Arlington VA (August 22, 2025) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.13 Engineering Committee on Passive Optical Devices and Fiber Optic Metrology has issued a ballot and call for comments for document TIA-623.1, initially titled “Adoption of IEC 61755-3-1:2024 Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices and Passive Components – Connector Optical Interfaces – Part 3-1: Connector Parameters of Dispersion Unshifted Single-mode Physically Contacting Fibers – Non-angled 2,5 mm and 1,25 mm Diameter Cylindrical Full Zirconia Ferrules”.
Stakeholders are invited to contact TIA regarding participation in the development of this and other TIA standards. The stakeholders may include but are not limited to end-users, installers, designers of optical fiber interconnecting devices & passive components, IEC SC86B, IEC SC86C.
TIA is seeking broad input as per the public review announcement in ANSI’s Standards Action for directly and materially affected parties. In addition, we are actively seeking participation in this process from the user and general interest communities.
For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact our Membership Department at MEMBERSHIP@tiaonline.org.