Press Releases

TIA Welcomes Adam Cassady’s Nomination as Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy

Arlington, VA (March 4, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world, today issued a statement welcoming President Trump’s nomination of Adam Cassady to serve as Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State. TIA’s SVP of Government Affairs, Melissa Newman stated:…

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TIA Advances DCE 9000 Initiative to Strengthen Quality and Reliability Across Data Center Infrastructure

Arlington, VA (February 25, 2026) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—announced continued industry momentum behind the Data Center Excellence (DCE 9000) initiative, a collaborative effort to establish the first quality management system standard specifically designed for modern data center physical infrastructure. Driven by rapid growth in artificial intelligence, cloud computing,…

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TIA Congratulates 2025 Star and QuEST Forum Award Winners

Arlington, VA (February 5, 2026) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world— proudly announces the recipients of its two annual awards programs: the TIA Star Awards and the TIA QuEST Forum Awards. These awards celebrate the most dedicated members whose leadership, expertise, and active engagement help advance the global ICT industry through TIA’s…

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Recent Blogs

Why the TIA BEAD Success Summit is Important for Our Industry

By TIA Staff | March 29, 2023 | Comments Off on Why the TIA BEAD Success Summit is Important for Our Industry

By Geoff Burke, Senior Vice President of Product Marketing & Government Affairs, DZS; and Willie Marx, Key Account, Utility Cooperative and Government Affairs Manager, DZS   The Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment or BEAD Program is the largest broadband-focused government funding initiative in our industry’s history, and will make a huge impact in bridging the…

Standards: The Key to Improving Data Center Resilience, Efficiency, and Sustainability

By Jacques Fluet | March 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Standards: The Key to Improving Data Center Resilience, Efficiency, and Sustainability

Happy International Data Center Day from TIA!   On this day, it is important to reflect on how data center infrastructure standards are helping drive improvements for the reliability, security, and scalability of our digital life. Without standardization, data centers may not sufficiently meet industry best practices, resulting in increased risk for downtime, cybersecurity threats,…

Bridging the Digital Divide with BEAD

By TIA Staff | March 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Bridging the Digital Divide with BEAD

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…

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