NetCologne Selects OFS Optical Fiber Cable for Optical Build in the Rhein-Erft Region.BONN, Germany -- OFS (OFS, Norcross, GA, www.ofsbrightwave.com) A manufacturer of optical fibers and interconnect equipment. Formerly the Optical Fiber Solutions (OFS) Group of Lucent, OFS was turned into a stand-alone company acquired by Furukawa Electric in 2001. , designer, manufacturer and supplier of leading edge fiber optic products, today announced that it has been selected by NetCologne GmbH, one of Germany's largest regional telecommunications carriers, to upgrade their network in the Rhein-Erft region with 80 kilometers of AllWave(R) Zero Water Peak (ZWP ZWP Zero Window Probe ZWP Zone Wind Plotter ) optical fiber in its 144 fiber-count laminated aluminum polyethylen sheath sheath (sheth) a tubular case or envelope. arachnoid sheath the continuation of the arachnoidea mater around the optic nerve, forming part of its internal sheath. cable design. The installation of AllWave ZWP fiber can increase capacity for voice and data in the areas served by NetCologne by up to 50%. AllWave ZWP optical fiber developed by OFS offers this advantage to its customers by allowing transmission in the 1400-nanometer range and consequently can increase the useable wavelength range by as much as 50%. "With this forward looking technology we can create as much as 50% additional bandwidth capacity with the same investment," said Mr. Norbert Ruttgers, Manager Planning & Implementation Network Operation of NetCologne. "The installation of AllWave ZWP gives NetCologne a competitive advantage over communication providers in the area by offering its customers increased bandwidth to improve the customer experience on the NetCologne network," added Reinhard Schmidt, Sales Director of OFS Europe. "We are proud that we are able to support NetCologne with our premium products. With our sales office in Bonn, in the immediate proximity to Cologne, we were able to meet new requirements of NetCologne in a real-time fashion." NetCologne has also contracted OFS' Mini and Micro cables. These cables enable NetCologne to create additional bandwidth capacities in the fully loaded ducts within a very narrow space. Cables with an outer diameter of 3.5 to 6 mm and a maximum fiber count of 72 fibers will be blown into 'microducts.' This enables the carrier to supply customers with optical fiber according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. local requirements. The achieved savings opportunities to NetCologne will be considerable because civil engineering work to create the infrastructure is not required thereby enabling expedited completion of the project. NetCologne is developing new pathways to access its customer base in Cologne, including through the sewer network of Kerpen where it has laid tubes and optical fiber cable, without disrupting the environment. "In addition to avoiding costly and time consuming civil engineering, this procedure was agreeable for the neighborhood because we were also able to avoid digging up the ground, thereby protecting the existing plants and trees against possible damage. Moreover, by using the sewer infrastructure, we are able to bypass areas that cannot be built out," Ruttgers indicated. About OFS OFS is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of leading edge optical fiber, optical fiber cable, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products for a wide variety of applications and industries. OFS, formerly the Optical Fiber Solutions division of Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU), has a proven track record of being first in the industry with application specific fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium erbium (ûr`bēəm) [from Ytterby, a town in Sweden], metallic chemical element; symbol Er; at. no. 68; at. wt. 167.26; m.p. 1,529°C;; b.p. 2,863°C;; sp. gr. 9.05 at 25°C;; valence +3. doped fibers, Raman fiber lasers and more. OFS is committed to providing customers increased value by offering products that deliver lowest cost per bit network solutions, protecting investments through future flexible solutions. OFS distributes its optical fiber, optical fiber cable, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products directly to end users, as well as through valued distributors, external cable customers and equipment vendors. OFS is owned by Furukawa Electric, a multi-billion dollar global leader in optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. . Headquartered in Norcross, GA, OFS operates facilities in Avon, Connecticut Avon is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of 2005, the town has an estimated total population of 17,209.[1] Avon was settled in 1645 and was originally a part of Farmington but sold to the Puritans in a land charter granted by the Duke of ; Carrollton, Georgia Carrollton is a small city in west central Georgia, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It is the county seat of Carroll County, and the largest town in the county, with a 2005 estimated population of 21,837. ; Somerset, New Jersey Somerset is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located at the eastermost section within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 23,040. Somerset housed one of the first Marconi Wireless Stations. ; and Sturbridge, Massachusetts Sturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques and the Crowd Site. The population was 7,837 at the 2000 census. , as well as facilities in Denmark, Germany and Russia. For more information, please visit www.ofsoptics.com. About NetCologne GmbH NetCologne serves the city of Cologne and the surrounding areas as regional fixed network provider with future-proof communication technology. The offer ranges from telephone services to Internet, cable TV, data services up to complex Corporate Networks and special solutions for the media branch. The enterprise has about 530 employees and gained a turnover of approx. Euro 145 Mio. last year. Further information: www.netcologne.de. |
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