Press Releases

TIA and AT&T will Again Co-Host Dallas Event in 2018

Arlington, Va. (June 7, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, announced today that, in 2018, it will again join with AT&T to host an event in Dallas, Texas. This will be the fourth year that TIA and AT&T have co-located conferences. The…

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TIA Names New CEO: Tech & Telecom Veteran Wes Johnston

Hiring is Part of Strategic Initiative to Align Organization with Industry Advancements Arlington, VA (June 5, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech networks, today announced that Wes Johnston has been named Chief Executive Officer. Johnston comes to TIA with more than 25 years of experience leading and…

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TIA Applauds FCC’s Vote to Roll-Back Burdensome Net Neutrality Regulations

Arlington, VA (May 18, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s vote to accept Chairman Ajit Pai’s Restoring Internet Freedom proposal to revise rules adopted in 2015 that regulate Internet Service Providers. Cinnamon Rogers, TIA Senior Vice President…

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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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