TIA Government Affairs Update – June 2022 TIA Government Affairs team has been very active throughout Q2, playing a leading role in shaping the broadband programs funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, particularly on convincing…
TIA Technology Programs Update – June 2022 Data Center Program We’re pleased to welcome Instor as a new Data Center Program participant! Instore is an industry leader in data center design, structured cabling, power infrastructure, and specialized…
The Foundation to go from Brownfield to Smart Starts with a LoRaWAN® Solution The following guest blog was written by: Bryan Witkowski, Co-founder of MachineQ, an enterprise IoT company within Comcast. The appeal of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for building and…
Buy America, Broadband Infrastructure, and Cookies By Patrick Lozada, Global Policy Director, TIA The big infrastructure bill known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law by President Biden in November…
The Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program: Congress Cannot Leave America’s Rural Providers Behind By Colin Andrews, Sr. Director of Government Affairs, TIA TIA has long maintained that to have a quality network, trust must be built into it, all the way down…
To Win 6G, America Needs a Tax Code That Supports R&D By Melissa Newman, VP of Government Affairs, TIA At TIA, we want the United States to lead the next generation of telecommunications technologies. However, short-sighted tax policies that are…
International Data Center Day 2022 By Jacques Fluet, Data Center Program Director, TIA TIA recently released the Edge Data Center Addendum to the ANSI/TIA-942-B data center infrastructure standard. The Addendum defines requirements for newer…
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…
Three-Factor Risk Assessment: An Example of SCS 9001 Measurable and Verifiable Criteria By Bob Bretall, Lead Consultant, Information Security/Business Continuity, the DESARA Group, Inc. The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is leading the way on ICT supply chain security with the release…
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…
SPE and Smart Buildings: A Smart Pairing By Mike Vermeer, Engineering Strategy Manager, Panduit The interconnectedness of our digital world is fascinating and requires constant evaluation to ensure buildings have the right tools and technology to…
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,…
