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Join Us for TR-42 Engineering Committee’s 2021 Orientation Session

Monday, June 7, 2021 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET Link to register is provided at the bottom of this article. TIA’s largest active standards engineering committee, TR-42, will be…

Keeping Structures Connected: Updated Standards for Telecom Cabling Including Popular New Field Terminatable Plugs

Companies involved in testing field terminatable plugs will benefit from reviewing the summary of the methods defined in the latest ANSI/TIA-568.2-D standard

TIA Hosts First Cabling Systems Committee Meeting of 2020 and Welcomes New Leaders

TIA’s TR-42 Committee met the week of January 27th to elect officers and plan out work for the year ahead. We had a productive week in New Orleans hearing from…

TIA Hosts Second TR-42 Cabling Systems Committee Meeting of 2020

TIA’s CEO Dave Stehlin and TR-42 Leadership hosted an orientation webinar on June 1st to welcome guests and provide an overview of TIA and the TR-42 Committee. The TR-42 June…

TIA Issues Amendment to Balun Requirement for Category 8 Testing

Arlington, VA (April 29, 2019) – The Telecommunications Industry Association’s (TIA) TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Engineering Committee has a new document on balun requirements and specifications and seeks participation in…

TIA Issues Call for Interest on Eleven New Projects from TR-42.12 Engineering Committee for Optical Fibers and Cables

Arlington, VA. (May 14, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued 11 calls for interest in participation of various initiatives.…

TIA Issues Call for Interest on New Optical Fibers Project

Arlington VA. (September 28 2018) –The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-492CAAC initially titled “ANSI/TIA-492CAAC Detail…

TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Absolute Optical Power Test for Optical Fibers and Cables

Arlington VA. (June 16, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-455-95-B initially titled…

TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure

Stakeholders Invited to Contact TIA Regarding Participation. Arlington VA. (Oct. 29, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.3 Engineering Committee on Telecommunications Administration, Pathways, Spaces, Bonding and Grounding (569)…

TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Adoption of IEC-60793-1-45 Optical Fibres- Part 1-45: Measurement Methods and Test Procedures- Mode Field Diameter as TIA-455-191 (FOTP- 191)

Arlington VA. (October 21, 2019) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-455-191-C titled Adoption…

TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for ANSI/TIA-4920000-C Generic Specification for Optical Fibers

Arlington VA. (Sept. 24, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-PN-492.0000-C initially titled…

TIA Issues Call for Interest on New Project for ANSI/TIA-492CAAC Sectional Specification for Class B Single-Mode Optical Fibers

Arlington, VA (July 8, 2019) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 engineering committee on optical fibers and cables has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-492CAAC titled Sectional…