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…

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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…

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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…

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Recent Blogs

Keeping Structures Connected: Updated Standards for Telecom Cabling Including Popular New Field Terminatable Plugs

By David Bain | June 5, 2019 | Comments Off on Keeping Structures Connected: Updated Standards for Telecom Cabling Including Popular New Field Terminatable Plugs

Companies involved in testing field terminatable plugs will benefit from reviewing the summary of the methods defined in the latest ANSI/TIA-568.2-D standard

TIA Communications Tower Standard Celebrates 60 Years

By David Bain | April 29, 2019 | Comments Off on TIA Communications Tower Standard Celebrates 60 Years

TIA is proud to celebrate the 60th anniversary of providing guidance in the structural design and fabrication of communications towers with our engineering standard ANSI/TIA-222, Structural Steel Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Supporting Structures.

TIA Hosts Tower Climbing Facilities Working Group to Talk about Safety and Care

By Andy Kurtzman | April 26, 2019 | Comments Off on TIA Hosts Tower Climbing Facilities Working Group to Talk about Safety and Care

TIA and its Foundation are pleased to support communication and education for the Climbing Facilities industry uplifting the current standards as published.

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