The Cable Directory

WASACE Cable Company is pleased to announce that it has begun the procurement process to select a cable system supplier for the construction of its undersea fiber optic cable system, which will create new and unique communication routes to support the communities around the Atlantic Basin.

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Riyadh-based Middle East Specialized Cables Company (MESC), the leading manufacturer of all instrumentation and control cables in the MENA region, has recently inaugurated a new plant for producing Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The inauguration ceremony at the PVC factory was held in the distinguished presence of Eng. Abdulaziz Al Namlah, Chairman and the Board Executive Director of MESC, Mr. Abdulaziz Al Duailej, President of MESC, other Board members, senior management as well as the media.

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JDR Cables, the leading provider of specialist high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems for the offshore oil, gas and renewables market, is delighted to announce that it has completed investment of £30 million in its Hartlepool plant, bringing the company into a new phase of growth.

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The construction of a new 12,000km, R5 billion fibre optic network cable linking Cape Town and Johannesburg was launched in Bloemfontein on Monday by a three member consortium, FibreCo telecommunications. The project is expected to create 2,300 jobs countrywide.

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Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract by the Vietnamese utility EVNSPC (Southern Power Corporation under Vietnam Electricity) worth a total of Euro 67 million for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a submarine power cable link to connect Phu Quoc Island to the national power grid in Vietnam.

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Yonhap reported that Taihan Electric Wire Co, South Korea’s No 2 cable maker, has clinched a combined USD 92 million in orders to build high voltage power lines in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.   Under a USD 48 million turnkey deal signed with Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water, Taihan Electric Wire will replace a 158 kilometer long, 132 kilovolt electricity line in the Middle Eastern Country’s capital.

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Milford, N.H. – Hendrix, a premier provider of high quality overhead and underground power distribution products, announces that they will be exhibiting at the 2012 IEEE Power & Energy Society Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, May 7-10, 2012, in Orlando, FL. Hendrix will be showcasing a brand new line of Spacer Cable System products, and discussing how they reduce installation time and improve safety. Learn more by visiting Hendrix at booth #1590.

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Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, will showcase at OTC 2012 in Houston, TX (USA) from April 30th to May 3rd, booth # 4753. The participation in the event represents the first official presence of the Prysmian Group, after the recent merger between Prysmian and Draka. The Group will be presenting its comprehensive product portfolio specifically designed for the Oil and Gas industry.

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From April onwards Datwyler is replacing tried and tested RJ45-S/FTP Category 6/EA patch cables with higher-performance S/FTP patch cables that meet all the requirements of Category 6A as laid down by the IEC and are thus ideally suited to 10-gigabit Ethernet transmissions. This change will have no impact on price for Datwyler customers.

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A new submarine cable system was recently unveiled at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Business Forum held in New Delhi, India. Andrew F B Mthembu, Chairman of i3 Africa and Imphandze Investments – the two South African entities promoting the project – presented the BRICS Cable which was welcomed as a strategic project for the social and economic benefit of the BRICS countries.

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