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Press Releases

  • June 15, 2009
    FOLS Hosts Free Webinar: 40/100 Gb/s Ethernet over Multimode Fiber
    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.

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Members Releases

  • March 19, 2009
    CommScope offers SYSTIMAX 360 integrated network solution
    CommScope Enterprise Solutions has introduced its next generation SYSTIMAX 360 platform, an integrated system designed to exceed the standards for network infrastructure solutions. The system features what CommScope calls "next generation 10G UTP with uncompromised performance and high-density formats and improved ergonomics, exceeding industry standards from every angle."

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Events

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.

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