Press Releases

TIA Congratulates FCC Nominee Olivia Trusty and eagerly anticipate her confirmation and the positive impact she will bring

Arlington, VA (January 17, 2025) – 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 Olivia Trusty as FCC Commissioner. TIA CEO David Stehlin stated: “TIA congratulates Olivia Trusty on her nomination by President-elect Trump as FCC Commissioner.  Ms. Trusty has extensive experience…

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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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Recent Blogs

DCE 9000 Is Moving Fast Because the Industry Can’t Wait

By TIA Staff | September 19, 2026 | Comments Off on DCE 9000 Is Moving Fast Because the Industry Can’t Wait

Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and other compute-intensive workloads are imposing new demands on rapidly expanding data center infrastructure. Increasing power densities and more complex cooling architectures leave less tolerance for failure. Many existing standards address facility design or quality management for information and communications technology. However, none provides a lifecycle quality framework for suppliers…

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…

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