Press Releases

TIA Publishes New Standard- TIA-102.BAKA-A-1

Arlington VA (December 16, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association, which develops standards for the information and communications technology industry, has released a new document, TIA-102.BAKA-A-1, Project 25 KMF to KMF Interface- Addendum 1. TIA-102.BAKA-A-1 – The creation of Addendum TIA-102.BAKA-A-1 KMF-to-KMF Interface Addendum 1 is to add a TLS 1.3 security solution. For more…

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TIA Congratulates FCC Chair Nominee and Looks Forward to Working Together to Drive Growth and Trust in the ICT Sector

Arlington, VA (November 18, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association — the trusted industry association for the connected world — today released a statement in response to President-elect Trump’s nomination for Brendan Carr as FCC Chairman. TIA CEO David Stehlin stated: “TIA extends its congratulations to Commissioner Brendan Carr on his nomination as chair of…

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TIA Sponsors U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day 2024

Arlington, VA (November 13, 2024) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world— is a proud sponsor of the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD). This annual event, co-chaired by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), recognizes and honors the many contributions of the…

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Recent Blogs

Why Data Center Infrastructure Needs Its Own Quality Standard

By Mike Regan | July 14, 2026 | Comments Off on Why Data Center Infrastructure Needs Its Own Quality Standard

Data center quality risk no longer stops at servers, switches, and software. As facilities scale, the risk extends into the power, cooling, and controls that keep operations online. Artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads increase power density, thermal complexity, and system interdependence, reducing tolerance for variation in infrastructure quality. This shift exposes a gap, as…

Understanding TIA-942: A Q&A with Tom McGarry

By TIA Staff | June 11, 2026 | Comments Off on Understanding TIA-942: A Q&A with Tom McGarry

Adapted from a podcast produced by the Telecommunications Industry Foundation (TIF). As data centers evolve rapidly, driven in large part by AI—industry standards play a critical role in ensuring reliability, scalability, and trust. In this Q&A, Michelle Kang, TIF Chair and newly appointed TIA Board Member, speaks with Tom McGarry, VP of Standards at the…

Why AI Infrastructure Needs More Than ISO: Reimagining Quality for the Data Center Era

By TIA Staff | June 2, 2026 | Comments Off on Why AI Infrastructure Needs More Than ISO: Reimagining Quality for the Data Center Era

The rapid expansion of AI is reshaping the data center industry at a pace few sectors have experienced. Demand for compute is accelerating, infrastructure is scaling rapidly, and expectations for uptime and performance continue to rise. In a recent webinar, TIA’s Mike Regan and Google’s Govind Ramu examined how this shift is exposing gaps in…

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