Press Releases

Telecommunications Industry Association Congratulates Chris Inglis on Nomination as First National Cyber Director

Arlington, VA (April 12, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—released a statement to congratulate John. C. “Chris” Inglis on his nomination to be the first national cyber director. “On behalf of our members, TIA congratulates Chris Inglis on his nomination to be the United States’ first National Cyber Director,” said…

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Telecommunications Industry Association Congratulates Jen Easterly on Nomination for Director of CISA

Arlington, VA (April 12, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—released a statement to congratulate Jen Easterly on her nomination for Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). “TIA congratulates Jen Easterly on her nomination to be the next Director of CISA,” said CEO David Stehlin. “With an expected…

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ICT Coalition: Best Option to Secure the Global Connected Ecosystem is through Industry-led Standards

Arlington, VA (April 12, 2021) – A coalition of nine trade groups including the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, CTIA, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), NTCA, USTelecom and Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) today sent a letter to Homeland Security Department Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…

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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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