Press Releases

TIA Statement on FCC Chairman’s Security Proposal

Responds to Chairman’s Pai’s announcement of proposal to address security concerns to U.S. communications networks and their supply chains Arlington, VA (March 26, 2018) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today in response to Chairman Pai’s statement on a proposal to help protect…

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TIA Applauds FCC Efforts to Speed Up the Deployment of Next-Generation Wireless Technologies

Arlington, VA (March 22, 2018) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission for taking further steps to speed up next-generation infrastructure deployment. Cinnamon Rogers, TIA’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs issued the following statement: “The FCC’s newly adopted…

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TIA Statement on the Administration’s Section 301 Investigation Report

Arlington, VA (March 22, 2018) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today responded to the release of the administration’s report on the Section 301 investigation. Cinnamon Rogers, TIA’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs issued the following statement: “TIA appreciates the sustained hard work of…

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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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