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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3M's Dan Silver Chairs TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section
Elizabeth Goldsmith
Goldsmith PR
(781) 259-8584
liz@goldsmithpr.com
Arlington, Va., May 26, 2000 -- The Fiber Optics LAN Section of the Telecommunications Industry Association has elected officers for 2000. Now starting its seventh year, the Fiber Optics LAN Section is dedicated to educating users about the benefits that glass optical fiber can bring to the horizontal cabling portion of Local Area Networks. The FOLS serves as a resource for users who would like to learn more about the benefits and application of this medium, providing technical information, resource directories, case histories and information on evolving standards. Information on the FOLS, along with technical, application and standards information can be found on our web site at www.fols.org.
The new officers are as follows:
- Section Chair: Dan Silver, 3M
- Section Vice Chair: Bob Pollock, Siecor
- Chair, Communications Subcommittee: Louise Bryant, Lucent Technologies
- Vice Chair, Communications Subcommittee: Julie Sheffer, Corning
- Chair, Membership Committee: John Struhar, Lucent Technologies
- Vice Chair, Membership Subcommittee: Bob Brocklehurst, Allied Teleysn International
- Chair, Standards Subcommittee: Herb Congdon, AMP/Tycoelectronics
- Vice Chair, Standards Subcommittee: Scott Stevens, CommScope
"I'm delighted to have the opportunity to chair the FOLS during such an exciting time for the industry," said Silver. "There are many factors converging now that are driving fiber into the horizontal and the FOLS offers end users important information about the benefits of deploying fiber in their networks."
Dan Silver, Marketing Manager at 3M/Volition, is a charter member of the FOLS. "The focus on bringing Gigabit speeds to the backbone, and ultimately to the workstation has made people look seriously at deploying multimode optical fiber into the horizontal," he said. "In addition, new technologies such as Vertical Cavity Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) and small form factor (SFF) connectors are helping to drive the first installed cost of fiber-based systems closer to those of copper."
Silver also credits the development of the draft 100BASE-SX standard and the growing popularity of centralized cabling (TSB-72) as focusing the market on fiber. "In the past, network managers were looking at fiber as an overlay, using topologies that were designed for copper media. Today, we have standards-sanctioned solutions that leverage the benefits of fiber to extend link distances and increase bandwidth."
To help network planners and end users in their decisions concerning transmission media, the FOLS regularly publishes information about glass optical fiber and its increasing use in the horizontal cabling portion of the LAN. Recent documents include a white paper, a directory of market research reports, a Fiber-to-the-Desk Suppliers Guide, profiles of end users, and a brochure that explains the benefits of deploying fiber in the horizontal.
The Fiber Optic LAN Section (FOLS) of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is a consortium of leading fiber optic cable, component and electronics manufacturers. The FOLS focuses on educating end users and influencers about the technical advantages and affordability that optical transmission brings to local area networks and fiber-to-the-desk applications. Member companies of the FOLS include 3M, AMP, Allied Telesyn, Berk-Tek, Belden Wire & Cable, CommScope Inc., Corning, LANCAST, Lucent Technologies, Siecor, The Siemon Company, SpecTran, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave and Transition Networks.
TIA is a full-service national trade organization with membership of 1000 large and small companies that provide communications and information technology products, materials, systems, distribution services and professional services in the United States and around the world. The association's member companies manufacture or supply virtually all of the products used in global communications networks. TIA represents the telecommunications industry with its subsidiary, the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association, in association with the Electronic Industries Alliance.
Note: The opinions expressed in this release are those of the Fiber Optics LAN Section of the Telecommunications Industry Association and are not necessarily those of the entire TIA membership.
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