Closing the Homework Gap: How to Turn the E-Rate Program into a Game-Changer

February 16, 2021

As we approach the 1-year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic reaching a global proportion, it’s important to note that while many of us in the United States were largely able…

An Open Letter to TIA Members and Participants from CEO, Dave Stehlin

January 20, 2021

Dear TIA Members and Participants, Happy New Year and on behalf of TIA, we all hope that 2021 will bring each of you success and safety! 2020 was quite a…

Smart Provisions: 5 Ways the COVID Relief Bill Boosts Smart Building Innovation

January 20, 2021

By Patrick Lozada, Global Policy Director at TIA In the post-pandemic era, the safety of tenants and workers will be a top priority for building owners and developers. While many…

TR-14 Fall 2020 Virtual Committee Meeting Highlights

November 18, 2020
TR-14

TIA’s TR-14 Engineering Committee for Structural Standards for Communication and Small Wind Turbine Support Structures held their first Virtual Committee Meeting for 2020 on September 23, 2020 and eleven Ad…

TR-42 October 2020 Virtual Committee Meeting Highlights

November 5, 2020

TIA’s TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Engineering Committee held their third and final committee meeting for 2020 the week of October 5 – 9, 2020. During the Opening Plenary, which took…

Americas Spectrum Management Conference: Industry Standards are Critical to Securing 5G

October 21, 2020

The transition to 5G can’t be done without industry standards that protect the whole ICT supply chain, FCC Commissioner Jeffrey Starks said at a Americas Spectrum Management Conference panel on…

World Standards Day 2020

October 14, 2020
Global Standards

Every year on October 14, members of the IEC, ISO, ITU and other standards organizations celebrate global standards as a way of honoring and paying tribute to the collaborative efforts…

New TIA Smart Building Assessment Criteria Can Support Cities Planning Safe Return to Work

August 18, 2020

Governments and businesses across the country are learning everything they can about what a reintroduction into shared work spaces and common places might look like, especially for densely-occupied city buildings.…

TIA Policy Forum: Key Take-aways from Government Officials from the U.S, Germany and Japan

August 13, 2020

As 5G expands and matures, it will connect the people and technology like never before. Buildings, vehicles, and of course, phones, will connect over a new interoperable global network which…

My Experience as a TIA Government Affairs Summer Law Clerk

August 11, 2020

My name is John Bat, and I am a Telecommunications Industry Association’s (TIA) Summer Government Affairs Legal Clerk for 2020. I am a rising third-year law student at The Catholic…