Press Releases
Forge’s Broadband Nation Expo Builds Major Momentum for 2026 Event, Nearly 100 Speakers and Growing Roster of Industry Sponsors
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The fourth annual Broadband Nation Expo, produced by Forge’s Fierce Network and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), is building major momentum for its 2026 event taking place November 18-20 in New Orleans. Nearly 100 speakers have been added to the agenda and leading companies across broadband and digital infrastructure will…
TIA’s DCE 9000 Initiative Builds Momentum with New Members, Expanded Collaboration, and Program Milestones
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 11, 2026 — The Telecommunications Industry Association—enabling the future of trusted digital infrastructure,—announced continued momentum for its Data Center Excellence (DCE) 9000 initiative with the addition of eighteen new member organizations, the launch of two critical program sub-teams, and the publication of additional resources. As demand for resilient, scalable, and high-performing digital infrastructure continues to…
TIA welcomes 5 new board members
Arlington, VA (June 19, 2026) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)– enabling the future of trusted digital infrastructure, welcomes 5 new member to the organization’s Board of Directors: John Bozzetto, Vice President of Structural Engineering, Vertical Bridge Michelle Kang, PE Discipline Leader, Telecommunications, Colliers Engineering & Design Scott Kisting, Executive Vice President, Proactive Telecommunications Solutions, LLC and Vice…
Recent Blogs
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…
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…