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

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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