Press Releases

TIA Releases Study Examining Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on ICT Business Operations

Arlington, VA (September 30, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today published the results of an industry study that examined the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on organizational operations in the information communications technology (ICT) industry. A survey of industry executives from 114 organizations and 10 countries around the world…

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TIA Single Pair Ethernet Consortium to Collaborate with SPE System Alliance

Arlington, VA (September 27, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—announced its Single Pair Ethernet Consortium (SPEC) will partner with the Single Pair Ethernet System Alliance to educate the global market about the benefits that Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) technology will bring to different applications. Through this collaboration, the two associations hope…

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Comcast Joins TIA to Help Tackle ICT Challenges of the Future

Arlington, VA (September 27, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—welcomes Comcast as a new member, joining the association to help advance ICT innovation and advocate for a more secure, connected future. “TIA is proud to now have Comcast formally join as a Full Member and strengthen our efforts with their…

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Recent Blogs

Why Data Center Infrastructure Needs Its Own Quality Standard

By Mike Regan | July 14, 2026 | Comments Off on Why Data Center Infrastructure Needs Its Own Quality Standard

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…

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…

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