Articles
The following articles have appeared in industry trade magazines.
2010
- Optical Solutions for the Collection Data Center, David Eckell, Corning Cable Systems. June, 2010. Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Convincing optical technicians to clean fiber endfaces, Harvey Stone, MicroCare, April 2010. Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
- The impact of emerging standards on LAN and SAN infrastructures, Kevin Komiega, Contributing Editor, Cabling Installation & Maintenance. March, 2010. Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
- Seeing the future of fiber in a health care facility, Jennifer Cline and Corning Cable System Staff, March 1, 2010. Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
- High density optical fiber in the data center, Martyn Easton and Angela Lambert, Corning Cable Systems, Feb. 1, 2010. Cabling installation & Maintenance.
- Self-contained data centers the right fit for some, Rick Barr, AFL, Jan., 2010. Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
2009
- Inspection a critical piece of fiber plant testing, Jim Hayes, FOA, Dec. 2009. Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
- Survey says: Data center network improvement activity on-going, CommScope, Nov. 2009. Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
- Cabling Cowboys Stadium: A Five-Star Facility, Texas Style, Patrick McLaughlin, editor-in-chief, Cabling Installation & Maintenance. Sept. 2009, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Blown Fiber Aids Hospital with Network Changes, Christopher Archer, RCDD, Brinjac Engineering. April 2009, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Multimode fiber rises to the challenge, Sharon Bois (Corning Optical Fiber), David Mazzarese (OFS), and Olaf Storaasli (Draka Communications), Jan. 2009, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
2008
- Draka Begins North American Production of Bend Insensitive Fiber, Staff, Dec. 2009, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Looking back and ahead at the cabling marketplace, Patrick McLaughlin, Dec. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Industrial Cabling Standard Approved for Publication, Patrick McLaughlin, Dec. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Optical fiber testing to the last nanometer, Charles Lohrmann, BICSI master instructor and chief financial officer at TSI Compass International Limited Inc, Nov. 2008,Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Airblown fiber helps launch a new era of space flight, Matt Vincent, Staff Writer, Oct. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Preparing for 100-GbE in the data center, Julie Cine, Corning Cable Systems, Oct. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Certifying multimode fiber for 100-Gbit/sec Ethernet, Rich Pimpinella and Gaston Tudury, Panduit, Oct. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Race against the clock for rock 'n' roll theme park, Tom Farthing, Integral Solutions Group, Oct. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- 568-C.0: The next generation of cabling standard, Staff written, Sept. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Structured cabling's role in data center, network efficiency, John Schmidt, ADC, Sept. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- The right tools for accurate fiber-optic testing, Jim Hayes, The FOA, Aug. 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Product Focus: Media Converters, Staff, July 2008, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
2007
- Making sense of 10- Gigabit systems , Herb Congdon (Tyco Electronics), Apr. 2007, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Fiber remains the choice for data center applications, Meghan Fuller, Apr. 2007, Lightwave Magazine
- Plug and Play Saves Time: Preconnected cable systems provide simplified vertical and horizontal management., Mike Fuller, Corning Cable Systems, Mar. 2007, Communications News
- The Super Bowl Challenge, , Mar. 2007, Communications News
- Advanced cabling system is biotech company's lifeblood , Todd Harpel, Mar. 2007, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Choosing the right fiber for premises applications , Tony Irujo, Feb. 2007, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- All Multimode Fiber is Not Created Equal, Robert Reid, Feb. 2007, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Picking & Choosing: Should my Network use Copper, Fiber or Wireless?, Jim Hayes, Feb. 2007, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Happy New Year: An update on the status of fiber optics, Jim Hayes, Jan. 2007, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Air blown fiber is an MVP at University of Phoenix Stadium, Meghan Fuller, Jan. 2007, Lightwave Magazine
- LAN Cabling's New Role, Carol Everett Oliver, Berk-Tek, Jan. 2007, Communications News
2006
- New Roles for Media Converters, Sergiu Rotenstein, MRV Communications, Dec. 2006, Communications News
- Future of Fiber Looks Bright, Jim Hayes, Sep. 2006, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Plan for Adequate LAN Growth, Beni Blell and Carol Everett Oliver, Jul. 2006, Communications News
- Planning Ahead, Jim Hayes, Jun. 2006, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- A Standards-Based Design in the Data Center, John Struhar, Jun. 2006, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Standards Bring Fiber Closer to the User, John Struhar, Apr. 2006, Lightwave Magazine
- Brushing up on Multimode Fiber, Betsy Ziobron, Feb. 2006, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Weighing MMF vs. SMF in premises applications , Meghan Fuller, Jan. 2006, Lightwave Magazine
2005
- Multimode Fiber and Premises Networks, Staff, Dec. 2005, Lightwave Magazine
- MMF Standards Satisfy High Speed Networks, Steve Swanson, Corning, Oct. 2005, Lightwave Magazine
- Measuring multimode-component attenuation , Paul Kolesar, Sep. 2005, Lightwave Magazine
- Fiber soon to overtake copper in LAN deployments, Frank Murawski, Aug. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- FOLS' new spreadsheet model compares copper/fiber LAN infrastructure costs , Brian Milligan, Aug. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- An optical-cabling infrastructure for data-center environments, David Hall, Corning Cable Systems, Jul. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Another look at zone cabling, Brett A. Swett, Panduit Zone Cabling and Wireless Solutions , Jul. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Switches Enable Fiber to the Desk, Doug Coleman and Trey Wafer, May. 2005, Communications News
- The Need for Speed, Sev Sadura, Transition Networks, May. 2005, Communications News
- Making Sense of 10-Gigabit Systems, Herb Congdon, Bob Zahr, and Brian Davis, Tyco Electronics, Apr. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Several Optical Waves Driving the Structured Cabling Market, Patrick McLaughlin, Apr. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Fiber will Lead Cabling Market's Renewed Growth, Frank Murawski, President FTM Consulting, Mar. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Communication System Requirements, Jim Hayes, Mar. 2005, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Fiber Outlook, 2005, Jim Hayes, Jan. 2005, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Coping With Abandonment: Business Strategies for Cable Removal, Brian Milligan, Senior Editor, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, Jan. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Pretium provides tip-to-tip system for LANs, data centers, Patrick McLaughlin, Editor, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, Jan. 2005, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
2004
- Optical fiber should have a standard connector, Jim Hayes, President Fiber Optic Association, Nov. 2004, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- For some security applications, fiber is the sensible choice, Patrick McLaughlin, Editor, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, Nov. 2004, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Long-range VCSELs take aim at putting zap into structured cabling, Brian Milligan, Senior Editor, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, Nov. 2004, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- FTTD: Bring the Future to Your Desk, Jennifer Leah Stong-Michas , Nov. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Selecting the right modules for gigabit, multi-gigabit networks, John George, OFS, Oct. 2004, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Laser-optimized multimode finally gains some traction, Stephen Hardy, Lightwave, Sep. 2004, Lightwave Magazine
- Evaluations show 'real world' transceiver performance over multimode fiber, Lisa Huff, Senior Project Engineer, Nexans, Sep. 2004, Lightwave Magazine
- Building a pathway to tomorrow's technology, Brian A. Young, Vice president for Information Technology, Creighton University, Sep. 2004, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Storage Area Networks Continue Strong Growth Pattern, Gary Cawley, Sep. 2004, BICSI NEWS
- Fiber Cabling Improves Throughput: Change in operating system and increase in data traffic spur choice over Category 5., 3M, Sep. 2004, Communications News
- Take Care in Installation, Jim Hayes, Aug. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Connector Types and Terminology , Jim Hayes, Jul. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Optical fiber: blown or conventional? Costs, and ease of installation and repair are determining factors, Kevin Barks, Kitco Fiber Optics , Jul. 2004, Communications News
- Active zone cabling products address space and cost concerns, Panduit Corp., Jul. 2004, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Are Epoxy/Polish Connectors Obsolete?, Jim Hayes, Jun. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- The Trouble with Mismatched Fibers, Jim Hayes, May. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Copper or Fiber - How to Choose?, John Struhar, Apr. 2004, BICSI NEWS
- Choosing a Loss Test Set, Jim Hayes, Apr. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Fiber Optic Standards, Jim Hayes, Mar. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Optical Fiber in the Data Center, David Hall, Corning Cable Systems, Feb. 2004, Communications News
- Blown fiber systems attract followers and critics, Betsy Ziobron, Feb. 2004, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Fiber Vs. Copper, Jim Hayes, Feb. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Fiber Optic Update, Jim Hayes, Feb. 2004, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Premises cabling decisions can increase network security, Andre Mouton, Benoit Chevarie, and Julie Roy, Jan. 2004, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
2003
- Cleaning practices needed for testing optical-fiber LANs, Craig Bowden and Chris Blair , Dec. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Horizontal Cabling Costs: Fiber Vs. UTP, Eric Pearson, John Struhar, Dec. 2003, Lightwave Magazine
- Quick Fiber Optic Terminations, Jim Hayes, Nov. 2003, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Why Isnt Fiber More Popular?, Jim Hayes, Oct. 2003, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- Media converters continue to extend budgets, networks, Brian Milligan, Oct. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Fiber-to-the-desktop: Fact or fiction?, Jukka Rissanen, IMC Networks, Sep. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- A cure for Bandwidth Bottlenecks, Carol Everett Oliver, Sep. 2003, Communications News
- Choosing the best media for fiber-in-the-horizontal, John George, OFS, Sep. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Contractors choose low-cost fiber network for Washington school district project, Brian Milligan, Sep. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Finding the ideal medium for video surveillance, Betsy Ziobron, Aug. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Extending Fiber's Reach, Jim Hayes, Jun. 2003, Electrical Contractor Magazine
- The old crystal ball proves partly cloudy, Patrick McLaughlin, Chief Editor, Mar. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- UTP copper, multimode optical-fiber evolving at the speed of life , Betsy Ziobron, Mar. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- TIA/EIA-785 Short Wavelength FE Standard Updated, John Struhar, OFS, Mar. 2003, Lightwave Magazine
- Media converters adapting to the need for speed , Betsy Ziobron, Jan. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Certifying high-speed fiber-based LANs, Bob Jensen, Fluke Networks, Jan. 2003, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
2002
- Managing Fiber Cabling, Steve Steinke, Dec. 2002, Network Magazine
- Today's 850 nm VCSEL Chips, Brian Harding, Jeff Campbell, & Gary Cawley, Optek Technology, Inc., Dec. 2002, Fiber Optic Product News
- SAN Evolution: Testing & Certifying Your SAN Solution, Brian Mason, Spirent Communications, Dec. 2002, Fiber Optic Product News
- FTTD: Barking Up the Wrong Tree?, Eric R. Pearson, Pearson Technologies, Dec. 2002, Fiber Optic Product News
- When Installing Fiber To The Desktop Makes Sense, Dave Cook, 3M/Volition Systems, Nov. 2002, Lightwave Magazine
- Industrial Ethernet Reaches the Outer Limits, Carol Everett Oliver, Nov. 2002, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Gigabit- and multigigabit-ready fibers promote building-cabling market growth, Frank Murawski, Oct. 2002, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Easing network upgrading with air-blown fiber, , Sep. 2002, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Media Converters Facilitate Horizontal Fiber Architectures, Joseph Coffey, ADC, Jul. 2002, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- TIA Group Confronts Optical-Fiber Myths, Brian Milligan, Jul. 2002, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Laser-optimized Multimode Fiber an Excellent Choice for 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Elizabeth Goldsmith, Goldsmith PR, Jun. 2002, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Horizontal Cabling Costs -- Fiber vs. Copper Calculations: In several scenarios, all-fiber networks provide both short- and long-term cost benefits, Eric Pearson, Pearson Technologies and John Struhar, OFS, May. 2002, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Fiber's Future Requires Clarifying Test Methods: Two tiers of fiber testing may soon help simplify specification for both designers and installers, Bob Jensen, Fluke Networks , Apr. 2002, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Breaking Fiber-to-the-desk Barriers: The industry's best kept secret may be a myriad of development activities behind fiber-to-the-desk, Carolyn Mathas, Apr. 2002, Lightwave Magazine
2001
- New Applications Capitalize on the Advantages of Fiber Optics, Herb Congdon, Tyco Electronics, Oct. 2001, Lightwave Magazine
- New Milestone for Network Managers, John Struhar, Lucent Technologies, Aug. 2001, Lightwave Magazine
- Optical Fiber Arrives at Many Types of Desktops, Bob Pollock, Corning Cable Systems, Jul. 2001, Communications News
- Media Converters Remove Hurdles to Horizontal Fiber Distribution, , Jun. 2001, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
- Fiber optics help to re-energize 90-year-old classrooms, Jerry Fireman, Mar. 2001, Fiber Optics Online
- Emerging technology: is fiber optic destined for the desktop?, Laurie Vickers, Jan. 2001, Network Magazine
Cost Model
Hierarchical Star, Centralized Cabling or Fiber-to-the-Telecom Enclosure -- which architecture is best for your installation?
Find out with the FOLS Cost Model.
This interactive cost model is a tool that helps you compare the installed first costs of several standards-compliant architectures using fiber and copper cabling. The Cost Model lets you input your own data to most accurately allow you to compare different media choices.