EoW January 2008

english corporate news

CRU conference heads for Barcelona

€1 million deal for Nexans Nexans has signed a two-year frame agreement with AB Stokab, the owner of Stockholm’s ‘Citynet’ broadband infrastructure, to deliver fibre optical equipment worth approximately €1 million for the city’s FTTH (fibre-to-the- home) programme. In order to house and support the vast number of optical fibres that have to be installed and managed in often confined spaces, Stokab has selected Nexans’ N3S High Density fibre system. The Nexans N3S System (3S = SSS = Space Saving Solution) allows installation and handling of a large number of optical cross-connections in a very small space (footprint), which is necessary to enable every apartment in a dense city environment to be provided with its unique pair of fibres. This agreement is an important breakthrough for Nexans’ approach to the construction of the physical infrastructure for FTTH projects. Stokab, the sole Citynet owner in Stockholm, will use the Nexans equipment for the planned expansion of the city’s WAN (wide area network) into network access structures that will connect directly to fibre LANs (local area networks) in residential buildings. In addition to this frame agreement, Nexans will also deliver approximately 1,500km of fibre optic cables as part of its previous projects with Stokab. These optical cables, manufactured at Nexans plant in Grimsås, use ribbon fibre technology which is also an efficient and space saving solution. Nexans – France Fax : +33 15669 8484 Email : nexans.web@nexans.com Website : www.nexans.com Nexans has been a regular, major supplier to Stokab for more than 10 years.

After the success of the first World Wire and Cable Conference in June this year, CRU Events’ 2 nd World Wire and Cable Conference will once again bring together senior-level decision makers in the wire and cable community from around the world . The conference – being held in Barcelona, Spain from 1 st -3 rd June – provides a unique opportunity to meet with senior representatives from cable manufacturers, cable users, materials and equipment suppliers and financial institutions. The conference will feature a comprehensive programme of presentations, with the theme of satisfying customers throughout the supply chain. Day one of the conference will cover: Routes to market; contribution of suppliers to the cablemakers; copper and fibre issues. Day two consists again of parallel tracks. Delegates have the option to attend different sessions from each track, giving a broader industry perspective. Eurowire and Wire and Cable ASIA are the official media partners for the event. CRU Events – UK Fax : +44 207 903 2432 Email : marilyn.portner@crugroup.com Website : www.cruevents.com

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