Press Releases Archived
November 27, 2005
Web Conference on Data Center Design Now Available On Line
November 10, 2005
Free Web Conference on Data Center Design -- November 18th
October 28, 2005
FOLS Web Conference Presentation Posted on Web Site
October 28, 2005
Updated Standards Information Posted on FOLS Web Site
October 17, 2005
Learn How to Use FOLS Cost Model - Free Web Conference October 25th
June 3, 2005
FOLS Releases Updated Cost Model for Estimating LAN Infrastructure Costs
April 29, 2005
TIA FOLS Elects 2005 Officers
February 3, 2005
New White Papers Posted on Centralized Fiber Cabling
October 15, 2004
FOLS Members to Speak at KMI's 27th Annual Newport Conference
May 15, 2004
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Introduces Industry's First 10 Gigabit 50-Micron Fiber for Air-Blown Fiber System
February 23, 2004
TIA FOLS Elects New Officers
November 10, 2003
Free Web Conference Examines Fiber Vs. Copper Cost Model
October 29, 2003
All-Fiber Networks Now Less Expensive to Install than UTP Copper in Many LAN Scenarios
September 25, 2003
TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section Launches New Web Site
May 22, 2003
Fluke Networks and Pearson Technologies Join the TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section
May 7, 2003
TIA/EIA-785 Short Wavelength Fast Ethernet Standard Updated
April 25, 2003
FOLS Elects Officers to Execute Expanded Mission
February 6, 2003
TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section Expands Charter to Address Fiber Use in All Customer-Owned Networks
June 12, 2002
Interactive Cost Models Compare Installed First Costs of Copper and Fiber Cabling
May 20, 2002
New White Paper from TIA's Fiber Optics LAN Section Addresses Misconceptions About Fiber in Local Area Networks
March 21, 2002
Optek Technology, Inc. Joins the TIA's Fiber Optics LAN Section
March 13, 2002
John Struhar of OFS to Chair TIA's Fiber Optics LAN Section
October 15, 2001
Member Companies Assist In TIA's Evolution to 'E-Association'
June 25, 2001
Bob Pollock of Corning Cable Systems to Chair Fiber Optics LAN Section
June 11, 2001
ANSI/TIA/EIA-785 Approved New Standard Supports Short Wavelength (850 nm) Fast Ethernet
April 19, 2001
See the Light at 850 nm FOLS Sponsors 100BASE-SX Interoperability Demonstration at BICSI
May 26, 2000
3M's Dan Silver Chairs TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section
April 14, 2000
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3 is Ratified and Released - Revised Standard Supports the Deployment of Fiber in the Horizontal
April 30, 1999
Proposed Standard for 100BASE-SX Underway
February 23, 1999
Fiber Optics LAN Section of TIA Elects New Officers
December 1, 1998
Sage Research Announces The Decline Of Category 5 Cabling
October 19, 1998
Short Wavelength Fast Ethernet Alliance Demonstrates 100BASE-SX Draft Standard at NetWorld+Interop Booth #7374
April 20, 1998
Fiber Optics LAN Section Elects New Officers
January 18, 1998
Fiber Optics LAN Section Issues Free Fiber-to-the-Desk Suppliers Guide
September 30, 1997
Fiber Optics LAN Section Releases Free Directory of Research Reports
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.