Founded in 2003 the Worldwide Telecommunications Studies Initiative (WTSI) at Cal Poly Pomona is a College of Business Administration and College of Engineering joint venture for high quality, applied interdisciplinary research and education in telecommunications, computer networking, and related fields of interest. WTSI addresses issues, problems, and solutions in these fields from a multidimensional perspective, emphasizing the cross-disciplinary viewpoints of electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, operations research, business administration, economics, and law. Focus areas include technology, management, policy, applications, and security. WTSI is supported by an international committee of industry, government, and university advisors and reviewers.