Press Releases

TIA Joins Coalition in Calling on Presidential Candidates to Embrace a High-Tech Agenda

Arlington, Va. May 4, 2016 – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today joined with 12 other technology trade associations from around the country to announce their first-ever Technology Sector Presidential Platform to the presidential candidates. The letter outlines a specific high-tech agenda for the United…

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FCC’s Target of Freeing 126 MHz of Spectrum through Broadcast Auction is Important Development

Arlington VA. (April 29, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today commented on the Federal Communications Commission’s announcement that it has set a target of freeing 126 MHz of spectrum as part of its broadcast incentive auction. TIA CEO Scott Belcher issued…

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TIA Says Spectrum Challenge Prize Act Encourages Cutting-Edge and Innovative Ideas in Spectrum Technology

Applauds House Energy and Commerce Committee Passage of Nine Telecommunications Bills Arlington, Va. (April 28, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today applauded the House Energy and Commerce Committee for advancing nine telecommunications bills related to spectrum innovation and public safety, including H.R. 4190,…

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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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