Press Releases

TIA Announces Webinar on Fiber-to-the-Home Broadband Networks for Connecting Rural America

Arlington, VA (May 24, 2023) – The Telecommunications Industry Association — the trusted industry association for the connected world — announced a new live webinar taking place on June 20, 2023 that will feature expert speakers who will present and discuss the various network architecture options for delivering fiber optic connectivity to the home for the BEAD…

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Telecommunications Industry Association Congratulates FCC Nominees and Looks Forward to Partnering on Critical Issues for ICT Industry

Arlington, VA (May 22, 2023) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement in response to President Biden’s nominations for Brendan Carr, Geoffrey Starks, and Anna Gomez as FCC Commissioners. TIA CEO David Stehlin released the following statement: “TIA congratulates Commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks for being re-nominated to serve…

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TIA Welcomes Release of the National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology

Arlington, VA (May 4, 2023) – The Telecommunications Industry Association — the trusted industry association for the connected world — released a statement noting the Biden Administration’s National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology. TIA issued the following statement from CEO David Stehlin: “Standards play a vital role in advancing new technology innovations and promoting…

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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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