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Innovative Prysmian recognised

The advanced bending behaviour has been achieved while preserving the high transmission performance of legacy fibre yet securing all backwards compatibility, by adding macro- and micro-bending performances on top of all key traditional characteristics such as designs enabled to take standard optical fibre to the next performance level, securing transmission even in harsh environments, in every part of the network, triggering cable innovations that were not possible before. fibre’s potential and fully secures the spectral abundance naturally offered by fibre, to accompany the current boom in bandwidth demand – and associated requirement for vast frequency spectrum. It is the industry-reference fibre, with its record-breaking performance heavily influencing next-generation networks. This G.657.A2 fibre, thanks to immunity to macro and micro-bending, paved the way for smaller footprint solutions and lower operational costs due to the possibility of achieving unequalled fibre counts with increased density in cables; yet fully securing all transmission bands, including the most demanding L-band and u-band, securing network evolution paths. “We are extremely proud of this award, which recognises our global leadership in the design and manufacturing of optical fibres and innovative solutions,” said Philippe Vanhille, Prysmian Group executive vice president, telecom business. Prysmian Group – Italy Website : www.prysmian.com bendbrightxS is maximising

PrYSMIAn Group has been recognised with the Frost & Sullivan 2015 European new Product Innovation Award for its bendbrightxS optical fibre, during a ceremony in London, uK. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company that has developed an innovative product by leveraging leading-edge technologies. The award recognises the value-added features and benefits of the product and the increased roI it offers to customers, which in turn enhances end-customer acquisition and overall market penetration potential. bendbrightxS fibre, initially designed for FTTH deployment, has now opened an innovative stairway for many new cable solutions applicable to a variety of network configurations, combining an unprecedentedly low macro-bending sensitivity (G.657.A2 compliant) and industry reference micro-bending performance while still preserving all the features of regular single mode fibre (G.652.d compliant). It enables the use of one single consistent fibre type throughout the network, from central office to customer outlets, and represents a significant innovation in single mode optical fibres, as it secures the full spectrum in a secured and durable way, allowing transmitting much larger amounts of data than competing technologies. bendbrightxS has been the first-ever commercialised bend-immune single mode optical fibre, with a bend improvement of almost 100 times compared to standard technologies.

Knowledge Base from the institute The European Copper Institute has launched a new and unique app called the Copper Alloys Knowledge base, which provides detailed and state-of-the-art knowledge on 27 copper-based conductivity materials. For each of the materials, the app gives a detailed datasheet, references for known properties, and an advanced search function on properties. The app also provides an extensive overview of copper, covering the atomic structure of copper; physical properties and thermodynamics of copper alloys; strengthening mechanisms of metallic materials; characteristics of copper alloy intended for electrical purposes; the impact of alloying additions on selected properties of copper alloys; and susceptibility to processing and processing capacity. “We believe that the Copper Alloys Knowledge base will be a significant resource to designers and students,” said Hans de Keulenaer, European Copper Institute. “It’s extremely comprehensive, constantly updated, based on extensive literature research, and easy to use.”

It is accessible free-of-charge from the institute’s website. The European Copper Institute – Belgium Website : www.conductivity-app.org

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