Press Releases

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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TIA Names Stephen Choy and Laura Coplon as Newest QuEST Forum Fellows

Arlington, VA (January 27, 2021) –– The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world, today announced Stephen Choy and Laura Coplon have been named TIA QuEST Forum Fellows. Stephen Choy of Infinera, brings 12 years of service to QuEST Forum, having served as Americas Region Co-Chair, Leadership Council Member, Conference…

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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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