25 Years of P25

25 years of P25 standards – creating the foundation for interoperable, digital, two-way wireless communications – is upon us, and interoperability for emergency responders has come a long way. So…

5 ICT Standards to Keep Your Eye On

As we move towards an interoperable global network, ICT standards become more integral to the success of industry stakeholders.

55 Years of Steel Antenna Towers

This year TIA is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the country’s first standard that provides guidance in the design of communications towers. John Erichsen, Principal Structural Engineer at EET and…

As The Network Turns: Telecom Trends That Defined 2017

What were some of the significant industry movements in 2017? What did we learn and how can we use that knowledge? Will legislation speed or slow the move toward 5G?…

ASSE AND TIA Announce Effort to Raise Awareness Around Important New Communication Tower Standards

Arlington, Va. (September 15, 2016) -The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) are launching a joint effort to raise awareness of new standards that…

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Cable Ready: New Leadership for TR-42

The TR-42 engineering committee of TIA develops and maintains voluntary standards for cabling infrastructure in user-owned buildings. That committee recently elected new leadership, including Henry Franc, Technology Solutions Architect at…

Cabling Installation and Maintenance Magazine Talks Structured Cabling

Patrick McLaughlin, Chief Editor of Cabling Installation and Maintenance Magazine, tells TIA NOW about the contributions to cabling standards like TR-42.

Cabling Systems Standards

TR-42, TIA’s Engineering Committee for Cabling Systems Standards remains active as Herb Congdon, Associate VP of Standards and Technology Development at TIA, tells us what to look forward to.

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Committees

TIA’s Standards division convenes communities of interest around nine engineering committees and is the administrator for a number of U.S. Technical Advisory Groups. These communities conduct the writing and maintenance…

Communications Towers: New Standards Coming Soon

Two separate standards have been developed to provide greater clarity to all vested stakeholders in construction planning and implementation for communications towers. TIA’s Vice President of Technology and Standards Stephanie…