Press Releases
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…
TIA Welcomes U.S.-EU Trade Framework
Arlington, VA (August 21, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association – the trusted industry association for the connected world – released the following statement from TIA’s Patrick Lozada, Director, Global Policy: “TIA welcomes the release of additional details regarding the U.S.-EU Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The Framework takes valuable steps…
TIA Congratulates Arielle Roth on her confirmation as the new leader of the NTIA
Arlington, VA (July 23, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement in response to Arielle Roth’s confirmation as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, heading up the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). TIA’s CEO, Dave Stehlin stated: “The Telecommunications Industry Association…
Recent Blogs
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…
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…
Earlier this week at the Fierce Telecom Digital Divide Summit, TIA’s vice president of government affairs, Melissa Newman, connected with Russell Hanser, Director of Communications Policy Initiatives at NTIA, for a virtual fireside chat to discuss how the Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 will help NTIA address the digital divide across the US. The…