Optical solutions provider JDSU of Milpitas, Calif., today announced that its reliability engineering test lab in Shenzhen, China, is the first manufacturing test lab in Asia to complete Verizon's fiber optic component (FOC) testing program. Verizon certified JDSU's lab to test fiber optic assemblies and connectors to confirm that new fiber products being introduced to Verizon's fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network meet both industry and Verizon standards. The certification allows JDSU to perform in-house FOC testing when witnessed by an approved Verizon independent testing lab, enabling JDSU to deliver optical communications components more cost-effectively and with improved cycle times, JDSU said.