Brand-Rex and Capita IT Services work on a £5 million MOD contract providing the fibre optic communications infrastructure for the next generation of Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers Brand-Rex and Capita IT Services announce a £5 million contract to provide a complete fibre communications infrastructure for the two new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers commissioned by the Ministry of Defence. This prestigious contract is part of a multi-million pound programme that will see a new class of aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Navy. The Brand-Rex fibre optic network will provide the … [Read more...]
Safely Delivering Power Underground
March 25, 2011 By
New RailSafe CC90 fire integrity cabling designed for London Underground benefits Modernisation Project Brand-Rex Speciality Division, Xtreme Speciality Cabling today announced the introduction of RailSafe CC90, a range of high performance conduit power cables designed for the safe installation of electric wiring systems underground. Meeting its rigorous requirements for smoke flammability and toxicity, the RailSafe CC90 range is approved by London Underground. RailSafe CC90 has been developed for installations where fire, smoke emission and toxic fumes requirements exceed those of … [Read more...]
Siemon adds to its OM4 fibre optic cabling family, including new 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s-ready MTP assemblies
March 10, 2011 By
Siemon, a global leader in network infrastructure, has announced the addition of several new OM4 fibre optic products to its comprehensive line of high-performance cabling solutions. Siemon’s new OM4 Plug and Play fibre cable assemblies, pre-terminated duplex trunking cables and traditional field-terminated cable and connectivity provide an extended distance multimode option for 10Gb/s as well future-proof migration options for 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s application speeds. “Over the past few years, we have built our OM4 product set and experience by developing and deploying Siemon OM4 … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day “I no longer know how..”
March 10, 2011 By
"I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone." --Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist … [Read more...]
Siemon, Cisco, Intel and Aquantia team up to discuss 10GBASE-T adoption in the data centre
At a recent Emerging Technology Forum in Portland USA, experts from leading network infrastructure companies Siemon, Cisco, Intel and Aquantia addressed key advances and considerations in the trend towards increasing market adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-T) technologies in the data centre. Topics covered were key 10GBASE-T market drivers and projections, the evolution of server connectivity, decreasing power needs and cabling design options with 10GBASE-T, and others. This event offered actionable advice for networking professionals on critical 10GbE decision points across the … [Read more...]