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Fiber optic cables to boost revenue

Kenya Power plans to connect its two million customers with fiber optic cable in a move set to change Internet connectivity in the country. The firm plans to expand its existing infrastructure and lay fiber optic cables to its clients in its bid to protect earnings, which have dropped by 5.7 percent. The power distributor’s acting managing director said the firm is now focusing on expanding and leasing fiber optic to its client list in a bid to diversify revenues. Safaricom, Jamii Telcoms, Kenya Data Network and Wananchi are among the power distributor’s clients, which is also looking to sign up new clients including its sister parastatal, KenGen, and the mobile phone service provider Airtel. The firm is also in talks to sign up a company from Uganda, signaling the growing opportunities in regional countries. Kenya Power plans to roll out about 25,000km of fiber optic network across the country. In 2012 the firm laid only 200km of fiber, but had received contracts to lay 400km of fiber this financial year. It now has over 1,800km of fiber optic connection.

Korea Metal Week 2013 opened on 16 th October 2013 at KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center). Korea Metal Week 2013, said to be the largestevent inKoreafor thefastener sector, comprised five individual shows integrating all metal production technologies: “Fastener and wire Korea”; “Die casting and foundry Korea”; “Automobile and machine parts Korea”; “Press and forging Korea”; “Tube and pipe Korea”; “Metal surface treatment Korea” and the “Korea composite show”. As a leading international trade fair in Korea, Korea Metal Week 2013 attracted around 288 exhibitors from across the world to display their latest products. Most were local exhibitors from Korea, with 62 companies frommainlandChina, including Shanghai Jingyang, Pinghu Kangchengda, Eagle Metalware, Shanghai Rivet, Ningbo Exact, Boito Meta, Ningbo Jinding, Ningbo Hexin, Chinafast, Tandl, andHaiyan Sanma.

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