Press Releases
TIA Statement on Doreen Bogdan-Martin Nomination for ITU General Secretary
Arlington, VA (February 2, 2022) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today issued the following statement. “TIA supports the historical nomination of Doreen Bogdan-Martin to serve as Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union,” said David Stehlin, CEO of TIA. “Her experience and forward-looking approach make her an ideal candidate to lead…
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…
Recent Blogs
Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and other compute-intensive workloads are imposing new demands on rapidly expanding data center infrastructure. Increasing power densities and more complex cooling architectures leave less tolerance for failure. Many existing standards address facility design or quality management for information and communications technology. However, none provides a lifecycle quality framework for suppliers…
Data center quality risk no longer stops at servers, switches, and software. As facilities scale, the risk extends into the power, cooling, and controls that keep operations online. Artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads increase power density, thermal complexity, and system interdependence, reducing tolerance for variation in infrastructure quality. This shift exposes a gap, as…
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…