Press Releases

Telecommunications Industry Association Congratulates Ambassador Tai on Confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative

Arlington, VA (March 17, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—released a statement to congratulate Ambassador Katherine Tai on her confirmation as United States Trade Representative. “TIA congratulates Ambassador Tai on her recent confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative,” said CEO David Stehlin. “We are excited to work with her and her…

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TIA Releases Details on New Global Supply Chain Security Standard, SCS 9001

Arlington, VA (March 15, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today published a new white paper on SCS 9001, the first process-based supply chain security standard for the information communications technology (ICT) industry. With sophisticated supply chain cyberattacks on the rise, SCS 9001 is on an accelerated schedule to address the…

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Telecommunications Industry Association Applauds Supply Chain Executive Order, Urges Technology-Neutral Chip Review

Arlington, VA (February 24, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—released a statement on President Biden’s supply chain executive order. “TIA thanks President Biden for taking swift action to secure America’s critical supply chains. Resilient and trusted telecommunications networks are key to securing our nation’s —and ultimately the world’s — ICT…

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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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