Press Releases

Telecommunications Industry Association Applauds U.S. Senate for Passing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Arlington, VA (August 10, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement on the passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the Senate. “TIA applauds the Senate for passing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide critical funding for America’s infrastructure, including funds to build…

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TIA Applauds Introduction of the NIST for the Future Act

Arlington, VA (July 23, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today writes to state its support for the NIST for the Future Act. “TIA applauds the bipartisan work of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on the NIST for the Future Act. Through investments in new programs and reforms…

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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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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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