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wiredInUSA - November 2013 43 ASIA / AFRICA NEWS
Kenya Power plans to connect its two
million customers with fiber optic cable in a
move set to change Internet connectivity
in the country. The firm plans to expand its
existing infrastructure and lay fiber optic
cables to its clients in its bid to protect
earnings, which have dropped by 5.7
percent.
The power distributor’s acting managing
director said the firm is now focusing on
expanding and leasing fiber optic to its
client list in a bid to diversify revenues.
Safaricom, Jamii Telcoms, Kenya Data
Network and Wananchi are among the
power distributor’s clients, which is also
looking to sign up new clients including its
sister parastatal, KenGen, and the mobile
phone service provider Airtel.
The firm is also in talks to sign up a company
from Uganda, signaling the growing
opportunities in regional countries.
Kenya Power plans to roll out about
25,000km of fiber optic network across the
country. In 2012 the firm laid only 200km
of fiber, but had received contracts to lay
400km of fiber this financial year. It now has
over 1,800km of fiber optic connection.
Fiber optic cables to
boost revenue
Korea Metal Week 2013 opened on 16th
October 2013 at KINTEX (Korea International
Exhibition Center).
Korea Metal Week 2013, said to be the
largestevent inKoreafor thefastener sector,
comprised five individual shows integrating
all metal production technologies:
“Fastener and wire Korea”; “Die casting
and foundry Korea”; “Automobile and
machine parts Korea”; “Press and forging
Korea”; “Tube and pipe Korea”; “Metal
surface treatment Korea” and the “Korea
composite show”.
As a leading international trade fair in
Korea, Korea Metal Week 2013 attracted
around 288 exhibitors from across the
world to display their latest products. Most
were local exhibitors from Korea, with 62
companies frommainlandChina, including
Shanghai Jingyang, Pinghu Kangchengda,
Eagle Metalware, Shanghai Rivet, Ningbo
Exact, Boito Meta, Ningbo Jinding, Ningbo
Hexin, Chinafast, Tandl, andHaiyan Sanma.
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Week