Press Releases
TIA Applauds FCC Action to Protect USF Networks from Foreign Adversaries
Arlington, VA (November 22, 2019) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, issued the following statement regarding the November 22 vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect the security of Universal Service Fund (USF) networks. David Stehlin, TIA’s Chief Executive Officer, issued…
TIA Debuts New TIA Channel on TelecomTV
Arlington, VA (November 20, 2019) –– The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced the launch of the TIA Channel on TelecomTV, the first-ever online TV channel dedicated to the global ICT sector. “At a time of great technological change and opportunity, we’re excited to…
TIA Statement on Rep. Greg Walden’s Announced Retirement
Arlington, VA (October 28, 2019) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today issued the following statement thanking Representative Greg Walden, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, for his service. David Stehlin, TIA’s Chief Executive Officer, issued the following statement:…
Recent Blogs
Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and other compute-intensive workloads are imposing new demands on rapidly expanding data center infrastructure. Increasing power densities and more complex cooling architectures leave less tolerance for failure. Many existing standards address facility design or quality management for information and communications technology. However, none provides a lifecycle quality framework for suppliers…
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…
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…