Press Releases

TIA Welcomes U.S.-EU Trade Framework

Arlington, VA (August 21, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association – the trusted industry association for the connected world – released the following statement from TIA’s Patrick Lozada, Director, Global Policy: “TIA welcomes the release of additional details regarding the U.S.-EU Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The Framework takes valuable steps…

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TIA Congratulates Arielle Roth on her confirmation as the new leader of the NTIA

Arlington, VA (July 23, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement in response to Arielle Roth’s confirmation as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, heading up the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).   TIA’s CEO, Dave Stehlin stated: “The Telecommunications Industry Association…

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TIA is pleased to see the reaffirmation of FCC spectrum authority and the expansion of R&D incentives in the budget bill — critical outcomes that drive innovation and enhance connectivity

Arlington, VA (July 4, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)—the trusted industry association for the connected world—is pleased that the bill passed by congress includes critical provisions to strengthen U.S. leadership in communications technology and infrastructure. Specifically, TIA commends the bill for restoring the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) spectrum auction authority and for expanding R&D…

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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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