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The e-revolution has well and
truly started in rural India
There is, undoubtedly, an optimistic undercurrent coming out of India.
A $3.3 billion broadband contract for Aksh Optifibre Ltd is aimed at
connecting 250,000 communities throughout the country.
The New Delhi-based optical fibre manufacturer is expected to
complete the project by September next year and lead the way for an
e-revolution in rural parts of the country. (You can read the full story on
page 38).
This is in addition to Hindustan Cleanenergy Ltd undertaking a major
expansion plan (page 39), and the Delhi Metro becoming the country’s
first mass transit system to install solar panels (also page 39).
Also in this issue is news that Huawei, the largest telecommunications
manufacturer in the world, is looking at ways to speed up the process
of bringing 5G to Europe. This follows on from the 5G@Europe
Summit in Germany recently, and you can find full details of the story
on page 10.
Prysmian Group has also completed operations
for the construction and execution of Southeast
Asia’s longest undersea cable, linking Phu Quoc
Island to the national power grid in Vietnam. (See
page 12 for the story).
David Bell
Editor
When and where
Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2014 7
May 2014
6–7 May:
Wire Expo –
trade exhibition –
Indianapolis, USA
Organisers:
Wire Association
International
Fax:
+1 203 453 8384
Email:
Web:
May 2014
14–17 May:
Lamiera –
trade exhibition –
Bologna, Italy
Organisers:
Ucimu-Systems
Fax:
+39 0226 255 894
Email:
Web:
June 2014
16–18 June:
2014 China International
Metal and Metallurgy
Exhibition – trade exhibition
– Guangzhou, China
Organisers:
Julang Exhibition Co Ltd
Fax: +86 203 862 0790
Email:
Web:
September 2014
24–27 September:
wire China – trade
exhibition –
Shanghai, China
Organisers: SECRI
and Messe Düsseldorf
(Shanghai) Co Ltd
Fax: +86 216 169 8301
Email:
Web: