Articles - The Fibre Optic Industry Association

Coronavirus FAQs for Companies Working in the IT and/or Data Infrastructure Sector

by FIA | May 7, 2020

To compile these questions and answers, the FIA sought expert advice from Andrew Buckley, a partner at Woodfines Solicitors, and Peter Woolsey a certified public accountant at Minney and Co. the FIA’s auditors.

Summer Seminar 2019 Presentation Slides

by FIAadmin | Jul 25, 2019

Download PDF versions of all the presentations from this years FIA Summer Seminar.

Review of the FIA Summer Seminar 2019 – Karl Tryner

by FIAadmin | Jun 26, 2019

The 10th FIA Summer Seminar took place at the award-winning Whittlebury Hall Hotel near Silverstone; it would be difficult to pick a better venue than this beautiful spa hotel with fantastic grounds and conferencing facilities. The event had a...

2015 – The Silver Jubilee of the FIA

by FIA | Jan 31, 2015

2015 is a particularly important year for the Fibreoptic Industry Association - at we celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of its formation. The cornerstone of the celebration is the Summer Seminar and Networking Event held on 1st/2nd June. This year it will be held...

The Class System is Dead

by FIA | Oct 31, 2014

Those readers “au fait” with ISO/IEC 11801 and EN 50173 standards for generic cabling design will recognise the concept of cabling “channels” and “links” and the application of the term “Class” when referring to the requirements that apply to those channels. Class has...

Finally! – An accredited installer scheme that delivers

by FIA | Sep 30, 2014

The “IT” world has repeatedly tried to develop an effective Approved Installer scheme. It would appear that the Fibreoptic Industry Association has finally managed to create a scheme which has attracted a substantial percentage of its members to register as Accredited...