Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 13 | Page 50

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The Excel residential range includes new 25AWG Category 6 reduced diameter cable, flat and mini Category 6 patch leads, CATV splitter, a residential telephone panel, a range of AV Inserts, FFTX surface mount boxes and faceplates, the residential SoHo cabinet, the Verticab along with other products from the existing Excel range that are complementary to a residential installation.

The Excel residential range includes new 25AWG Category 6 reduced diameter cable, flat and mini Category 6 patch leads, CATV splitter, a residential telephone panel, a range of AV Inserts, FFTX surface mount boxes and faceplates, the residential SoHo cabinet, the Verticab along with other products from the existing Excel range that are complementary to a residential installation.

Paul Cave, Technical Product Manager commented:“ With the connected world and Internet of Things we are expecting to control devices from an app on a smartphone or tablet, whether it’ s in the work environment or at home. We are seeing all new homes and apartments having an internet connection and the Excel Residential Cabling solution has been developed to provide a suite of products that have been designed for that purpose.’

Paul continued:‘ A great deal of time and thought has gone into developing the range to ensure that we have a scalable solution to meet any requirement, what’ s more when an accredited Excel partner installs a home networking solution they are able to provide the comprehensive 25-year warranty if required.’

Whilst designed principally for the growing home market, many of the products being introduced are equally suitable for hotel / hospitality markets.

Paul concluded‘ The products are in stock and full details of the range are available by visiting the new Excel website www. excel-networking. com and searching for Residential.

R & M has developed a new modular outdoor closure for fibre optic networks. For a sixth consecutive year, the company is sponsoring and participating at the FTTH Council MENA, taking place at the Regency Hotel in Kuwait from 7 to 9 November 2016, and will introduce its SYNO dome closure to the Middle East market at this event.

R & M works closely with telecom operators in Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE and believes the SYNO dome closure will be a vital component in their Fibre to the Home( FTTH) projects.“ The FTTH Council MENA event is well attended by key players in the regional FTTH community. This edition, under the theme‘ FTTH, The Evolution to the Digital Society’ will highlight the benefits of the FTTH deployment for operators, governments and end-users,” explained Sandrine Prat, Marketing & Communication Manager and R & M Middle East, Turkey & Africa.

Development of the new SYNO dome closure follows many years of experience gathered by the R & M R & D team in Switzerland and its SYNO gel technology is an innovation in mechanical cold sealing. When the cable entry is sealed in the closure, gel surrounds each cable, preventing dust and moisture from getting in. Because of this, fluctuating temperatures, mechanical loads, or water pressure cannot damage the dome-end splice in any way.

R & M will offer three models of the solution, the largest of which can hold up to 1,152 fibres and splices. The system also guarantees a bending radius of 40 mm, regardless of packing density, which is gentle on fibres. Cables up to 28 mm and micro ducts up to 14 mm in diameter fit in the kits, making the dome closure suited to virtually any application including distribution, branch, and cable joint closure.

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