wiredinUSA December 2012

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Cutting the cost of fiber optic?

Deacero files rod appeal

Skorpios Technologies Inc may have discovered a method that can make the expansion of fiber optic infrastruc- ture more affordable. According to a report in the Albuquerque Journal, Skorpios has developed a meth- od to merge silicon with traditional materials used in optical communica- tions, describing it as a “fundamental breakthrough that many industry giants have failed to achieve.” Skorpios has found that utilizing silicon in optics networkingequipment makes it much less expensive and easier to manipulate for high volume manufacturing than other common materials currently used in the industry. Using silicon in fiber optics could lay the groundwork for “faster and less expensive deployment of the infrastructure needed to manage today’s world of streaming video and instant communications” the report said.

Deacero SA de CV has appealed a circumvention determination by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) that small diameter carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod produced and exported by Deacero is included within the scope of the antidumping order on wire rod from Mexico. The appeal was filed with the US Court of International Trade (CIT) in mid- November. It normally takes about one year to complete an appeal to the CIT, during which time the DOC’s determination will remain in force.

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