Smart Provisions: 5 Ways the COVID Relief Bill Boosts Smart Building Innovation

By Patrick Lozada, Global Policy Director at TIA In the post-pandemic era, the safety of tenants and workers will be a top priority for building owners and developers. While many…
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TR-14 Fall 2020 Virtual Committee Meeting Highlights

TIA’s TR-14 Engineering Committee for Structural Standards for Communication and Small Wind Turbine Support Structures held their first Virtual Committee Meeting for 2020 on September 23, 2020 and eleven Ad…
TR-42 October 2020 Virtual Committee Meeting Highlights

TIA’s TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Engineering Committee held their third and final committee meeting for 2020 the week of October 5 – 9, 2020. During the Opening Plenary, which took…
Americas Spectrum Management Conference: Industry Standards are Critical to Securing 5G

The transition to 5G can’t be done without industry standards that protect the whole ICT supply chain, FCC Commissioner Jeffrey Starks said at a Americas Spectrum Management Conference panel on…
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World Standards Day 2020

Every year on October 14, members of the IEC, ISO, ITU and other standards organizations celebrate global standards as a way of honoring and paying tribute to the collaborative efforts…
New TIA Smart Building Assessment Criteria Can Support Cities Planning Safe Return to Work

Governments and businesses across the country are learning everything they can about what a reintroduction into shared work spaces and common places might look like, especially for densely-occupied city buildings.…
TIA Policy Forum: Key Take-aways from Government Officials from the U.S, Germany and Japan

As 5G expands and matures, it will connect the people and technology like never before. Buildings, vehicles, and of course, phones, will connect over a new interoperable global network which…
My Experience as a TIA Government Affairs Summer Law Clerk

My name is John Bat, and I am a Telecommunications Industry Association’s (TIA) Summer Government Affairs Legal Clerk for 2020. I am a rising third-year law student at The Catholic…
My TIA Internship Exploring The Intersection of Drones & Telecom

In a time filled with the unknown, I, like others college students, searched for opportunities that will enlighten my workplace knowledge and give me a greater sense of purpose. I…
New IP Proposal to ITU-T Would Give Governments More Control Over the Internet – Here’s Why That is a Problem

  A new proposal could change the structure of the internet as we know it. That kind of statement might seem hyperbolic, but the steps we take today could reverberate…
TIA Hosts Second TR-42 Cabling Systems Committee Meeting of 2020

TIA’s CEO Dave Stehlin and TR-42 Leadership hosted an orientation webinar on June 1st to welcome guests and provide an overview of TIA and the TR-42 Committee. The TR-42 June…
Do You Have a Wireless Plan? A Strategic Question for Enterprises and Cities

This guest post is sponsored by T-Mobile. We are pleased to have T-Mobile as one of our Founding Sponsors for TIA’s Smart Buildings Program. Guest Post by Luke Lucas Senior…