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is engaged in optical communication or not, the new products have a circuit configuration that cuts current consumption during periods of no communication. Samples of horizontal-typeandvertical-type transmitting and receiving modules will be available by the end of April. Both types will be in mass production during May.

for this product is anticipated from data centers, research labs, airports and medical facilities. Accordingly, LS Cable & System plans to accelerate its entry into overseas markets in China and Europe as well as targeting major data centers and facilities in Korea. “In general, a network cabling systemneeds to be operated for 20 to 25 years. Customers can cut down on their investment cost in terms of management and operation by using the 10Gbps level LAN cable,” explained LS Cable & System senior vice president Hyeongwon Kim (domestic communication/industrial cable business). Lee Spring will present an updated stock spring catalog, including a new, enhanced range of metric springs, at the UK’s FAST Exhibition during April. The updated catalog details the company’s range of over 19,000 springs and spring fasteners, which now includes 2,000 new metric additions. Springs manufactured using metric wire help Lee Spring to offer more accurate spring measurement to customers working in metric units. “We continue to display our extensive product range in both imperial and metric, but we have the addition of some new metric-wire spring products, including More metric springs

World’s thinnest communication cable?

LS Cable & System has developed what it believes to be the world’s thinnest 10Gbps LAN cable. With an outer diameter of 7mm, compared to 7.2mm currently available, the cable is said to be lightweight, easy to install and save installation space.

In general, LANcables are divided according to category. CAT5 (100Mbps transmission) or CAT5E (400Mbps transmission) are widely used in normal households. Thenewproduct is a CAT6A, capable of transmitting data at up to 10Gbps.

With the ability to stably and swiftly transmit massive amounts of data, the demand

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