Webinars
FOTC webinars are hosted on TIA’s BrightTalk Platform. Most webinars are eligible to earn BICSI Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for two years from the initial broadcast.
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LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2025 Update
Join FOTC's Standards Chair, Cindy Montstream, for an update on important LAN Standards. Cindy will cover TIA standards, IEEE standards…Read more -
The Perpetual Perplexities of Optical Fiber Polarity
Optical Fiber Polarity is an essential design and implementation process necessary to ensure the proper functioning of all optical networks.…Read more -
Tales from the Field: The Top 5 Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
This presentation addresses some of the most common mistakes we see in the field and how to avoid them. Topics…Read more -
TIA-942-C Data Center Standard: What’s New?
The recent revision to ANSI/TIA-942-C addresses the evolving needs and challenges of modern data center infrastructure by incorporating new technologies…Read more -
LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2024 Update
Join FOTC Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for our annual standards update on June 27. This comprehensive session covers relevant IEEE…Read more -
Learn how to use the FOTC Standards Explorer
The FOTC's Standards Explorer Database is a great tool, designed to help designers with planning, consultants with understanding emerging technologies,…Read more -
Certifying high density data center fiber cabling to TIA-568.3E standards
Are you involved in installing data center fiber cabling? The FOTC and EXFO invite you to join us in exploring…Read more -
Prepping for a High Speed Upgrade
When planning to upgrade transmission speeds, data center network administrators must plan for far more than new hardware. In several…Read more -
Fiber Troubleshooting: Efficient methods for fault identification and repair
Today more than ever we depend on access to the internet in our day-to-day lives. Whether we are running a…Read more -
Choosing the Right Fiber Optic Solutions for Enterprise LAN Networks
Fiber optic cable, hardware and connectivity are now mainstay solutions for enterprise LAN networks, from the campus network, up the…Read more -
Fiber Optic Connector Inspection: Navigating the Latest IEC 61300-3-35 Standard Revision
Ensuring optimal network performance begins with understanding the fundamental aspects of fiber inspection and maintenance. Join our upcoming webinar, "Fiber…Read more -
Navigating Fiber Cabling Standards for Tier-1 Testing
This webinar will explain how to navigate the TIA-568.3-E standards for Tier-1 certification (optical loss measurement) and better understand the…Read more -
LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2023 Update
Join Fiber Optics Technology Consortium Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for an update on structured cabling standards. Topics covered include: Recently…Read more -
Next-gen VSSF Data Center Connectivity and Certification Testing
This webinar will discuss the market drivers that led to the emergence of VSFF (Very Small Form Factor) connectors in…Read more -
5 Best practices for MPO testing in data centers
While MPO connectors are gaining in popularity, they also come with their share of challenges. Especially in a data center…Read more -
Beyond Method, A, B & C: Managing Polarity and Gender in High-Speed Fiber Cabling Systems
Understanding fiber polarity and how to connect a system with absolute certainty is key to a successful installation. This webinar…Read more -
What’s new in the Data Center? Fiber Trends, Port Breakouts, Transceivers, Connectors and Testing.
Come to this webinar to get caught up on a year’s worth of activity in the fiber marketplace. What are…Read more -
Caring for the SPF+, QSFP, QSFP-DD, OSFP Optical Transceivers in your Network
Optical transceivers are a mission critical component for every optical network. The number of optical transceivers being used is growing…Read more -
Tipping Point Y23? Catalysts & Trends Impacting Network Evolution
Globally, data center networks are evolving rapidly to deliver capacity as quickly and efficiently as possible. With 400G, 800G and…Read more -
LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2022 Update
Join the FOTC's Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for an update on the latest ICT Standards. This webinar will take place…Read more -
December 8, 2021When to use an OTDR
An Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) is a device that tests the integrity of a fiber cable and is used…Read more -
December 14, 2021The Central Office Rearchitected as a Data Center (CORD)
In the midst of growth in edge computing driven by hyperscale entities, an important and emergent technology, CORD (Central Office…Read more -
Como los conectors influencian en la confiabilidad de una red de fibra óptica
Este webinar cubre la teoría básica de la transmisión de fibra óptica, las opciones de conectores, su inspección y mantenimiento.…Read more -
“Reuse or Replace? Will the Fiber I Have Installed Today Support My Applications Tomorrow?”
Join the FOTC at the Fall BICSI Conference on Monday, August 23 (1:00-4:30 p.m.) for a Masterclass. This practical seminar…Read more -
Garantice su Infraestructura física en fibra óptica de acuerdo al ANSI/TIA-568
Join the FOTC for our first webinar in Spanish! Garantice su Infraestructura física en fibra óptica de acuerdo al ANSI/TIA-568.…Read more -
LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2021 Update
Learn about the latest developments in ICT standards from FOTC Standards Chair, Cindy Montstream. Attendees will earn one BICSI Continuing…Read more -
The Growth of Hybrid Fiber Cable Applications in Enterprise Networks
Because of technical problems with the BrightTalk platform we are re-broadcasting this webinar on April 8th which will allow our…Read more -
Rethinking Edge Strategies in the COVID Environment
2020 was to be the year of Edge; the global pandemic has determined a shift in that outcome. COVID-19 has…Read more -
Industry Update, Optical Cable and Testing for Data Centers
With everything moving to be on-line and remote, the demands being placed on our data centers are larger than ever.…Read more -
The Future of Network Architecture: 400G and Beyond
While we are often invigorated by possibilities from the next level high speed application, we are challenged with the justification…Read more -
Don’t Let Contamination Destroy your Fiber Optic Connectors & Optical Transceivers
Proper fiber optic connector maintenance is critical to a successful fiber installation. This webinar takes a pragmatic look at how…Read more -
New Types of High Density and Dust Insensitive Fiber Optic Connectors
This webinar will address the new and emerging fiber optic connectivity trends and footprints coming onto the market this year.…Read more -
LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2020 Update
Join FOTC Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for LAN, Standards, News & Trends: 2020. During this webinar Cindy will review current…Read more -
Understanding Fiber Optic Cassettes
Understanding the role of fiber optic cassettes will become increasingly important as companies move toward 40G/100G, and managing the cable…Read more -
Best Practices in Enterprise Fiber Connectivity
Fiber connectivity is essential for the physical infrastructure in any enterprise or data center network. While it certainly has advantages,…Read more -
Minimizing Fiber Cable Plant ‘Angst’ when Migrating from 10G thru 400G
For high-speed multimode fiber based optical networks operating at 10/40/100Gb/s today and 200-400 Gb/s in the near future, it is…Read more -
Will the Fiber Work?
For decades, fiber optics have been inspected and cleaned to ensure the proper passage of light. While fiber optics inspection…Read more -
Testing the Network’s Fiber Foundation to support 5G, IoT and more
Fiber is going deeper everywhere. It is a key enabler of the upcoming 5G technologies that are going to need…Read more -
Field Testing and Troubleshooting of PON LAN Networks
Join Fluke Network's Jim Davis for a webinar on field testing and troubleshooting PON LAN Networks per IEC 61280-4. Topics…Read more -
LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2019 Update
Join FOTC Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for our annual LAN Standards, News & Trends Update. Learn about recently published standards…Read more -
The Fiber Formula: Fact, Fiction & Fantasy
Join the Fiber Optics Tech Consortium at the Winter BICSI Conference for a pre-conference seminar on Sunday, January 20 from…Read more -
December 18, 2018Smart Buildings, Smart Networks
Smart buildings are the building blocks that will enable society’s digital transformation. This revolution will leverage data from myriad devices…Read more -
December 11, 2018Field testing MPO/MTP connectors to support 100Gig and beyond
This webinar, presented by Jim Davis of Fluke Networks, will start with a basic review of the need for cleaning…Read more -
December 6, 2018Essential Testing for MPO Systems
Working with cabling systems that feature multifiber push-on connectors (MPOs) is a new and potentially challenging endeavor for many technicians.…Read more -
August 9, 2018Implementing Next-Gen PON Technologies over Existing Fiber Infrastructure
This webinar, jointly hosted by the TIA Fiber Optics Tech Consortium and the Association for Passive Optical LANs, will discuss…Read more -
June 6, 2018Evolving Standards for Designing & Testing MPO-based Systems
As enterprise and data center networks migrate toward architectures that utilize multi-fiber connectivity such as MPO, standards bodies are releasing…Read more -
May 17, 2018LAN Standards, News & Trends: 2018 Update
Join Fiber Optics Technology Consortium Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for an update on structured cabling standards. Topics covered include: Recently…Read more -
May 8, 2018Field Testing Single Mode Fiber to Support 100Gig and Beyond.
This presentation will look at some of the requirements for field testing Single Mode fiber to make sure it will…Read more -
January 30, 2018Key Considerations for Choosing a Fiber Termination Method
There are many considerations when it comes to choosing your fiber termination method – from the number of connections and…Read more -
December 17, 2017Where do we go from here? A fork in the road for multimode fiber
This webinar will explore the evolution of multimode fiber from inception to current time against the historical transceiver roadmap. We…Read more -
December 12, 2017The Data Center Market and the Standards that Drive It
Data Centers are the fastest growing sector in the telecommunications industry. This webinar will address the markets driving the growth…Read more -
December 5, 2017Interpreting Fiber Test Results and How to Identify Common Mistakes
Learn how to read the many fields on a fiber optic certification report generated by a field tester and understand…Read more