Press Releases

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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Telecommunications Industry Association Congratulates New Chair of U.S. Senate Subcommittee for Communications, Media, and Broadband

Arlington, VA (February 22, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement to congratulate U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján for his appointment as Chair of the Senate’s subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband. “TIA looks forward to working with Senator Luján on the important issues affecting manufacturing and the supply chain…

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TIA Promotes Colin Andrews to Senior Director of Government Affairs

Arlington, VA (February 09, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today announced Colin Andrews has been promoted to Senior Director of Government Affairs. As Senior Director of Government Affairs, Mr. Andrews will be responsible for advocacy strategy and engagement on Capitol Hill and leading TIA Government Affairs’ events and policy forums….

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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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