Press Releases

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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TIA QuEST Forum Announces Virtual ICT Summit

Arlington, VA (September 21, 2020) –– The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced the details for its ICT Summit 2020 virtual event. The event will feature four, 90-minute webinars featuring leading speakers from various companies and countries. The free-to-attend sessions from TIA’s QuEST Forum will offer attendees…

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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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