conduct research and to develop and promote standards for

telecommunications Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...

in Japan. The TTC is a founding partner organization of the

Global Standards Collaboration The Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) started life as The Inter-regional Telecommunications Standards conference (ITSC) in 1990. This was an initiative of the T1 Committee of the United States who invited the other founding partner organizations ...

initiative and an organizational partner of the

3rd Generation Partnership Project The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is an umbrella term for a number of standards organizations which develop protocols for mobile telecommunications. Its best known work is the development and maintenance of: * GSM and related 2G and ...

(3GPP).

External links

*http://www.ttc.or.jp/e/index.html Telecommunication Technology Committee website Telecommunications in Japan Scientific organizations established in 1985 1985 establishments in Japan {{Japan-org-stub