Press Releases

TIA Supports Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s Re-Election to Lead ITU

Arlington, VA (June 27, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association – the trusted industry association for the connected world – released the following statement from TIA’s SVP Government Affairs, Melissa Newman: “TIA proudly endorses the re-election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin as Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Ms. Bogdan-Martin’s exemplary leadership has been instrumental in…

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TIA Congratulates Olivia Trusty on her confirmation as FCC Commissioner

Arlington, VA (June 17, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement in response to the senate confirmation for Olivia Trusty as FCC Commissioner. TIA CEO David Stehlin stated: “TIA congratulates Olivia Trusty on her confirmation as FCC Commissioner. We eagerly anticipate collaborating with Ms. Trusty to…

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Broadband Nation Launches Workforce Initiative to Upgrade Florida’s Communications Infrastructure

Tallahassee Florida (April 24, 2025) – Broadband Nation, in partnership with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and Fierce Network’s parent company Questex, is spearheading a major initiative to build the skilled workforce necessary to upgrade Florida’s communications infrastructure to ensure every Floridian has access to high-speed reliable internet. With the influx of government investments such…

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Recent Blogs

DCE 9000 Is Moving Fast Because the Industry Can’t Wait

By TIA Staff | September 19, 2026 | Comments Off on DCE 9000 Is Moving Fast Because the Industry Can’t Wait

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…

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…

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