Press Releases

TIA Hires Experienced Tech PR Leader Ashley Simmons as Director of Communications

Arlington, Va. (March 29, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced it has added Ashley Simmons as Director of Communications. Simmons will direct TIA’s strategic communications efforts and manage the organization’s relationships with media and other stakeholders. “Ashley is an experienced…

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TIA Adds Nine Companies to its Membership of Communications Network Leaders

Arlington, Va. (March 21, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced the addition of nine new member companies. These new member organizations represent the diversity and expertise of TIA’s membership, and include a worldwide industry leader in cabling and data center…

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TIA Files Comments in Support of NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Arlington, Va. (February 23, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today expressed support for the cybersecurity framework proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  In comments filed in response to NIST’s request for information on its Cybersecurity Framework, TIA said the Framework…

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Recent Blogs

ANSI/TIA-942 and DCE 9000: Understanding the Benefits and Difference

By TIA Staff | March 23, 2026 | Comments Off on ANSI/TIA-942 and DCE 9000: Understanding the Benefits and Difference

From streaming and cloud services to AI and enterprise applications, nearly every aspect of the modern digital economy depends on highly reliable data centers. As capacity scales rapidly and operating environments grow more demanding, infrastructure reliability, resilience, performance, and efficiency become mission‑critical priorities. Standardized approaches to data center design and to the quality of the infrastructure supply chain are…

Trusted ICT Vendors: The Foundation for Secure AI and Global Connectivity

By Andrew Dolan | March 9, 2026 | Comments Off on Trusted ICT Vendors: The Foundation for Secure AI and Global Connectivity

As the global race to deploy artificial intelligence accelerates, the importance of trusted information and communications technology (ICT) vendors has never been clearer. Countries around the world are making long‑term decisions about the digital infrastructure on which their AI ambitions will rest, decisions that will shape economic growth, national security, and innovation for decades to…

Securing Converged Data Center Infrastructure Through Supply Chain Trust

By Mike Regan | February 23, 2026 | Comments Off on Securing Converged Data Center Infrastructure Through Supply Chain Trust

Most data centers no longer operate as standalone IT facilities. They are architected as tightly integrated systems, unifying IT and operational technologies through software-driven control and management layers. As critical infrastructure for national economies and public services, data center security requirements have expanded beyond perimeter defenses and runtime controls alone. Supply chain security is now…

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