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wiredInUSA - August 2013 45 ASIA / AFRICA NEWS
AMEinfo reports that Ducab has collected
its fifth consecutive ‘Superbrand’ award,
presented by the Superbrand Council – the
independent commission for evaluating
commercial brands. The criteria for
Superbrand recognition of commercial
brands include market presence, product
quality, consumer confidence, continuity,
accounting practices, customer loyalty
and market acceptance.
Only 56 of the 1,350 companies shortlisted
by the Superbrands Council were awarded
‘Superbrand’ distinction, based on the
votes of over 2,400 senior level industry
professionals.
Ashish Chaturvedy, Ducab marketing
manager, said of the achievement:
“Ducab has become a household name
in the field of high grade wire and cable
products and has earned the trust of
various specialized international bodies.
We have succeeded in solidifying our
corporate brand when it comes to high
quality, standard cable production and as
per thehighest internationalmanufacturing
standards.”
Ducab produces over 40 million meters
of insulated building wire cabling every
month.
“Superbrand” for 5 years
in a row
Liquid Telecom has chosen Ekinops as a
supplier for the new 2,500km long-haul
DWDM network across South Africa,
Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
The new network, featuring the longest
uninterrupted fiber spans on the continent,
carries multiple 10G wavelengths, and will
be able to support many more 10G and
100G services. Liquid Telecom and Ekinops
were awarded the “Best fixed network
innovation” at this year’s Global Telecoms
business innovation awards for their joint
work in the project, successfully deploying
spans over 310km without inline amplifiers.
Typical long-haul optical networks require
an amplifier site every 100km to amplify
the signal. In rural Africa, where the
distance between towns can be more
than 400km, this is a major challenge and
expense. Liquid explained that this is a key
reason for choosing Ekinops. Using Ekinops’
DynaFEC dynamic forward error correction
technology, Liquid was able to reduce the
number of amplification sites from 16 to 5.
Fiber plans for Zambia, SA
and Zimbabwe