Cables & Enclosures News

Clearfield sets new standards for fiber density

Clearfield, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLFD) has unveiled two new high-density fiber management products: the multifiber push-on (MPO) equipped Clearview Cassette and Half-Wide LGX Blade. By teaming it with the...

Clearfield offers mid-sized fiber wall panel

Fiber connectivity specialist Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) has expanded its offerings within the FieldSmart Fiber Delivery Point (FDP) range. The new FieldSmart FDP Outdoor 48-Port Wall Mount...

FTTH cable focus of VolkerWessels Telecom contract with Prysmian Group

VolkerWessels Telecom, the telecoms division of Dutch construction company VolkerWessels, has choosen the Prysmian Group to supply FTTH cable for 2012 deployments. Draka will execute the contract,...

Prysmian Group targets XSNet fiber portfolio at BDUK FTTx projects

Prysmian Group is touting the applicability of its new XSNet suite of fiber-optic cabling products and engineering services for rural broadband projects such as those that might fall within the...

Datwyler completes FTTH pilot for Zurich electricity company

Datwyler Cables says it has successfully completed an FTTH pilot project for Zurich electricity company ewz. Starting in October 2010, Datwyler connected 106 buildings with 1400 residential units...

Australia’s NBN Co awards MDU contract to Optimal and OFS

The National Broadband Network of Australia (NBN Co) has picked OFS and Optimal Cable Services to supply fiber-optic cables and connectivity products for deployment inside multiple dwelling units...

West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Co-op taps Clearfield for FTTH

West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative (WK&T) is deploying the FieldSmart fiber management and protection platform from Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) in the central office...

Corning Cable Systems inks NBN fiber deal for multiple dwelling units

Corning Cable Systems Pty. Ltd., the Australian arm of Corning Inc.’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, says it will be a primary supplier of fiber-optic cable and hardware to NBN Co....

Ericsson to supply blown fiber for New Zealand UFB network

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has signed an agreement with Chorus, a telecommunications utility provider, to supply blown fiber-optic cable systems that will be part of the national program to deliver...

Prysmian offers LT20 BBXS loose tube cable with bend-insensitive fiber

Prysmian Group, leveraging the assets it acquired from Draka, has unveiled the LT20 BBXS, a loose tube outside plant fiber cable that leverages BendBrightXS bend-insensitive fiber to offer up to a...