Press Releases

Broadband Nation Launches Workforce Initiative to Upgrade Florida’s Communications Infrastructure

Tallahassee Florida (April 24, 2025) – Broadband Nation, in partnership with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and Fierce Network’s parent company Questex, is spearheading a major initiative to build the skilled workforce necessary to upgrade Florida’s communications infrastructure to ensure every Floridian has access to high-speed reliable internet. With the influx of government investments such…

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Broadband Nation Expo Opens Call for Speakers and Announces 2025 Advisory Board

NEW YORK, April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Fierce Network today announces the Call for Speakers for Broadband Nation Expo 2025, the nation’s largest meeting ground for end-to-end broadband deployment and innovation. Now in its third year, the event is moving to Orlando, Florida, where it will take place November 17-19, 2025, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and technology…

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More than 600 Global Data Centers Certified Under TIA-942 Standard, which Delivers Improved Performance and Efficiency

Arlington, VA (Mar. 26, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world — today announced that approximately 100 global facilities have been certified under TIA’s latest revision to the Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers, ANSI/TIA-942 Revision C. Since its inception more than 600 data centers across 51 countries and 6 continents have…

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Recent Blogs

International Data Center Day 2022

By Jacques Fluet | March 23, 2022 | Comments Off on International Data Center Day 2022
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By Jacques Fluet, Data Center Program Director, TIA   TIA recently released the Edge Data Center Addendum to the ANSI/TIA-942-B data center infrastructure standard. The Addendum defines requirements for newer “edge” or “micro” data centers, which often come in prefabricated enclosures that are significantly smaller than the more traditional sprawling warehouses. The TIA-942-B-1 addendum is…

How SCS 9001 Operationalizes the Prague Proposals

By TIA Staff | March 2, 2022 | Comments Off on How SCS 9001 Operationalizes the Prague Proposals
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By Mike Regan, Vice President of Business Performance, TIA Various trade and standards organizations as well as government agencies from around the world have been developing recommendations to help the global response to rising threats to cybersecurity. For example, the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) developed their Criteria for Security and Trust in Telecommunications…

Three-Factor Risk Assessment: An Example of SCS 9001 Measurable and Verifiable Criteria

By TIA Staff | February 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Three-Factor Risk Assessment: An Example of SCS 9001 Measurable and Verifiable Criteria
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By Bob Bretall, Lead Consultant, Information Security/Business Continuity, the DESARA Group, Inc.   The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is leading the way on ICT supply chain security with the release of the global SCS 9001 standard that specifies verifiable and measurable criteria and uses a process-based quality management system (QMS) to bolster quality and transparency…

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