Telecommunications Industry Association

• TIA is accredited by the American National Standards

Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization
(SDO). TIA's engineering committees create standards
and technical documents based on guidelines established
by the ANSI Essential Requirements.v
• Standards establish universal protocols that ensure the
compatibility and interoperability of technology that is
essential to daily life. Where components interact, there is
a flow from one component to the other, perhaps
information, electricity, water, fuel or something else
altogether. To achieve functionalities, components must
interact in pre-defined and known ways, even though they
may be designed and developed at different times by
different groups of people. Known interactions are
achieved through the use of standards.
• Standards make it possible to compare competing
products, while ensuring quality. What’s more, they
benefit public health, safety and the environment. When
you think about all that standards do, they are
indispensable for today’s society.
• TIA operates nine engineering committees that develop
guidelines for private radio equipment, cellular towers,
VOIP equipment, structured cabling, satellites, telephone
terminal equipment, accessibility, data centers, mobile
device communications, vehicular telematics, smart
device communications, and smart utility mesh networks.
More than 1,000 individuals - representing network
equipment manufacturers, service providers, government
entities, and end users - currently serve on TIA's
Engineering committees.
• To ensure that these standards become globally
established, TIA collaborates with the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).