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

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
Cityscape Overview

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
data center

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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