Press Releases

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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TIA Congratulates Sixth Annual Global Sustainability Award Winners

Arlington, VA (January 27, 2021) –– The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world, announced the 2020 winners of its Annual TIA QuEST Forum Global Sustainability Awards, which recognizes select companies for their outstanding performance and innovation in sustainability practices. TIA QuEST Forum Sustainability Awards were given across six categories:…

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Telecommunications Industry Association Congratulates New FCC Acting Chair

Arlington, VA (January 21, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement about President Joe Biden’s decision to appoint Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting Chair of the Federal Communications Commission. “TIA congratulates Jessica Rosenworcel on becoming FCC Acting Chairwoman and looks forward to working on a number of important issues including…

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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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