New TIA Standard Will Improve Communications in Tower Planning and Construction

Arlington, VA (August 25, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high tech communications networks, will release a new standard to…
New Updates to Data Center Cabling Standard TIA-942

The TIA-942 data center cabling standard was recently updated with the release of 942-B, which includes a lot of important changes. John Jacobs, VP of Market Intelligence and Research at…
NIST Releases Cybersecurity and IoT Frameworks

Chris Greer, Senior Executive of Cyber Physical Systems at The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), tells TIA NOW how frameworks and common standards can enable applications in verticals…
Numbering Resources

Electronic Serial Numbers (ESN) An electronic serial number (ESN) is the unique identification number embedded or inscribed on the microchip in a wireless phone by the manufacturer. The ESN cannot…
Power Over Ethernet

A uniform infrastructure to deliver data and power to your end devices is what Power Over Ethernet provides. So how do you transition from the old technology to new innovations…
Securing The Fourth Utility: Physical Network Security

The next ANSI-TIA telecommunications physical network security standard is close to publication and is the result of over 3 years of collaborative development, amongst telecommunications standards developers and security experts.…
Security Bulletin TSB-4940 Published

Security Technical Bulletin TSB-4940, published on December 18th, lays out framework for industry on security measures.
Single Mode vs Multi-Mode Fiber

As we try to reach greater speeds and capacities in data center cabling designs, what are the pros and cons of SMF vs. MMF? Patrick Van Vickle, Senior Manager of…
Software Defined Networking with OpenFlow

The inventor of OpenFlow, an open standard for Network Virtualization, gives TIA NOW a breakdown of the functionality of SDN.
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TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization (SDO). 
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TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization (SDO). 
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Standards Education and Resources

Whether you’re a newcomer or long-standing TIA Engineering Committee participant, the following information addresses commonly asked questions related to TIA’s standards development process.