International Data Center Day 2022 By Jacques Fluet, Data Center Program Director, TIA TIA recently released the Edge Data Center Addendum to the ANSI/TIA-942-B data center infrastructure standard. The Addendum defines requirements for newer…
More than 600 Global Data Centers Certified Under TIA-942 Standard, which Delivers Improved Performance and Efficiency Arlington, VA (Mar. 26, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world — today announced that approximately 100 global facilities have been certified under TIA’s latest revision to…
Mountain Connect This year’s conference brings together ISPs, hyperscalers, data center operators, utilities, investors, and policymakers to address this transition through four focused tracks: ISP Economics & Sustainability Networks, Operations & Compute…
Questex’s Broadband Nation Expo Expands with the Co-Located Data Center Excellence Summit to Scale the Infrastructure Behind the AI Economy NEW ORLEANS, June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Broadband Nation Expo today announces the launch of the co-located Data Center Excellence Summit, convening industry leaders to scale the infrastructure behind the AI…
Securing Converged Data Center Infrastructure Through Supply Chain Trust Most data centers no longer operate as standalone IT facilities. They are architected as tightly integrated systems, unifying IT and operational technologies through software-driven control and management layers. As critical…
The Importance of Correct Design and Management for Data Center Fire Safety Systems By: Barry Elliott, Director, Capitoline CEng MIET MCIBSE MBA BSc(Hons) DCE ATD The ANSI/TIA-942-B-2017 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers, recognizes the need for an adequate fire detection and suppression strategy…
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…
TIA Advances DCE 9000 Initiative to Strengthen Quality and Reliability Across Data Center Infrastructure Arlington, VA (February 25, 2026) – The Telecommunications Industry Association—the trusted industry association for the connected world—announced continued industry momentum behind the Data Center Excellence (DCE 9000) initiative, a collaborative effort…
TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers Stakeholders Invited to Contact TIA Regarding Participation. Arlington VA. (June 18, 2021) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.1 Engineering Committee on Premises Telecommunications Infrastructure has issued a call for…
TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers – Addendum 1 Edge Data Centers Interested Stakeholders are Invited to Contact TIA Regarding Participation. Arlington VA. (June 10, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.1 Engineering Committee on Premises Telecommunications Infrastructure has issued a…
TIA Launches Data Center Quality Standard Initiative Arlington, VA (October 8, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announces a new initiative to develop an infrastructure-focused Data Center Quality Standard aimed at advancing operational excellence, reliability, and…
