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"These cable designs complement our
ribbon cable offering and provide our
customers with a more complete choice
for their pre-terminated, field terminated or
fusion spliced installation," said Brian Keane,
vice president of Opticonx.
Three new cable versions on offer include
optical fiber non-conductive plenum
(OFNP) indoor cables, optical fiber
conductive plenum (OFCP) indoor armored
cables, and optical fiber non-conductive
riser (OFNR) indoor/outdoor cables from
2-72 fibers. All are available with OS2
single-mode and OM1 - OM4 fibers and
can be customized for hybrid single-mode/
multi-mode combinations.
Thunderbolt cables go optic
Corning Incorporated’s optical cables
have been Thunderbolt certified by
Intel Corporation. Thunderbolt™ Optical
cables by Corning are said to be the first
all-optical fiber cables for the Thunderbolt
community. Compatible with both Intel’s
Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 computer
and peripheral connectivity protocols,
the optical Thunderbolt cables have
undergone a rigorous certification process.
They will be made available in varying
lengths, starting at 10m. Thunderbolt
Optical cables by Corning are designed
specifically for Thunderbolt technology and
allow users to easily manage the demands
of high-bandwidth applications. The
electrically isolated, noise-reducing cables
are up to 50 percent smaller in diameter
and 80 percent lighter than comparable
copper Thunderbolt cables.
“Based on Intel’s Thunderbolt protocol,
Corning is providing a fast, innovative
cabling solution designed for data-intensive
connectivity,” said Bernhard Deutsch, vice
president, product line management,
optical connectivity solutions, Corning
Telecommunications.
“[They] empower users to quickly access
and move data between devices at
distances copper cables cannot.”
“Thunderbolt transforms the way users
connect devices to their PCs, dramatically
increasing data transfer rates,” said Jason
Ziller, director, Thunderbolt marketing, Intel
Corporation. “Corning’s new optical fiber
cables should help accelerate Thunderbolt
adoption by enabling faster mediacapture,
editing, and backup at distances beyond
ten meters.”
New epoch for superconductors?
Epoch Wires Inc, a company specializing in
superconducting wires, has announced the
completion of experiments to produce an
infinitely long magnesium diboride wire with
excellent physical properties. The new wire
is said to be producible at the lowest market
price and with high production capacity to