EoW March 2011

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Draka completes fibre backbone in centre

the customer premises. The use of flexible micro-modules provides easier storage, faster installation and access to the fibres without the need for special tools. Draka BendBrightXS fibres are a key part of this solution – they have the flexibility to be pushed, pulled, bent, branched and handled in ways that allow easy manipulation for installation, without degrading the transmission signal. fibres making their way into some of the most demanding Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) environments, these modern fibre solutions offer an excellent ratio between cost and bend loss performance. Draka Holding NV – Netherlands With ultra bend-insensitive

tough, flame retardant outer sheath and dielectric reinforcement, housing flexible micro-modules each with six Draka BendBrightXS optical fibres. These internal fibres are colour coded to facilitate installation on each floor. This design provides enhanced strain resistance without compromising the benefits of simple, direct, field termination. A special feature of these indoor riser cables is the optical fibre breakout unit system that allows for fibre micro-module retractions of up to 20m. The solution makes use of window cuts along the cable allowing individual fibre modules to be cut and pulled back through an earlier window on another floor level. Colour identified fibres are then easily pushed through separate microducts on the new floor, ready to be brought to a termination or distribution point within

Draka Communications has completed installation of an advanced fibre backbone for the Rotterdam Exchange and World Trade Centre, using its RiserNetXS solution. Designed for internationally operating entrepreneurs, the original Exchange WTC building dating back to the mid-1930s was extended with a stylish elliptical shaped tower in 1987. The 93m high tower with its 25 floors and six elevators is now fully equipped for the future with a ready-to-connect backbone of fibres for ultra-fast broadband communications. RiserNetXS technique to ease the task of modernising older generation mid and high rise buildings requiring dense concentrations of broadband access points. The Draka solution consists of a cable with a slim, Draka engineered the

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EuroWire – March 2011