WCA July 2007

Industry News

Ironing out those telecom problems

Heading for Beijing? The China International Exhibition for Cable and Wire (CW China) is being staged in Beijing, China, between 10 th and 12 th October 2007. Hosted by the China Machinery Industry Federation, China Non- ferrous Metals Processing Industry Association and the Beijing Zhenwei Exhibition Co, CW China is a comprehensive exhibition covering cable and wire production equipment, technology and raw materials. Visitors will be able to meet with suppliers of raw materials, semi- finished and finished products, surface treatment and producers of machinery, plant and equipment, trade and service providers. A further three exhibitions will be held at the same time – the China International Exhibition for Aluminum Industry (AlChina), the China International Exhibition for Copper Industry (CuChina) and the China International Exhibition for Titanium Industry (TiChina). On show will be special equipment for wire and cable, fibre optic and optical cable; wire manufacturing and finishing machinery; raw materials and auxiliary processing materials; measuring, control technology and test equipments; wires, special wires and wire productions; and cable and wire enclosures and wire connectors. China International Exhibition for Cable and Wire – China Beijing Zhenwei Exhibition Co Ltd Fax : +86 105823 6567 Email : lixiang@chinazhenwei.com.cn Website : www.wirecablechina.com.cn

New high speed wire rod outlet Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Ltd, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of a new high speed wire rod outlet for quality steels. Within the framework of this order, SMS Meer is to supply the complete rolling technology, the cooling technology and the key components of the mechanical equipment. These include CantiLever stands (CL), rotary shears, a six stand wire rod block, a four-stand FRS block (Flexible Reduction and Sizing) as well as the pinch roll unit and loop laying head. In addition, the mill will employ the CCT (Controlled Cooling Technology) developed by SMS Meer. For the remaining equipment, SMS Meer will supply the detail engineering. The mill is scheduled to go into production in January 2008. Korea Telecom has extended its partnership with telecoms software company Ascade by enlarging the carrier cockpit suite to include quality testing capabilities. Today’s telecom networks are faced with a variety of factors that can negatively degrade the quality of service, and detecting problems before they become major issues is a true challenge. Ascade’s test calling solution allows for pro-active testing and verification of quality of service, enabling telecommunication providers to gain competitive advantages and to guarantee prime quality for various types of services, including voice, fax, modem, CLI etc. “Ascade’s Test Calling System (TCS) and Calling Line Identification (CLI) Verification Service allow our company to stay in front of competitors by testing the quality of routes, and ensuring CLI is delivered to certain countries, thus giving our roaming customers a peace of mind when they travel abroad,” said Mr Seong Ho Part, director of Global Business Unit at Korea Telecom. “Level of quality is the baseline in which end-customers established their perception of a service or product. Ascade is pleased to provide KT with the means of pro-active quality testing and monitoring, allowing KT to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction or potentially even increasing it,” added Henrik Anderberg, CEO of Ascade. Ascade AB – Sweden Fax : +46 8545 90427 Email : sales_emea@ascade.com Website : www.ascade.com

SMS Meer – Germany Email : info@sms-group.com

Fax : +49 211 881 4386

Website : www.sms-group.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2007