Events - Fiber Optics Tech Consortium

Smart Buildings, Smart Networks

by ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH | Dec 5, 2018

Smart buildings are the building blocks that will enable society’s digital transformation. This revolution will leverage data from myriad devices to bring new insights and enable new products and services. Around the globe, the smart buildings technology market will...

Field testing MPO/MTP connectors to support 100Gig and beyond

by ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH | Nov 13, 2018

This webinar, presented by Jim Davis of Fluke Networks, will start with a basic review of the need for cleaning fiber and the differences between singlemode and multimode fibers. It will then cover the inspection and cleaning of fibers, the loss length and reflectance...

Essential Testing for MPO Systems

by ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH | Nov 12, 2018

Working with cabling systems that feature multifiber push-on connectors (MPOs) is a new and potentially challenging endeavor for many technicians. That’s why understanding the importance of MPO connector cleanliness, polarity and continuity, as well as how to test...

Implementing Next-Gen PON Technologies over Existing Fiber Infrastructure

by TIAFOTC | Aug 9, 2018

This webinar, jointly hosted by the TIA Fiber Optics Tech Consortium and the Association for Passive Optical LANs, will discuss Passive Optical LAN (POL) technology, comparing POL and traditional Ethernet switching architectures, and reviewing the Telecommunications...

Evolving Standards for Designing & Testing MPO-based Systems

by tiac | May 9, 2018

As enterprise and data center networks migrate toward architectures that utilize multi-fiber connectivity such as MPO, standards bodies are releasing updates to incorporate these technologies into standardized structured cabling. This webinar provides an update on the...