Press Releases
TIA QuEST Forum to Present DCE 9000 Quality Standard Progress at Data Center World Webinar; Sub-Teams Accelerate Draft Development
Arlington, VA (April 29, 2026) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)—enabling the future of trusted digital infrastructure—today announced it will present development milestones, scope, and progress on the Data Center Excellence (DCE 9000) quality standard initiative at an upcoming Data Center World webinar. The initiative is advancing under TIA QuEST Forum’s formal, consensus-based development process…
TIA Advances AI Ready Data Centers with New ANSI/TIA 942 Addendum, Global Certification Leadership, and Expanded Industry Quality Initiative
Arlington, VA (March 24, 2026) – As artificial intelligence (AI) workloads drive unprecedented changes in data center design, performance, and operational risk, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) today announced a coordinated set of actions to help the industry meet AI‑era infrastructure requirements. These include the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence addendum to the ANSI/TIA‑942…
TIA Applauds FCC Draft Order Modernizing Network Discontinuance and Notice Rules
Arlington, VA (March 19, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world, applauds the Federal Communications Commission’s release of a draft Report and Order that, if adopted, would modernize outdated network discontinuance and notice requirements and better align Commission rules with today’s communications technologies. “By updating rules that…
Recent Blogs
Wrapping up Highly Informative BEAD Success Summit, TIA Receives High Marks from Attendees By David Stehlin, CEO, TIA I had the great privilege of kicking off TIA’s first annual BEAD Success Summit, which was held in Arlington, Virginia April 19 and 20. Members of my team worked closely with TIA’s State Advisory Council to…
By Geoff Burke, Senior Vice President of Product Marketing & Government Affairs, DZS; and Willie Marx, Key Account, Utility Cooperative and Government Affairs Manager, DZS The Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment or BEAD Program is the largest broadband-focused government funding initiative in our industry’s history, and will make a huge impact in bridging the…
Happy International Data Center Day from TIA! On this day, it is important to reflect on how data center infrastructure standards are helping drive improvements for the reliability, security, and scalability of our digital life. Without standardization, data centers may not sufficiently meet industry best practices, resulting in increased risk for downtime, cybersecurity threats,…