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14 Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2016
Industrynews
PRYSMIAN Group has been awarded “Supplier of the Year”
for 2015 by nbn (national broadband network) of Australia.
Prysmian makes and supplies the optical ribbon integral to
nbn’s national network, and was awarded exclusive supply of
all of nbn’s copper cable requirements.
“We are particularly proud of this award as the cables we
make for nbn are made here in Australia, in the Sydney
suburb of Dee Why,” said Danny Doyle, Prysmian
commercial manager telecom – Australia and New Zealand.
“It’s a truly outstanding achievement recognising the
superlative contribution of many, many people in Prysmian.”
Prysmian’s first cable contract with nbn was awarded in
2011. “It has been our responsiveness to the ramp-up in
2014, our continuous support in research and development
and the close working connection our production and
commercial teams that have allowed us to react quickly to
the increasing nbn rollout demands,” said Frederick Persson,
Prysmian Australia CEO.
The award reiterates Prysmian’s position as a supplier of
optical and copper cables to the telecom industry in Australia
and New Zealand, and worldwide.
The group is constantly developing new cabling and
connectivity technologies to bring information wherever it is
required, and is fully committed to helping the development
of the new generation networks (NGNs). The demand for
high-quality optical fibre is expected to grow in the next few
years with the spread of NGNs.
Prysmian Group – Italy
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Prysmian named as
broadband network’s
supplier of the year
70th anniversary turning point
Last year – the 70 th anniversary of Tkt Group – was
considered a great turning point for the company, with the
expansion of its current production capacity with the building
of Tecnovo’s new lubricants plant in Cremona.
According to the company, the new Cremona industrial hub
will be the first and only area in the world manufacturing all
the range of products for the steel wire industry (lubricants,
dies and auxiliary products).
The company is also looking ahead to promote its new
products and initiatives, achieved through research and
development activities, at a number of exhibitions worldwide.
In April the company will be at wire 2016 in Düsseldorf,
followed by an appearance at wire China in China from 26th
to 29th September, and at Wire & Cable India in Mumbai from
5 th to 7th October.
Tkt Group – Italy Website: