Press Releases

TIA Congratulates Jamieson Greer on Confirmation

Arlington, VA (February 26, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association – the trusted industry association for the connected world – released the following statement from TIA’s CEO Dave Stehlin: “TIA congratulates Jamieson Greer on his Senate confirmation to lead the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). We look forward to working with the Ambassador…

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TIA Congratulates Arielle Roth on her nomination as the new leader of the NTIA

Arlington, VA (February 4, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement in response to President Trump’s pick to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). TIA’s SVP of Government Affairs, Melissa Newman stated: “The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) extends its congratulations to Arielle Roth on…

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President Invokes Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

Arlington, VA (February 1, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today released a statement in response to President Trump’s tariff announcement. TIA SVP Government Affairs, Melissa Newman stated: “TIA supports the Trump Administration’s goals of stopping fentanyl smuggling and fostering a robust manufacturing economy in the United States by…

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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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