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Contact: Trish Dawson Manager of Market Development NextGen Fiber Optics (860) 774-1356 |
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2004
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKY, February 10, 2004 — NextGen Fiber Optics L.L.C. and General Cable
announce their appointment as exclusive distributor for the MicroBlo air blown fiber system. The system, distributed under
license from Novar and Tyco Electronics , offers unique performance capabilities through a revolutionary design that
provides the industry with a flexible, economical and future-proof, fiber-on-demand infrastructure, for large and small
outside plant networks. MicroBlo offers today’s customers a low-density and robust system that adapts easily to campus
loop, access and fiber-to-the-home network topologies.
“The MicroBlo system is an excellent addition to our already established premise air blown fiber technology – Blolite®.
The use of air blown technology as a deployment of optical fibers is becoming more widespread. MicroBlo offers
significant advantages over conventional outside plant fiber optic cable.” says Trish Dawson, Manager of Market
Development at NextGen Fiber Optics. In a MicroBlo system installation, Empty tubes (called MicroDucts) are initially
installed to create the network framework. Very small, specially designed cables are then blown into the empty
MicroDucts as greater capacity is needed to meet current network requirements. By installing sufficient MicroDucts during
the initial deployment, network capacity is easily and economically expandable.
Today’s communication networks must be capable of supporting information and applications that are now just in the
planning stage, but tomorrow, will become reality — with increasing network performance demands and difficult to predict
deployment schedules. The technology required to meet these needs is ever changing and the use of optical fiber in loop, access and campus networks is growing rapidly. The MicroBlo system provides the market with an extraordinarily flexible,
end-to-end blown fiber cabling solution.
NextGen Fiber Optics L.L.C. is a privately held joint venture between GenStone Acquisition Company, L.L.C. and
General Cable that manufactures fiber optic cables and produces other products for the telecommunications, original
equipment manufacturer, electrical/data distributors and military/specialty markets. Visit our website at www.nextgenfiberoptics.com.
General Cable (NYSE: BGC), headquartered in Highland Heights, Kentucky, is a leader in the development, design,
manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the
communications, energy, industrial and specialty markets. The Company offers competitive strengths in such areas as
breadth of product line, brand recognition, distribution and logistics, service and operating efficiency. Communications
wire and cable products transmit low-voltage signals for voice, data, video and control applications. Energy cables
include low-, medium- and high-voltage power distribution and power transmission products. The Industrial and Specialty segment is comprised of application-specific cables for uses such as electrical power generation (traditional fuels,
alternative and renewable sources, and distributed generation), the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, mining,
industrial automation, marine, military and aerospace applications, power applications in the telecommunications industry, and other key industrial segments. Visit our website at www.generalcable.com.
Release No. 0435
02/10/04
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