Claremont, North Carolina, (NYSE EURONEXT: DRAKA) – Draka Communications Americas will highlight a new family of fiber cables designed for space-limited applications and cost conscious network designers involved in campus and in-building applications at the upcoming BICSI Show January 16-20 in Orlando, FL. Visitors to Draka’s booth # 1301 will be able to view Draka’s ezPREP® Gel Free Central Loose Tube Cable family. This streamlined cable design, is available up to 12 fibers and provides multiple features and benefits desired by today’s network operators and installers, such as:
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Available in riser and plenum flame ratings and can be deployed in all indoor applications
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Low-Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) constructions available
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25% smaller when compared to traditional stranded loose tube cable
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40% lighter when compared to traditional stranded loose tube cable
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Aluminum interlock armor can be added to increase durability
This cable design provides a fiber drop solution that simplifies installation practices and lowers overall network cost. This Draka cable product family is standards compliant, can address any fire code listing requirement and can be adapted to a number of special applications. The small cross section and excellent handling properties make this cable a versatile product for enterprise and campus uses”, states Dean Yamasaki, Product Manager at Draka Communications Americas. “Since the entire product family is designed for indoor-outdoor applications, its use eliminates the necessity for a transition point upon cable entry into the building, which is another cost savings value-add.”
Draka’s Central Loose Tube cable is available in a wide variety of fiber types including Draka’s BendBright® family of single-mode & multimode bend insensitive fibers.Draka has sold over 6 billion feet of Bendbright bend insensitive fibers since 2006.
About Draka
Draka (Euronext Amsterdam: DRAK), headquartered in Amsterdam, has 9,400 employees in countries worldwide and 2009 revenues of over € 2 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