WCA September 2009

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Combined copper and optical fibre in a single cable

Reels and spools

Yangzhou Electrical Machinery Factory has developed and produced machine spools for cable and lines for twenty years. The company’s main products include the PND series double line high speed spools, the PN series punching-type machine spools, plastic spools and spool tools produced to conform with national and international standards, certificated by ISO 9001, 2000. Non-standard products are available to customer specification. Qunye

buildings, or for renovated residential buildings, a fibre optic termination is obligatory. Cable solutions for high-end applications used in other European markets such as Cat.7 S/FTP are also part of Draka’s product range. The other new cable core consists of a proven Cat.7 S/FTP design of the Draka Universal Cabling (UC) brand. In addition to the four pairs, the fibre optic cable in this case is the central element. To meet the demand for reduced bending radii in the closer confines of buildings, only single-mode Draka fibres complying with ITU-T standard G.657.B are applied. They are fully backward compatible with existing fibres com- plying with ITU-T G.652.D as currently used in many FTTH installations, with much higher bend-insensitivity.

Draka Communications has launched a Cat.6 cable containing a copper core and four optical fibres that are integrated into the outer diameter of the cable. A new Cat.7 hybrid cable is also available. Originally designed for the Scandinavian FTTH market, the new cable core consists of a U/UTP Cat.6 design with an additional slot. Within the fifth slot is a 1.8mm thick fibre optic cable with four BendBright-XS fibres. When upgrading to FTTH connectivity, a ripcord allows the fibre component to be easily detached from the copper data cable to be mounted into a patch panel or a termination box. Optionally, the new cable is also available with respective connectors or termination boxes already assembled. Many telecommunication companies are investing in new FTTH networks that will eventually lead to a growing need for fibre optic cables within buildings. Scandinavia has passed the first regulation stipulating that within new

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Draka Holdings NV – The Netherlands Fax : +31 2056 89899 Email : info@draka.com Website : www.draka.com

Yangzhou Qunye Electrical Machinery Factory – China Fax : +86 514 738 3456 Email : qunye@qunye.com.cn Website : www.qunye.com.cn

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