Press Releases

• 2008


• Affiliate Membership Program Opens up Fiber Optics LAN Section to Broader Range of Companies
  (May 9, 2008)
  
  
• Casteel to Lead FOLS in 2008
  Feb 12, 2008)
  
  
  
  
• 2007
• FOLS Updates and Enhances Popular Premises Cost Model for Estimating LAN Infrastructure Costs
  (Feb 15, 2007)



• FOLS Elects 2007 Officers
  (Feb 6, 2007)

• 2006



• FOLS Hosts Free Web Conference: “Can Power over Ethernet be used with Fiber-based Architectures?”
  (Dec 10, 2006)



• FTTE Web Conference Now On-line
  (Nov 17, 2006)



• FOLS Hosts Free Web Conference on November 13th
  (Nov 6, 2006)



• June 2006 Standards Update Now Available
  (Jul 7, 2006)



• TIA FOLS Elects 2006 Officers
  (Mar 6, 2006)



• New Standards Update Now Available
  (Feb 9, 2006)

• 2005



• Web Conference on Data Center Design Now Available On Line
  (Nov 27, 2005)



• Free Web Conference on Data Center Design -- November 18th
  (Nov 10, 2005)



• FOLS Web Conference Presentation Posted on Web Site
  (Oct 28, 2005)



• Updated Standards Information Posted on FOLS Web Site
  (Oct 28, 2005)



• Learn How to Use FOLS Cost Model – Free Web Conference October 25th
  (Oct 17, 2005)



• FOLS Releases Updated Cost Model for Estimating LAN Infrastructure Costs
  (Jun 3, 2005)



• TIA FOLS Elects 2005 Officers
  (Apr 29, 2005)



• New White Papers Posted on Centralized Fiber Cabling
  (Feb 3, 2005)

• 2004



• FOLS Members to Speak at KMI's 27th Annual Newport Conference
  (Oct 15, 2004)



• Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Introduces Industry's First 10 Gigabit 50-Micron Fiber for Air-Blown Fiber System
  (May 15, 2004)



• TIA FOLS Elects New Officers
  (Feb 23, 2004)

• 2003



• Free Web Conference Examines Fiber Vs. Copper Cost Model
  (Nov 10, 2003)



• All-Fiber Networks Now Less Expensive to Install than UTP Copper in Many LAN Scenarios
  (Oct 29, 2003)



• TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section Launches New Web Site
  (Sep 25, 2003)



• Fluke Networks and Pearson Technologies Join the TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section
  (May 22, 2003)



• TIA/EIA-785 Short Wavelength Fast Ethernet Standard Updated
  (May 7, 2003)



• FOLS Elects Officers to Execute Expanded Mission
  (Apr 25, 2003)



• TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section Expands Charter to Address Fiber Use in All Customer-Owned Networks
  (Feb 6, 2003)

• 2002



• Interactive Cost Models Compare Installed First Costs of Copper and Fiber Cabling
  (June 12, 2002)



• New White Paper from TIA's Fiber Optics LAN Section Addresses Misconceptions About Fiber in Local Area Networks
  (May 20, 2002)



• Optek Technology, Inc. Joins the TIA's Fiber Optics LAN Section
  (March 21, 2002)



• John Struhar of OFS to Chair TIA's Fiber Optics LAN Section
  (March 13, 2002)

• Archive



• Member Companies Assist In TIA's Evolution to 'E-Association'
  (October 15, 2001)



• Bob Pollock of Corning Cable Systems to Chair Fiber Optics LAN Section
  (June 25, 2001)



• ANSI/TIA/EIA-785 Approved New Standard Supports Short Wavelength (850 nm) Fast Ethernet
  (June 11, 2001)



• See the Light at 850 nm FOLS Sponsors 100BASE-SX Interoperability Demonstration at BICSI
  (April 19, 2001)



• 3M's Dan Silver Chairs TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section
  (May 26, 2000)



• ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3 is Ratified and Released - Revised Standard Supports the Deployment of Fiber in the Horizontal
  (April 14, 2000)



• Proposed Standard for 100BASE-SX Underway
  (April 30, 1999)



• Fiber Optics LAN Section of TIA Elects New Officers
  (February 23, 1999)



• Sage Research Announces The Decline Of Category 5 Cabling
  (December 01, 1998)



• Short Wavelength Fast Ethernet Alliance Demonstrates 100BASE-SX Draft Standard at NetWorld+Interop Booth #7374
  (October 19, 1998)



• Fiber Optics LAN Section Elects New Officers
  (April 20, 1998)



• Fiber Optics LAN Section Issues Free Fiber-to-the-Desk Suppliers Guide
  (January 18, 1998)



• Fiber Optics LAN Section Releases Free Directory of Research Reports
  (September 30, 1997)

• FOA Offers New Guide to  Fiber Optic Network Design (May 20, 2008)
  
  
  
• FOA Creates New Certification For "Fiber Optic Network Design"
  (March 18, 2008)
  
  
  
• NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center Deploys FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber For Constellation Program’s Next Generation Spacecraft Launches  (May 14, 2008)
  
  
  
  
• Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Introduces FutureFlex Hybrid Fiber Bundles
  (Jun 20, 2007)




• Corning Announces Partial Reopening of its Concord, N.C., Optical Fiber Manufacturing Facility
  (Apr 25, 2007)



• New PANZONE© Wall Mount Cabinets Provide a Structurally Engineered Design With Innovative Cable Routing & Improved Thermal Routing
  (Jan 17, 2007)



• Berk-Tek and Ortronics/Legrand Introduce White Paper on Maintaining Proper Polarity for Modular Pre-terminated Fiber Systems
  (Jan 9, 2007)



• University of Phoenix Stadium (Home of the Arizona Cardinals) � The First NFL Facility to Deploy Sumitomo's FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber Technology
  (Nov 4, 2006)



• Corning Celebrates 40 Years in Wilmington
  (Oct 6, 2006)



• Berk-Tek and Ortronics/Legrand Launch Interactive Tool for Simplifying Calculation of Maximum Allowable Cable Plant Loss for 10 Gbps Fiber Optic Systems
  (Aug 24, 2006)



• Fiber Optic Installation Text For Installers And Students
  (Oct 17, 2005)



• Franklin & Marshall College Updates Fiber Infrastructure and Provides Future Capacity with ADC's TrueNet Structured Cabling Solutions
  (Apr 13, 2005)



• Corning Cable Systems Introduces OptiVisor™ 400 OTDR
  (Mar 30, 2005)



• Corning Cable Systems Reduces Cost and Complexity of Deploying Secure Networks
  (Mar 29, 2005)



• Corning Cable Systems Enhances its LANscape® Keyed MT-RJ Solution
  (Mar 29, 2005)



• Corning Delivers Annual Optical Fiber Briefing at OFC/NFOEC 2005
  (Mar 8, 2005)



• Corning's Wilmington, N.C., Optical Fiber Manufacturing Facility To Be Recognized as an Environmental Steward
  (Mar 2, 2005)



• Corning Introduces Newest InfiniCor® Multimode Fiber
  (Jan 21, 2005)



• OFS EXCEEDS INDUSTRY STANDARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF MULTIMODE FIBER
  (Nov 15, 2004)



• Tyco Electronics Introduces LC Version of the AMP NETCONNECT LightCrimp Plus Fiber Optic Connector
  (Aug 30, 2004)



• Ortronics Introduces OptiMo® LC Field-Installable Fiber Optic Connectors
  (Jun 1, 2004)



• CommScope completes Avaya ACS acquisition
  (Jan 31, 2004)



• Ortronics Appoints John Struhar as Director of Fiber Optic Structured Cabling Solutions
  (Dec 14, 2003)



• Berk-Tek Sets New Standard in 50 micron Cabling Technology
  (Sep 17, 2003)



• OPTEK Announces OPV300 Series of 2.5 Gbps VCSEL
  (Sep 4, 2003)



• New Connectors Complete Berk-Tek Fiber Optic System Offering
  (Jun 25, 2003)



• Washington Convention Center capitalizes on blown-fiber infrastructure
  (Apr 9, 2003)