1. 1 FO-4 Summary Report to TC March 10, 2005 Steve Swanson (swansonse@corning.com) FO-4 Summary Report to TC March 10, 2005 Steve Swanson (swansonse@corning.com)

2. 2 Highlights FO-4 has met twice since the last TC meeting –June 2004 –January 2005 Attendance appears stable –Attendees from Mexico, UK and Canada at our last meeting New initiative on FTTP FO-4 has met twice since the last TC meeting –June 2004 –January 2005 Attendance appears stable –Attendees from Mexico, UK and Canada at our last meeting New initiative on FTTP

3. 3 FO-4 Vision Position FO-4 as the leader in fiber optic component standards Provide value to the industry Promote worldwide harmonization of standards Improve efficiency through improved processes Support membership growth Position FO-4 as the leader in fiber optic component standards Provide value to the industry Promote worldwide harmonization of standards Improve efficiency through improved processes Support membership growth

4. 4 New FTTP Initiative FO-4 will establish a Correspondence group to address the needs of the access market generally described as FTTx or FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premise) A reflector has been established –To join the reflector, send an e-mail from the address that you want on the reflector to join-fo4fttp@tiacomm.org Andre Girard has been appointed to lead the Correspondence Group FO-4 will establish a Correspondence group to address the needs of the access market generally described as FTTx or FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premise) A reflector has been established –To join the reflector, send an e-mail from the address that you want on the reflector to join-fo4fttp@tiacomm.org Andre Girard has been appointed to lead the Correspondence Group

5. 5 New FTTP Initiative (cont.) The Correspondence Group under FO-4 is to identify and document specific opportunities for FO-4 in FTTP Standards development The output will be a document that may be published that defines a Roadmap of required work in the FO-4 Engineering Committee which provides value to FTTP implementers The Correspondence Group will present a written report at the June 2005 FO-4 meeting at which time the FO-4 Committee will offer suggestions and assign specific work items to the appropriate FO-4 Subcommittees The Correspondence Group under FO-4 is to identify and document specific opportunities for FO-4 in FTTP Standards development The output will be a document that may be published that defines a Roadmap of required work in the FO-4 Engineering Committee which provides value to FTTP implementers The Correspondence Group will present a written report at the June 2005 FO-4 meeting at which time the FO-4 Committee will offer suggestions and assign specific work items to the appropriate FO-4 Subcommittees

6. 6 Other new opportunities Multimode fiber standardization in support of high bit-rate systems Standard connector interfaces Component specifications Multimode fiber standardization in support of high bit-rate systems Standard connector interfaces Component specifications