Press Releases

TIA Expands Global Leadership with QuEST Forum India Conclave 2020

Arlington, VA (November 12, 2020) –– The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced the success of its QuEST Forum India Conclave 2020 virtual event and substantiates the global interest in collaboration through the information communications technology (ICT) initiatives led by TIA. The three-hour virtual seminar was held…

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TIA Announces New VP of Government Affairs, Melissa Newman

Arlington, VA (October 5, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced that Melissa Newman was hired to serve as the Vice President of Government Affairs. Newman brings extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, most recently serving as the VP of External…

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UL and the Telecommunications Industry Association Launch World’s First Smart Building Assessment and Rating

Northbrook, Ill. and Arlington, Va., September 29, 2020 – UL, a leading global safety science company, and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today launched the SPIRETM Smart Building Program, the world’s first-and-only, comprehensive and objective assessment and rating program for smart buildings. Created in…

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Recent Blogs

Delete, Delete, Delete: TIA’s Proposal to Modernize Legacy FCC Regulations

By Colin Andrews | April 17, 2025 | Comments Off on Delete, Delete, Delete: TIA’s Proposal to Modernize Legacy FCC Regulations

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) strongly supports Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr’s bold “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative to eliminate outdated regulations that limit innovation and progress. In response to this sweeping deregulatory effort, TIA has outlined key recommendations to modernize and streamline the FCC’s regulatory framework. This blog reviews those recommendations, which include…

A Closer Look at Class 4 Fault-Managed Power Systems in Smart Buildings

By TIA Staff | April 5, 2025 | Comments Off on A Closer Look at Class 4 Fault-Managed Power Systems in Smart Buildings

Authors: Authors: Gale Moericke (CRUX), Isaac Sachse (Belden), Miguelangel Ochoa (ITTERA) Introduction In our blog, “Enabling Smart Buildings Through Evolution in DC Power,” we looked at how innovative direct current (DC) power technologies are revolutionizing in-building power distribution. This blog delves more into Class 4 fault-managed Power (FMP) systems. FMP systems are a new way…

A Closer Look at Class 2 Power in Smart Buildings

By TIA Staff | April 5, 2025 | Comments Off on A Closer Look at Class 2 Power in Smart Buildings

Authors: Gale Moericke (CRUX), Isaac Sachse (Belden), Miguelangel Ochoa (ITTERA), Sekhar Kondepudi (Cisco) Introduction In our last blog, “Enabling Smart Buildings Through Evolution in DC Power,” we looked at how innovative direct current (DC) power technologies are revolutionizing in-building power distribution. This blog delves more into Class 2 power-limited circuits like Power over Ethernet (PoE)….

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