Press Releases

TIA Thanks FCC Chairman Wheeler for His Service

Arlington, VA (December 15, 2016) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), today thanked Chairman Tom Wheeler for his dedicated work at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and his service to the country. TIA interim CEO David Heard offered the following statement: “Tom Wheeler set an ambitious agenda at the FCC and proved to be a thoughtful…

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FCC’s Net Neutrality Vote Serves Consumers and Supports Innovation by Elevating Technologists over Bureaucrats

Arlington, Va. (December 14, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech connectivity networks, today applauded the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) approval of Chairman Ajit Pai’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” proposal. Cinnamon Rogers, TIA’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, issued the following statement: “Today’s vote paves the way…

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TIA will Partner with DCIA

Arlington, Va. (December 6, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech connectivity networks today announced an agreement to partner with the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA), a trade organization dedicated to connecting companies, content, and consumers to the cloud. Over the next several months, the…

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Recent Blogs

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…

ANSI/TIA-942 and DCE 9000: Understanding the Benefits and Difference

By TIA Staff | March 23, 2026 | Comments Off on ANSI/TIA-942 and DCE 9000: Understanding the Benefits and Difference

From streaming and cloud services to AI and enterprise applications, nearly every aspect of the modern digital economy depends on highly reliable data centers. As capacity scales rapidly and operating environments grow more demanding, infrastructure reliability, resilience, performance, and efficiency become mission‑critical priorities. Standardized approaches to data center design and to the quality of the infrastructure supply chain are…

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