Press Releases

TIA Applauds Senate Confirmation of David Redl to Head NTIA

ARLINGTON, VA (November 8, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed David Redl as Administrator at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Cinnamon Rogers, TIA’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, commented: “TIA applauds…

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TIA Highlights the Increasingly Vital Role of Standards During the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day

TIA Employee and Member Company CEO are Honored by ANSI Arlington, VA (October 27, 2016) – As part of the U.S. celebration of World Standards Day, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today said that standards play an increasingly vital role in advancing technologies…

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TIA Announces Publication of TIA-222-H Standard for Antennas and the Supporting Structures for Antennas and Small Wind Turbines

Arlington, Va. (October 26,  2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-14 Communication and Small Wind Turbine Support Structures Committee today published Revision H of the ANSI/TIA-222 Structural Standard for Antenna Supporting Structures, Antennas and Small Wind Turbine Support Structures. TIA represents the companies that supply high-tech communications networks and is a global leader in developing industry standards across…

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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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