wiredinUSA April 2013

Dubai cabling deal

New Zealand-based photonics equipment manufacturer Southern Photonics has announced that it will be rebranding as Coherent Solutions with effect from 11 th March 2013. The rebrand has been prompted by the company’s development to focus its product portfolio on coherent solutions for the photonics test and measurement instrumentationmarket. Coherent Solutions will continue to produce specialized photonic instrumentation products extending past the optical communications sector into other applications, which require the generation, characterization and analysis of optical signals and pulses. Coherent Solutions will not only be a provider of OEM solutions, but will still continue to develop and sell products under its own brand. This will enable the company to assess market developments and conduct field trials before releasing products globally. To support the continued growth and company expansion Coherent Solutions will be moving during quarter two of this year into a much larger headquarters and manufacturing facility. Southern Photonics gives way to Coherent Solutions

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has signed a contract to supply, extend and activate a new 132kV underground transmission cable network to redistribute the electricity load. “The Dewa is moving forward in the implementation of vital projects, especially 132kV electricity transmission networks. This is to improve the efficiency of our networks, meet the growth and demand for services, especially in the field of infrastructure, and enhance access to these services to the highest levels of efficiency and reliability,” said Dewa MD and CEO, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer. The project has three phases with the first phase focusedonmodifying loads in132kV electricity transmission networks between Al Quoz and the D Station in Jebel Ali. The second phase involves transferring cable loads between the Bu Kadra station and the 400/132kV substation at the Jebel Ali racecourse. The last phase is the extension of new 132kV cables, to transfer electricity to the network of Jebel Ali Port. The new 274km cable network is expected to be completed by December 2014.

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