TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Low or High Temperature Bend Test for Fiber Optic Cable

Arlington VA. (June 29, 2023) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued a call for interest for document TIA-455-37-B initially titled ” Low or High Temperature Bend Test for Fiber Optic Cable “. TR-42.12 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope: Update the test standard, i.e. updating of obsolete references, improvement of some descriptions, restructuring of some (sub)clauses, updating of the comparison with the IEC bend test method, etc.

The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: IEC SC86A, ICEA, end-users, assemblers, test laboratories, and manufacturers of optical fiber cables.

TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Cheryl Thibideau at standards-process@tiaonline.org.

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