Fiber Optic Communication
Lightwave - Link to subscription
Lightwave is a monthly international magazine, focuses on fiber optics and optoelectronics, and the technologies driving the growth, convergence and improved performance of telephony, computer communications and video.
Lightwave Europe
Lightwave Europe is the European version of Lightwave Magazine
Fiber Optic and Copper Cabling
Cabling Installation & Maintenance - Link to subscription
Cabling Installation & Maintenance is a monthly magazine, provides information to industry professionals involved in the purchase, design, installation and maintenance of premises and campus-wide cabling systems.
Cabling Businss Magazine - Link to subscription
Cabling Business Magazine provides cabling professionals and managers the solutions to cabling infrastructure problems; discusses practices in infrastructure installation, maintenance and management; apprises cabling professionals of the new products and standards; and shares case studies.
Communications
Telephony
Telephony covers Ethernet, Wimax, VoIP, FTTx, Wireless, Access network and Broadband.
Communication News Magazine - Link to subscription
Communication News Magazine is a monthly magazine, covers networking for the enterprise, provides case studies, innovations and enterprise trends. It provices valuable information for network managers on telecommunications and data communications.
Communications, Engineering & Design (CED Magazine) - Link to subscription
Communications, Engineering & Design Magazine is a broadband technology magazine helping broadband professionals understand emerging technologies and the supporting businesses that surround them.
Telecommunications Magazine
Telecommunications Magazine covers the global business of telecom. Telecommunications Magazine informs agenda-setting service providers around the globe on the technology and business issues that affects their businesses, their networks and their bottom lines.
Outside Plant OSP Magazine
OSP Magazine's readership includes telecommunications engineers, designers, planners, OSP managers and other communications deployment professionals. OSP Magazine is education-oriented and is considered to be the learning source for these professionals.
Photonics and Optoelectronics
Laser Focus World - Link to subscription
Laser Focus World is a monthly magazine, provides engineers, researchers, scientists and technical professionals with comprehensive coverage of optoelectronic technologies, applications and markets. It reports on and analyzes the latest worldwide developments and significant trends in both technology and business for this industry.
Photonics Spectra - Link to subscription
Photonics Spectra magazine covers the industry of photonics, providing business news and technology solutions to readers in the optics, lasers, imaging, fiber optics, electro-optics and photonic component manufacturing.
Industrial Laser Solutions - Link to subscription
Industrial Laser Solutions is a monthly publication covering industrial laser applications and technology worldwide, and provides end-users with economic and technical information.
Professional Societies and Associations
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE LEOS - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
OSA - Optical Society of America
ITU-T - The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
ISO - International Organization for Standardization - Publisher of ISO 11801, Generic cabling for customer premises
For Cabling Professionals
TIA - Telecommunication Industries Association - Develops for telecommunications wiring, including the TIA-568-B
BICSI - A Telecommunications Association - For cabling professionals. Provides designer and installer certifications, building guidelines handbook
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association - Publisher of the National Electrical Code (NEC Code) for fire safety and electrical standards
The Fiber Optic Association - FOA - non-profit professional society of fiber optics
Association of Cabling Professionals (ACP)
Other Online Publications
Light Reading - Networking the Telecom Industry
Total Telecom - Total Telecom Online provides breaking news, archives, research reports and more from the global communications industry.
Fibers.org - Optical Communications Resource
China FiberOptics Online - A Chinese Version of Lght Reading
Fiber Optic Training Materials
Berk-Tek Technical Info
JDSU Technical Library
Wikipedia Categories on Fiber Optics, Fiber Optic Communications, Telecommunications and Telecommunication Equipment
Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology
Fiber-Optics.info - extensive illustrated materials
Techfest - Network Cabling
Network Cabling Tutorials
Siemon Company Technical Documents Center
Corning Cable Systems - Product Instructions
The WWW Virtual Library - Search for your interested topics
Standards and Specifications Document Distributors
IHS/Global - Your source for standards and specifications
Document Center - Your Standards Library
TIA Online Standards Documents
Telcordia Information SuperStore - For Telcordia Documents
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