Press Releases

TIA and Fierce Network Launch Broadband Nation to Address the Labor Shortage Gap and Help Bring High Speed Internet to Every Home in America

Arlington, VA and New York (April 16, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world, and Questex, a leading information and events company with a robust telecommunications portfolio including Fierce Network, today announced the launch of Broadband Nation – a new digital platform that is designed to help attract,…

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TIA Invites Leading Organizations to Join the Global Effort to Strengthen IoT Supply Chain Security

Arlington, VA (March 7, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world— today announced that its Supply Chain Security Working Group within the QuEST Forum community has issued an open call for global organizations to join the group to collaboratively work to enhance the TIA SCS 9001 standard to include Internet of Things (IoT)…

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Final Limited Waiver of Buy America Requirements for BEAD Program brings us one step closer to achieving Internet for All

Arlington, VA (February 23, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—released a statement on the Biden Administration’s announcement of a limited, waiver of Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements for NTIA’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. TIA issued the following statement from CEO David Stehlin: “TIA appreciates the work…

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Recent Blogs

Securing AI Data Centers with Integrated Standards

By Mike Regan | July 11, 2025 | Comments Off on Securing AI Data Centers with Integrated Standards

AI-driven workloads and compute-intensive applications are transforming legacy data center infrastructure. As operators shift from CPU-based x86 systems to GPU clusters and specialized accelerators, data center deployments are growing more complex. Meeting the power, cooling, and interconnection demands of high-performance applications requires efficient architecture and management, along with robust security controls. This article explores how…

Understanding the New BEAD Rules: What’s Changed in NTIA’s June 2025 Policy Notice

By TIA Staff | June 11, 2025 | Comments Off on Understanding the New BEAD Rules: What’s Changed in NTIA’s June 2025 Policy Notice

On June 11, 2025, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a new Policy Notice that restructures key elements of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The update supersedes several provisions of the original 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and further guidance given under the Biden Administration that will…

Securing Global Networks: TIA Testifies on Infrastructure Resilience and Supply Chain Trust

By TIA Staff | May 12, 2025 | Comments Off on Securing Global Networks: TIA Testifies on Infrastructure Resilience and Supply Chain Trust

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology recently held a hearing titled “Global Networks at Risk: Securing the Future of Telecommunications Infrastructure.” David Stehlin, CEO of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), testified alongside experts from the satellite, cybersecurity, and intelligence communities.  In his opening remarks, Stehlin emphasized TIA’s leadership in developing standards…

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