Telecommunications Industry Therapy

What is the Telecommunications Industry Association, TIA all about? Dave Stehlin, CEO of TIA, joins our show to talk about who TIA is as an organization and current initiatives they are focused on. He also discusses the upcoming Broadband Nation Expo in Washington, DC. 

Justin Kline, Author of the TIF White Paper "Stability and Performance Criteria for Foundations", joins the show to talk about performance-based design, how it has historically been used and how it can be applied to telecommunication tower foundations in certain situations for the benefit of many stakeholders.

What does the term 'reliability' mean as it relates to Telecommunications infrastructure, how does the reliability of telecommunications structures differ from common building structures, and why is it important that the authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ) understand this? Chris Ply, Author of the TIF White Paper "Reliability of Telecommunications Structures", joins our show to talk about all of this and more!

Jim Hayes, President of The Fiber Optic Association joins to  provide clarification on what fiber optic networks are, who builds them, and what the FOA is doing to help train and grow the workforce. 

 John Wahba, PhD gives insight into what fatigue is, the various types of fatigue that exist in different communications structures, and what impacts will come with ANSI/TIA-222-I. 

Carl Macchietto, Vice President of Product and Management at Valmont Industries discusses the recent updates to TIA-222-I Fatigue and the considerations implemented when designing telecommunication structures for fatigue. 

Bryan MacLaren and Gary Lucas, Co-Chairs of TR-14's Ad Hoc Group for Rooftop Mounts, discuss recent updates to the Standard, their own history with TR-14, and what led them to take on their roles. The duo provides a brief update on the White Paper, what they are currently working on, and how you can get involved. 

Karmen Rajamani, Vice President of Government Affairs with WIA, joins our show to discuss hot topics that the WIA is currently focusing on and how WIA acts as a lobbyist to benefit our industry. She sheds light on common regulatory challenges we are still facing as an industry, and what we can all do to help ourselves. As one of the newest TIF Board Members, Karmen also discusses how this role will help uplift her work at WIA and how the two organizations will be working together. 

Tim House, Executive Vice President and COO of WIA, joins our show to provide an overview of WIA as an organization and also provides insight into recent regulation efforts. He also provides his thoughts on the diversification of wireless infrastructure, how the workforce is adapting, and how WIA is supporting workforce development. Also, don't miss Tim's sneak peak of the ConnectX show!

James Ruedlinger, Chair of TIA’s Committee for ANSI/TIA-322 & ANSI/ASSP A 10.48, joins our show to provide us a history of these standards and how they evolved from TIA-1019. He also discusses the recent updates to these standards, why the changes were made, and how the standards ultimately work together and should be utilized by those practicing construction in the telecommunications industry.