Press Releases

TIA Supports Smart City Bill Authored by Sen. Cantwell and Reps. DelBene and Luján

TIA expressed support for smart cities legislation introduced today by Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-WA), along with U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM). Cinnamon Rogers, TIA Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, commented: “As Congress considers the future of our nation’s infrastructure, it…

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TIA Calls on Senate to Swiftly Confirm FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Re-Nomination

ARLINGTON, VA (September 29, 2017) –  The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today urged the Senate to confirm the re-nomination of acting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai. TIA SVP, Government Affairs, Cinnamon Rogers commented: “We encourage the Senate to swiftly confirm FCC Chairman…

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TIA Supports Petitions to Overturn Title II Rules

Arlington, Va. (September 28, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today expressed support for the petitioners seeking to overturn the D.C. Circuit’s decision to uphold Title II reclassification for internet service providers. Cinnamon Rogers, TIA’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, commented: “TIA supports…

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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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