Prysmian at AfricaCom in Cape Town, South Africa
On November 17-19, Prysmian Group’s Director of Telecom Marketing and Technical Sales Support, Alain Bertaina, discussed cost-efficient solutions to improve connectivity across Africa, focusing on fibre solutions. RetractaNetXS aerial and direct buried underground drop solutions, SiroccoXS blown fibre and blown cable solutions and BendBrightXS FlexTube® were also on display.
A long-time supplier to many African countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania, Prysmian works with governments to help support local economies and is committed to developing innovative solutions for the telecommunications market. Through partner VHFibre specialist local content is added to its products, services and solutions to meet the regional economic and trade criteria.
Orange, Vodafone reject Spanish deregulation proposal
Spanish operators Orange and Vodafone have rejected a proposal requiring Telefonica to provide wholesale access to its fibre network in cities with less than 100,000 inhabitants. This represents some 40 percent of the population. At the end of June, Telefonica’s fibre network reached around 12.5 million households. Vodafone reached 8.6 million homes and Orange 5 million.
Prysmian at the European Games
Prysmian Group Turkey has supplied all LV and MMS cables used in the construction of the Baku Olympic Stadium, main venue for the 2015 European Games. Cables have been used for the energy, audio and video systems of this structure, extending over a site of 617 thousand square metres in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Mobile, web entertainment to hit USD 300 bln by 2019
According to a study from Juniper Research, by 2019, the global mobile and online entertainment industry should be seeing annual revenues in excess of USD 300 billion, compared to an expected USD 195 million this year. This growth is driven by increased adoption of TV and video services, accounting for over 60 % of the net market value growth over a five-year period.
Prysmian acquires Gulf Coast Downhole Technologies
US company Gulf Coast Downhole Technologies (GCDT) is active in the design and supply of innovative downhole equipment for the Oil & Gas industry, with a turnover of approximately $ 34 million in 2014. GCDT products are installed in oil and gas wells around the world and consist of integral components in the systems that provide downhole control, injection, flow assurance and monitoring. The acquisition complements and strengthens Prysmian’s existing Oil & Gas industry presence and product offer.
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Visit the FTTH Conference 2016
Since 2004, The FTTH Conference has grown to become the world’s largest FTTH event. Organised by the FTTH Council Europe, the three-day event is all-inclusive with conference, workshops, exhibition and hands-on demos. The FTTH Conference 2016 will be held in Luxembourg from 16 to 18 February, at the LUXEXPO Exhibition and Congress Centre.
FTTH Council Europe President Edgar Aker shares some details with NExsT: “We are preparing for the FTTH Conference 2016 and we anticipate this edition will pass the 3,000 visitor mark again. The initial signals are very promising and we already have a record number of Gold Sponsor booths committed. We are working on an exciting conference program and workshops session. I am proud to announce that Prime Minister Xavier Betel of Luxembourg will open the conference and hold a keynote speech. Luxembourg has 100% fibre penetration! In addition we hope to welcome a good representation from the European Union and the European Commission as the cities of Luxembourg and Brussels are well connected.”
100 Gb/s SWDM Transmission over 300m of WideCap-OM4
Prysmian Group and Finisar have demonstrated a 100 Gb/s SWDM Transmission over 300m of WideCap-OM4 WideBand multimode fibre. Multimode systems based on OM4 and VCSEL technology provide a low cost and power efficient solution for 100 Gb/s data centre networks based on parallel multimode fibers. WideCap-OM4 is future-ready and offers the greatest flexibility for data centre networks”, adds Adrian Amezcua, MMF Product Line Manager with Prysmian Group.
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China spends over $1 billion on PON gear in 2Q15
According to IHS, Chinese operators spent an unprecedented sum in excess of $1 billion on cross-technology PON systems in the second quarter of 2015. This provided a significant trigger global broadband aggregation equipment sales, driving revenues up 12% sequentially and 11% y-o-y.
Prysmian & Berk-Tek: extended distance 40Gb/s transmission
Prysmian Group is partnering with Nexans company Berk-Tek to demonstrate 300m 40Gbps transmission utilizing WideBand MMF, WideCap-OM4, and commercial WDM transceivers. “WideCap-OM4 is future-ready and offers the greatest flexibility for data centre networks”, says Adrian Amezcua, MMF Product Line Manager with Prysmian Group. As DCs rapidly adopt higher data rates (40G/100G), the demand for longer-reaching, high-performance cabling increases. Wideband MMFs and WDM transceivers are a promising solution to meet these challenges while providing margins for capacity increase to 400Gb/s.
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