Press Releases

Increasing IoT Value Through Open Standards to be Discussed in Upcoming oneM2M Webinar

Register today for the complimentary webinar which will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2018   Arlington, Va. (January 11, 2018) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks and a founding member of oneM2M, today announced a webinar that will address the importance of open standards in advancing Internet…

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TIA Announces Conference on Cabling and Networking Standards to be Held with Cabling Installation & Maintenance

Arlington, VA (December 21, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, and Cabling Installation & Maintenance (CI&M), the leading media outlet for professionals managing the cable and wireless systems that enable critical communications, are joining forces to present the Cabling & Networking Standards…

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Tax Bill Passage Caps Year of Policy Wins that will Advance High-Tech Connectivity, Jobs and U.S. Leadership

Arlington, Va. (December 20, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech connectivity networks, today applauded House and Senate approval of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, saying it is one of several key 2017 wins that will help advance broadband infrastructure, connectivity and jobs in…

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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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