Subsea cables suit installations at depths up to 2000m

June 22, 2010

UK cable manufacturer and supplier Tratos Ltd has an extensive range of hydraulic, electro-hydraulic and electrical umbilical cabling for subsea oil and gas extraction, designed and manufactured with reliability and durability as key or such demanding environments.

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France telecom in broadband deal with Liberia

June 22, 2010

France Telecom has signed a $25m deal with the Liberia for the connection of a submarine cable communications network. The total cost of bringing the submarine cable communications broadband to Africa is approximately US$700m and several African countries including, Liberia, DRC, E Guinea, The Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Sierra Leone have already signed to it.

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Cooper Industries (CBE) Approaches New Upside Target of US$49.05

June 21, 2010

SmarTrend has detected shares of Cooper Industries (NYSE:CBE) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $48.08 today and have reached the first resistance level of $48.62.

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Main One Cable Company Relies on Alcatel-Lucent for Submarine Cable Network from Portugal to Nigeria

June 21, 2010

Alcatel-Lucent has announced it has signed a maintenance contract with Main One Cable Company, owner of a new cable on the West Coast of Africa, for the Phase 1 of the Main One cable system, an open access submarine cable network aiming to contribute to enhance African and international connectivity.

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Composite Technology Announces First Project in Qatar

June 17, 2010

Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) /quotes/comstock/11k!cptc (CPTC 0.24, 0.00, 0.00%) is pleased to announce a new order for its subsidiary, CTC Cable Corporation from Midal Cables Limited. The order is for ACCC(R) core to be stranded by Midal to produce 70 kilometers of ACCC(R) Drake conductor for a reconductor project of an existing 132 kV, 125 MVA per circuit ACSR Zebra conductor transmission line. This project will upgrade the line into a higher capacity 260 MVA per circuit ACCC(R) Drake conductor line. Installation is scheduled for September 2010.

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Nexans opens a new aircraft cable manufacturing plant in Morocco as part of its partnership with Airbus

June 17, 2010

Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has opened a new manufacturing plant entirely dedicated to aircraft cables in Mohammedia (Morocco). The plant, which is now in operation, is the result of an agreement signed in 2008 between Nexans and Airbus for the supply of advanced cables for the aircrafts manufactured by Airbus (A320, A350, and A380).

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Supplier of Cable Glands in Oman

June 17, 2010

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Gateway Communications wins GTB Award for its African MPLS services on SEACOM

June 16, 2010

Gateway Communications, the leading supplier of telecommunications services across Africa, claimed the prestigious award for “Wholesale Service Innovation” in partnership with SEACOM in an awards ceremony held on the 8 June in London.

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Southwire Launches SIMpull Power Cable

June 16, 2010

SIMpull® Power Cable, a new industrial cable tray rated medium voltage power cable developed with Southwire’s patented SIM Technology®, is the latest addition to Southwire’s growing family of easy-to-pull wire and cable products that require no lubrication during installation. SIMpull Power Cable is designed for any commercial and industrial application, including power generation, institutional, data centers, petrochemical and wastewater facilities.

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Nexans wins a 72.7 million euros high voltage cable contract in the Arabian Gulf

June 14, 2010

Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded a 72.7 million euros contract by the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO) for a turnkey project to upgrade the high voltage underground power cable infrastructure in Abu Dhabi City, UAE.

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