The "WIN Fiber Splicing Standards" details the acceptable enclosure installation, fusion splicing, documentation, attenuation, testing and final acceptance of fiber optic cable installation and splicing for WIN. It includes: The installation of buried, aerial, and interior fiber. Vibration-resistant splice boxes with Swiss precision for extreme wind power environments. cabling concepts for reliable energy transmission and monitoring systems. wind power. The Fiber Optic Association, Inc. (FOA) was founded in 1995 to help develop the workforce to build the fiber optic networks to support a rapid expansion in communications and the Internet. The charter of the FOA was to promote professionalism in fiber optics through education, certification, and. Deploying fiber above ground on poles or towers removes the need for underground digging and is particularly useful when the ground is uneven, rocky or both. FO-VC2 JOINT USE - VERICAL MIDSPAN CLEARANCES 48. FO-RI JOINT USE RISER. Fiber optic cables are essential for transmitting data and signals in wind turbines, but they can get damaged or broken by environmental factors, vibrations, or mechanical stress.