WCA January 2008

Industry news

Prysmian signs new telecom cables supply agreement with Telstra

Prysmian Cables & Systems has signed a three-year agreement to continue the supply of both fibre optic and metallic communication cables to Telstra, the largest telecommunications service provider in Australia. The contract, based on a pre-existing agreement, has been secured by Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems Australia Pty Limited. Prysmian successfully completed a global tender process for this supply contract, the largest of its kind in Oceania, demonstrating competitive- ness in price, product innovation and supply capabilities to maintain its long term commercial partnership with Telstra. Prysmian has been the only contracted supplier of communications cable, since 1998, when the company operated as Pirelli Telecom Cables and Systems Australia Pty Limited. The investment in the increased manufacturing capacity at Dee Why, to be completed early this year, provides Prysmian with the opportunity to offer

greater flexibility of supply and to develop supply chain efficiencies for Telstra. Prysmian is the only company in Australia and New Zealand producing a full range of communication cables and associated connectivity systems including optical fibre, Sirocco Blown

Fibre systems, FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) solutions, metallic and premises/data cables. Prysmian Cables and Systems Ltd – Italy Email : info@prysmian.com Website : www.prysmian.com

India-bound in November?

For four days in November 2008, wire and cable experts and exhibitors will descend on India for the MMMM 2008 Exhibition.

The 7 th international exhibition on minerals, metals, metallurgy and materials is being staged at the India Expo Centre in New Delhi between 13 th and 16 th November.

Last held in 2006, more than 15,000 visitors attended the exhibition.

This is India’s number one metallurgy industry exhibition and conference, drawing together metallurgical, technical and engineering personnel, including the financial and investment community, general management, technical management, plant management, purchasing and procurement, quality control, engineering (metallurgy), engineering (general), maintenance, research and development, consultancy and many other industry professionals.

Expomedia Group – UK

Email : info@expomediagroup.com

Website : www.expomediagroup.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2008