FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 15, 2009

The TIA's Fiber Optics LAN Section Hosts Free Webinar On June 23rd

40/100 Gb/s Ethernet over Multimode Fiber: Planning for Infrastructure Readiness

June 15, 2009, Arlington, Va: -- The TIA’s Fiber Optics LAN Section continues it’s free Webinar series with a presentation that will help you prepare for the future demands on your network. 40/100 Gb/s Ethernet over Multimode Fiber: Planning for Infrastructure Readiness will provide the answers to your questions as you prepare to run higher data rate applications. The topic will be presented by FOLS Vice Chair Alfred Flores, Product Manager at Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company on Tuesday, June 23rd from 11:00 a.m. to 12: 15 p.m. EDT.

Register for the Web conference at: http://www.fols.org/news/june_2009_webconf.cfm. Log-in information will be sent to you as soon as you register.

Participants in the Webinar will earn one BICSI Continuing Education Credit (CEC). Certificates will be emailed to registrants after the Webinar.

The Webconference will cover:

• The evolution of Ethernet
• The timeline for 40/100 Gb/s deployment
• Technology requirements
• Potential issues
• Cabling recommendations
• Adoptions considerations, and
• Your questions

About FOLS

The Fiber Optics LAN Section (FOLS) of TIA represents technology leaders committed to providing the most current, reliable, and vendor neutral information about fiber optics and related technologies for advancing new and better communications solutions. FOLS members are leading fiber cable, component and electronics companies including, Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company, CommScope, Corning, Draka Communications, Fluke Networks, OFS, Ortronics/Legrand, Panduit, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, and Tyco Electronics. Visit the FOLS at www.fols.org.

About TIA

Currently in its 84th year, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence and world-wide environmental regulatory compliance. Thousands of companies and individuals work through TIA to enhance the business environment for telecommunications, broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite, unified communications, emergency communications and the greening of technology. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit www.tiaonline.org for details.

TIA's Board of Directors includes senior-level executives from ACS, ADC, ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, ANDA Networks, ArrayComm, AttivaCorp, Avaya, Bechtel Communications, Inc., Cam Communications, Cisco Systems, Corning Incorporated, Ericsson, Inc., Graybar, Henkels & McCoy, Intel Corporation, LGE, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, OneChip Photonics Inc., OnSite Systems, Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Research In Motion, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation, Tellabs, Tyco Electronics, Ulticom, Inc., Westell Technologies, Inc. and Zebra Technologies Corporation. Advisors to the Board include FAL Associates, ILS Technology, Orca Systems and Telcordia Technologies.

TIA membership enhances the ability of companies to prepare for the future of communications. TIA brings people and businesses together by helping the industry overcome technical and political barriers to communications. Visit www.tiaonline.org for details.

 

 

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