Capitalizing on a growing number of fiber to the home (FTTH) deployments by telcos around the world, cable and optical fiber vendor Draka Communications has more than doubled shipments of its bend-insensitive fiber BendBright-XS product so far this year. The increased sales mean that the Amsterdam-based Draka has sold more than 2 million kilometers of the fiber product since its introduction.
Draka Doubles Fiber Shipments
September 20, 2010
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Prysmian Cables & Systems secures £15 million Gwynt Y Môr cabling contract
September 17, 2010RWE npower renewables has awarded a £15 million cabling contract for the 576MW Gwynt Y Môr offshore wind farm to Welsh company Prysmian Cables & Systems.
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ENEA, Italian Industries Along With Tratos Wins 49 Million Contract for ITER International Hi-Tech
September 16, 2010ENEA, a world leader in the design and production of superconducting cables for Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion, led by Eng. Anthony Court, together with Criotec Srl, experts in the manufacturing of components operating at very low temperatures, and TRATOS Cavi Spa, a leading global manufacturer of electric cables and optical fibre, has participated in the tender for the supply of key components of the ITER experiment.
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Prysmian to showcase at InnoTrans 2010 in Berlin
September 15, 2010Prysmian Cables & Systems, worldwide leading player in the energy and telecommunications cable industry, will participate in the 2010 edition of InnoTrans, taking place in Berlin from September 22 to 24.
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Belden introduces new railway approved data cable
September 14, 2010Belden, the leading supplier of high quality and innovative signal transmission solutions, has added a highly flexible, high performance Ethernet data cable for mission critical railway and mass transit applications to its comprehensive range of cables and connectors, rugged Ethernet switches, routers and firewalls – all harmonized to work seamlessly together.
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Mercury Cable Provides Update on Patent Re-Examination and Litigation with Composite Technology Corporation
September 13, 2010Mercury Cable & Energy, Inc. (‘Mercury Cable’), the leading developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors (‘HVCRC’) for electrical transmission lines, is pleased to announce that based upon an extensive legal review by Mercury’s patent counsel of the reexamination request filed by CTC Cable Corporation (“CTC”) (OTCBB:CPTC.OB)and the initial office action issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), it is our opinion that reexamination proceedings will result in the confirmation of the patentability of the claims of U.S. Pat. No. 7,705,242 (the ’242 patent). Additionally, Mercury is pleased to report that the U.S. District Court has denied the motion of CTC to amend its complaint against Mercury citing “CTC’s dilatory motive and bad faith”. The ruling of the District Court is more fully explained below.
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Siemens To Set Up Chinese Power Transmission Technology Joint Venture
September 10, 2010Germany’s Siemens AG (SI) said it has entered into an agreement with China’s Rongxin Power Electronic Co. (002123.SZ) to tap the Asian country’s fast-growing power transmission market.
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GlobeNet Expands International Coverage Into Colombia
September 9, 2010GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oi (BOVESPA: TNLP3) (BOVESPA: TNLP4) (BOVESPA: TMAR3) (BOVESPA: TMAR5) (BOVESPA: TMAR6) /quotes/comstock/13*!tne/quotes/nls/tne (TNE 13.90, +0.10, +0.72%) , the largest telecommunications company in Brazil, announces today the expansion of its services in Colombia. The expansion includes diverse rings providing secure connectivity to the wholesale carrier market, as well as direct routes to Brazil, Bermuda, the United States, and Venezuela. GlobeNet’s expanded reach in South America is also marked by the opening of its first office and International Point-of-Presence (iPoP) in Bogota.
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General Cable Announces Board of Directors Appointments
September 8, 2010General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC), announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Mr. Charles “Chip” G. McClure, Jr. and Mr. Patrick M. Prevost to serve as independent directors of the Company until they stand for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2011.
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New Cabling Speeds Network for Global Aerospace
September 7, 2010When the world’s leading specialist aerospace insurer, Global Aerospace, needed an infrastructure upgrade it selected Siemon cabling technology and – perhaps surprisingly – installed a category 5e UTP system. With twin drivers of rapid rollout and keen pricing, this well-proven technology was chosen to support Gigabit Ethernet and all members of staff are undoubtedly glad to have a robust system to enable them to serve global airlines, aircraft builders and light aircraft owners, particularly in light of recent aviation challenges.
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