Technological progress depends on companies who can cooperate on common standards, but compete on differences. The LC Alliance is a group of competitive corporations who have agreed on a standard for the best small-form-factor, fiber-optic interface-the LC interface.

The MU Connector was developed to help realize compact and densely packaged systems at low cost. The connector system inherits the superior performance and high reliability of the SC connector and also realizes small form factor. It can cope with the variety of optical connections required by today's fiber optic communication systems.

The FTTH Council is a non-profit organization established to help its members with planning, marketing, implementing and managing FTTH solutions.