Press Releases

ICT Spending Saw Big Gains in 2015; Future Growth will Slow as Leading Technologies Reach Maturity

*** TIA Annual Market Review & Forecast *** TIA Warns of Economic Disruption if Companies Face Increasingly Heavy Regulation During Time of Lower Growth Rates ARLINGTON, VA (June 7, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) today released its 20th annual ICT Market Review & Forecast (MR&F), the industry’s most comprehensive data review, analysis and…

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TIA Says FCC’s Record Refresh is a Key Step Toward Finalizing 5.9GHz Rules

TIA today applauded the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) unanimous vote to refresh the record regarding the 5.9GHz spectrum band. TIA CEO Scott Belcher issued the following statement: “The Commission is doing the right thing by seeking comments in order to refresh the record on developments related to 5.9 GHz band operations.  Unlicensed use of the…

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New USITC Report Underscores the Importance of Trans Pacific Partnership

Arlington, Va. (May 19, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today welcomed the release of the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) report highlighting how the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) would boost the U.S. economy. The benefits noted in the report include both GDP growth and…

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Recent Blogs

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…

ANSI/TIA-942 and DCE 9000: Understanding the Benefits and Difference

By TIA Staff | March 23, 2026 | Comments Off on ANSI/TIA-942 and DCE 9000: Understanding the Benefits and Difference

From streaming and cloud services to AI and enterprise applications, nearly every aspect of the modern digital economy depends on highly reliable data centers. As capacity scales rapidly and operating environments grow more demanding, infrastructure reliability, resilience, performance, and efficiency become mission‑critical priorities. Standardized approaches to data center design and to the quality of the infrastructure supply chain are…

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