FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 02, 2009

Casteel to Lead FOLS in 2009

Arlington, Va., March 2, 2009: The Fiber Optics LAN Section (FOLS) of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has elected its slate of officers for 2009. FOLS serves as an educational resource, providing information to users about the benefits of fiber in customer-owned networks. Visit FOLS at www.fols.org to access the organization’s newly updated, free cost model, or to read case histories, fiber FAQs and standards updates.

Rodney Casteel, Global Fiber Applications Manager, CommScope Enterprise Solutions Group, was elected as Section Chair for a second consecutive term. “FOLS is an organization dedicated to educating end users about the benefits of deploying fiber in customer owned, or premises, networks,” said Casteel. “There is continuous need and interest in the programs that we offer and the educational materials that our organization produces. Since FOLS comprises a consortium of companies, we are able to provide vendor neutral, technology based answers to common questions and concerns and are able to help users better understand the types of applications where fiber-based solutions are the right choice.”

In addition to Casteel the following other leaders in the fiber optic industry have been elected:

• Vice Chair: Alfred Flores, Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company;
• Communication Chairs: Alexandra Manning, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
• Membership Chair: John Kamino, OFS;
• Standards Chair, Herb Congdon, Tyco Electronics.

Now in its 16th year, FOLS was originally founded to provide information on the use of fiber in the backbone and horizontal portions of premises networks. In addition to serving as a resource for information about optical fiber technology, FOLS also offers a free Premises Cost Model that allows users to compare the installed first costs of different standards-approved architectures. More information on the use of fiber can be found on the FOLS Web site at www.fols.org.

 

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