Claremont, North Carolina, (NYSE EURONEXT: DRAKA) – Draka Communications Americas will spotlight a new family of fiber cables designed for wireless applications at the upcoming CTIA Wireless Show March 21-24 in Orlando, FL. Visitors to Draka’s booth #350 will be able to inquire about Draka’s comprehensive line of fiber cables designed for remote radio head, cellular backhaul, and distributed antenna system applications. Branded under the ezMOBILITY™ wireless cable solution, Draka offers features requested by installation teams and end users such as:

·         Industry leading optical fiber product portfolio which includes Enhanced Single-Mode Fiber and BendBright^® bend insensitive fibers.

·         Fiber/copper hybrid cables allowing both data and power transmission within a single cable.

·         Fiber cable suited for rapid installation of field installable connectors.

·         Draka’s ezPREP^® cable process which provides for easy removal of the cable jacket.

·         Colorlock^® fiber coating for long lasting fiber reliability and color vibrancy.

 

 

 

 

“Fiber is becoming an integral component of today’s wireless infrastructure.  For years we have been supplying fiber for cellular backhaul applications and are proud to be releasing a new set of complimentary fiber cables to support the development of remote radio head and distributed antenna systems” states Greg Williams, Director of Marketing for Draka Communications Americas. 

“LTE / 4G technology and upcoming micro-antenna systems will rely heavily upon optical fiber to meet bandwidth demands.  It is an exciting time to be a global leader in optical fiber and cable manufacturing.” 

 

Draka’s ezMOBILITY product line spans a wide variety of fiber cables for indoor, outdoor, and tower applications.  Cables are offered in fiber only or hybrid fiber/copper configurations.  Fiber types include Draka’s Enhanced Single-mode fiber, OM2-OM4 multimode fiber, or Draka’s BendBright family of bend insensitive fibers.

 

 

About Draka

Draka (Euronext Amsterdam: DRAK), headquartered in Amsterdam, has 9,400 employees in countries worldwide and 2010 revenues of over € 2.4 billion. Draka has a presence in 31 countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.

 

Draka’s activities are divided into three groups: Energy & Infrastructure, Industry & Specialty and Communications. Draka Communications with its four business units, Telecom Solutions, Multimedia Specials, Optical Fiber and Cable Solutions is a global market leader in the development, production and sales of fibers, cables and advanced network solutions.  For more information visit us online at www.draka.com/communications

 

Draka Communications Americas Media Contact:  
Tina Bryant, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone    828.459.8772      
tina.bryant@draka.com