Milan, 6 November 2009 - Prysmian Cables & Systems will play a major role next week at the 58th International Wire and Cable Symposium (IWCS) being held in Charlotte NC, USA. The IWCS brings together the world's leading producers and users of cable in order to present and discuss the latest technological innovations and developments in the industry.
This year Prysmian will present six technical papers covering a range of subjects. Two of the papers relate to optical fibre issues and look at fibre coating performance and macrobend loss in bend insensitive fibres - a critical parameter in today's access networks. Another paper stays on the theme of access/FTTH and describes the latest range of reduced size, high fibre count cables whilst a fourth paper - presented by Prysmian Brazil - looks at Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) technology. There will also be two papers in the poster session together with a Professional Development Course on polymer flame testing.
In addition, during the conference 'Executive Track', Mr Brian DiLascia, Vice President and General Manager of Prysmian Communication Cables and Systems North America - will join a panel of other leading industry experts in a discussion on current key issues in the telecom cables business.
Prysmian is pleased to support IWCS as a partner sponsor of this event which will run from November 8th to 11th at the Charlotte Convention Centre - details at
www.iwcs.orgPRYSMIAN
A leading player in the industry of high-technology cables and systems for energy and telecommunication, the Prysmian Group is a truly global company with sales exceeding Euro 5 billion in 2008 and a strong position in higher value-added market segments. With its two businesses, Energy Cables & Systems (submarine and underground cables for power transmission and distribution, for industrial applications and for the distribution of electricity to residential and commercial buildings) and Telecom Cables & Systems (optical cables and fibres and copper cables for video, data and voice transmission), Prysmian boasts a global presence with subsidiaries in 38 countries, 53 plants in 21 countries, 7 Research & Development Centres in Europe, USA and South America, and over 12,000 employees. Specialising in the development of products and services designed to meet customers’ specific requirements, Prysmian's key strengths include: a focus on Research & Development, the capacity to innovate products and production processes, and the use of advanced proprietary technologies. Prysmian is listed at the Milan Stock Exchange in the Blue Chip index.
