Press Releases

Telecommunications Industry Association Issues Statement in Response to Executive Order from President Biden

Arlington, VA (July 09, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today issued a statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. “We are circling back to the same issues from a decade ago. This is disappointing given the levels of private investment made in…

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TIA Applauds Senate Passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act

Arlington, VA (June 08, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today congratulated the Senate on passing the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA). This bipartisan effort will help the United States continue its role as a world leader in information and communication technology innovation. “TIA favors critical investments in…

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TIA Announces Global Member Meeting Featuring Government and Industry Leaders

Arlington, VA (May 10, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—announced it will host its 2021 Global Member Meeting on June 22-23 and features leading speakers from government and industry who will discuss the information and communications technology (ICT) sector’s most critical issues and opportunities. Kicking off with opening remarks from…

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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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