Press Releases
TIA Urges ICT Waivers for Buy American Provisions to Meet Broadband Connectivity Goals
Arlington, VA (January 31, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today shared support for the vital investments outlined in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), but cautioned that parts of the Buy American provisions could hamper creating a truly connected nation. TIA and a coalition of groups including CCA, CTIA,…
TIA’s QuEST Forum Releases Critical New Supply Chain Security Standard for Information and Communications Technology – SCS 9001
Arlington, VA (January 26, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today announced the release of the world’s first supply chain security standard, SCS 9001™, developed specifically for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. SCS 9001 is relevant for all ICT industry products, including software, hardware, and the services that…
Telecommunications Industry Association Congratulates Alan Davidson on Confirmation to Lead NTIA
Arlington, VA (January 11, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement about the confirmation of Alan Davidson as the new Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. “TIA congratulates Assistant Secretary Davidson on his appointment to head the National Telecommunications…
Recent Blogs
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…
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…
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…