Press Releases

TIA Congratulates NIST Director Nominee on Senate Confirmation

Arlington, VA (April 11, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world, today released a statement regarding the confirmation of Laurie Locascio as director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): “TIA congratulates Laurie Locascio on her Senate confirmation for NIST director. Ms. Locascio will bring the…

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TIA Congratulates Alan Estevez on Senate Confirmation

Arlington, VA (April 4, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world , today issued a statement regarding the confirmation of Alan Estevez as Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. “TIA congratulates Alan Estevez on his Senate confirmation to lead the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). BIS…

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TIA Publishes Addendum to Global Data Center Infrastructure Standard As 5G Network Buildouts Continue

Arlington, VA (March 08, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—has released an addendum to ANSI/TIA-942-B Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers, which is used globally to design, implement, and verify data center infrastructure. The addendum defines initial infrastructure requirements and design guidelines for edge data centers, also referred to as…

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Recent Blogs

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…

Trusted ICT Vendors: The Foundation for Secure AI and Global Connectivity

By Andrew Dolan | March 9, 2026 | Comments Off on Trusted ICT Vendors: The Foundation for Secure AI and Global Connectivity

As the global race to deploy artificial intelligence accelerates, the importance of trusted information and communications technology (ICT) vendors has never been clearer. Countries around the world are making long‑term decisions about the digital infrastructure on which their AI ambitions will rest, decisions that will shape economic growth, national security, and innovation for decades to…

Securing Converged Data Center Infrastructure Through Supply Chain Trust

By Mike Regan | February 23, 2026 | Comments Off on Securing Converged Data Center Infrastructure Through Supply Chain Trust

Most data centers no longer operate as standalone IT facilities. They are architected as tightly integrated systems, unifying IT and operational technologies through software-driven control and management layers. As critical infrastructure for national economies and public services, data center security requirements have expanded beyond perimeter defenses and runtime controls alone. Supply chain security is now…

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