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

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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