Don’t dumb down smart tech

In taking the first step towards overturning his predecessors’ net neutrality rules, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai got what he expected — lots of complaints.
Drones in Telecom: Tower Operations to Benefit from Standardizing Emerging Tech

By: Sam McGuire (5×5 Technologies) and Robert McCoy (Crown Castle) Since its inception in 2018, the goal of the TIA Drones Ad Hoc Subcommittee (under TIA’s TR-14 Engineering Committee) has…
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Earth Day 2021: Restore Our Earth – Emerging technologies and innovative thinking

Since 1970, Earth Day has been recognized and celebrated by people and organizations around the world and it is also a day that means something unique and different to almost…
Enhancing Data Center Performance: The Importance of TIA-942 Certification

By: Scott Payton, Technical Director, GDCE Group MSc ISM, MIET, MASHRAE, CTDC, CTIA, CDCE, CDCS, CDCP, ATD, ATS, CDCAP In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, data centers (DCs) have become…
Establishing Trust: Foundational to Securing the ICT Supply Chain

By Colin Andrews and Patrick Lozada The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is leading the way on securing the global information communications technology (ICT) supply chain with the development of the…
Fierce Digital Divide Summit: TIA Fireside Chat with NTIA

Earlier this week at the Fierce Telecom Digital Divide Summit, TIA’s vice president of government affairs, Melissa Newman, connected with Russell Hanser, Director of Communications Policy Initiatives at NTIA, for…
Finding a Path for Bipartisan Net Neutrality Legislation

TIA has long supported principles that ISPs not block or throttle content, along with providing customers with transparency. We support enabling the free flow of information and commerce that drives our economy. We also support policies that encourage an innovation-friendly environment for entrepreneurs and engineers and that generate high-paying jobs.

Five Key Principles for a National Spectrum Strategy

TIA supports a new national strategy that encompasses federal, state & local, commercial, and private users of spectrum. It should also account for the manufacturers of communications technologies and platforms that support those users.
Five Reasons to Attend TIA QuEST Forum Trusted Network Summit 2022

As 2022 comes to an end, TIA QuEST Forum is holding its annual event virtually with a little more than half a day of anticipated sessions that include influential keynote…
Four Things to Know About Smart Building Systems Integration

By Bill Moten, Leading Edge Design Group The built environment’s complexity is increasing exponentially as evolving occupant demands continue to leave building owners and operators scrambling. At the same time,…
Heading into 2020 and Beyond

2020, a new year, a new decade, tremendous new opportunities…and risks. TIA is at the forefront of leading advances in new areas like smart buildings and critical 5G enablement programs…
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How SCS 9001 Operationalizes the Prague Proposals

By Mike Regan, Vice President of Business Performance, TIA Various trade and standards organizations as well as government agencies from around the world have been developing recommendations to help the…