wiredinUSA April 2012

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Get Set for high speed cabling

Gwynt y Môr cables complete

FTTH in Chemnitz

Subsea cable for Humber Gateway

Brand-Rex, a supplier of network infra- structure solutions for enterprise and data center networks, has launched the new MT Connect SuperSet solution, described as an ultra-high-performance, pre- terminated, modular system based on mechanical transfer push-on (MTP) ferrule connector technology. As part of the company’s FibrePlus portfolio, MT Connect SuperSet provides a foundation for ethernet, fiber channel and infiniband technologies and is said to future proof the physical network infrastructure for the emerging 40 and 100 Gigabit ethernet transmission speeds. It is ideally suited for installation in the data center where multiple, point-to-point fiber connections between racks can be quickly and efficiently installed, maintained and changed. The system is based on high bandwidth, bend insensitive OM3/OM4 multimode and OS2 performance singlemode cabling. The set comprises fiber optic cables and patch cords, ultra-high- density panels, connectors, assemblies, faceplates and adaptors. The system is designed and manufactured to conform to the ISO/IEC 11801, EN 50173-1 and TIA 568C structured cabling standards, as well as the IEC 24764, EN 50173-5 and TIA 942 data center cabling standards.

High-voltage AC subsea cables from ABB will export power from one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms to the mainland grid. ABB has won an order from E.ON UK to supply the power export cables for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. The company will design and supply 2x14 kilometer circuits of 132kV three-core AC submarine cable with integrated fiber optics, to connect Humber Gateway to the mainland grid. Delivery of the cable is scheduled for 2013. When completed, scheduled for 2015, Humber Gateway will consist of a 73 wind turbine array that will generate up to 219MW of electricity, enough to power up to 170,000 homes. The wind farm will be located 8km off the East Yorkshire coast, just north of the mouth of the river Humber. “This subsea cable will provide a reliable and efficient link between offshore wind farms and the mainland grid enabling a clean energy supply,” said Martin Gross, head of ABB’s grid system business within the company’s power systems division. “Offshore wind power, as a fast growing source of large-scale renewable energy, is making an increasing contribution towards lowering the environmental impact of electricity generation.”

Prysmian Cables and Systems has manufactured the final kilometer of onshore cable for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. A total of 134km of high voltage wire, for laying underground between Pensarn and St Asaph, has been produced at the company’s Wrexham plant under a contract worth £15 million. RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr project director Toby Edmonds said: “This is an important milestone in the onshore phase of the construction of Gwynt y Môr. Reinstatement work is beginning along the 11km route and discussions are underway with landowners to return the land to its previous, mainly agricultural, use.” He said the onshore cable route is due to be completed later this year. npower said Prysmian already employs more than 350 people at its North Wales-based plant, with this contract providing continuity of employment for the mainly local workforce. The installation of the onshore cable and the associated works has also helped secure work for a further 90 staff and contractors to date.

Deutsche Telekom (DT) says it will partner with regional power provider eins energie in sachsen to provide fiber to the home ‘FTTH’ services in Chemnitz. This is DT’s first such partnership, which will see eins energie construct the infrastructure and DT operate the network. Up to 60,000 homes are scheduled to be connected to the FTTH network by the end of 2014. First customers in Chemnitz could be connected as early as this fall. The network will support download speeds of up to 200 Mbps, DT asserts. “By constructing this optical fiber network we are laying the foundation for super-high-speed internet access in many parts of Chemnitz. Being able to communicate at the speed of light improves the quality life for the people of this city and makes it even more attractive as a place to do business,” said Reiner Gebhardt, chairman of the managing board of eins energie in sachsen GmbH & Co KG. Roll-out work will begin in April. DT expects to connect 20,000 homes by the end of this year. The roll-out is then to continue with approximately 20,000 additional homes connected in each of the next two years.

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