TIA Launches Industry-Driven Telecommunications Network and Supply Chain Security Standards and Programs

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced a new initiative to build industry-driven telecommunications supply chain security standards and programs. "With the unprecedented connectivity that 5G promises, supply chain security has become the most critical global telecom issues of our time," said TIA CEO David Stehlin. "Industry-driven standards are the only way to build a trusted and secure global network, and TIA is uniquely poised to lead the way." TIA will convene public and private sector leaders at Mobile World Congress on February 26, including U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, Ambassador Robert L. Strayer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State, James Gowen, VP of Supply Chain Operations and Chief Sustainability Officer for Verizon, and Amit Dhingra, VP of Global Services Delivery for Nokia, for a discussion titled "The need for supply chain security in a 5G connected world."