Press Releases
TIA elects new officers and welcomes 2 new board members
Arlington, VA (January 21, 2026) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world, today announced the election of the following new officers of the organization’s Board of Directors: Bruce McClelland, President and CEO at Ribbon Communications as Board Chair. Bruce previously held the treasurer position. Annie Bogue, SVP and Chief Sales Officer at…
TIA Launches Data Center Quality Standard Initiative
Arlington, VA (October 8, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announces a new initiative to develop an infrastructure-focused Data Center Quality Standard aimed at advancing operational excellence, reliability, and sustainability in the rapidly expanding global data center market. Driven by the growth of AI, cloud computing, and digital services, demand for data centers is…
TIA to Establish Free-Space Optical Communications Standard; Attochron to Lead New Working Group
Arlington, VA (September 8, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today announced it will lead the establishment of U.S. standards for free-space optical communications (FSOC). This effort will be led by a sub-committee of the TR-45 – Mobile and Point-to-Point Communications Standards committee and be called the FSOC Working…
Recent Blogs
Author: Craig Culwell, Director, Market Development, Network Cable & Connectivity, CommScope Bridging the digital divide will continue to be a major theme as we head into 2023, and there is still a lot of work to be done. According to government data reported by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in 2021, over 10 million Americans…
There is an immense opportunity at hand to connect millions of American homes that today, remain underserved when it comes to reliable high-speed broadband. In an effort to address this issue and reduce the gap of those underserved, TIA—the trusted industry association for the connected world—will host the BEAD Success Summit on April 19 and…
Data Center Program Last quarter, TIA’s Data Center initiative included delivering keynote presentations and participating in multiple panels at various national and international events.. In October, we delivered a keynote presentation on “TIA-942: Global Trends” at the Tendencias Globales en Datacetner & Modelo Hibrido (Global Trends in Data Center and Hybrid Models) conference in Lima,…