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CommScope acquires
Cable Exchange
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ommScope, a global leader
in infrastructure solutions for
communications networks which
operates in the Middle East, has agreed
to acquire Cable Exchange. This is a
privately held quick-turn supplier of fibre
optic and copper assemblies for data,
voice and video communications. Exchange’s leadership in the attractive
quick-turn industry will complement
our efforts in addressing this important
market opportunity,” Edwards added.
Cable Exchange manufactures a
variety of fibre optic and copper cables,
trunks and related products used in
high-capacity data centres and other
business enterprise applications. “We are thrilled to partner with an
industry leader like CommScope,” said
Cable Exchange President Joey Hynes.
“We look forward to building upon our
teams’ capabilities to serve the growing
data centre market.”
The company, founded in 1986,
specialises in quick-turn delivery of its
infrastructure products to customers
from its two U.S. manufacturing centres.
This acquisition will deepen
CommScope’s capabilities in supporting
the growing market for high-capacity,
multi-tenant data centres and hyperscale
data centres operated by the world’s
largest technology and retail companies.
Cable Exchange will operate as a stand-
alone business within CommScope’s
Connectivity Solutions segment.
CommScope has seen a consistent
growth in demand for its
solutions across different verticals
such as healthcare, education,
telecommunications and finance.
The company’s vast portfolio of network
infrastructure includes some of the
world’s most robust and innovative
wireless and fibre optic solutions.
Its employees help customers increase
bandwidth; maximise existing capacity;
improve network performance and
availability; increase energy efficiency;
and simplify technology migration.
CommScope has deployed its solutions
in the largest buildings, venues and
data centres in the Middle East. Cable
Exchange’s products include a full line
of singlemode jumpers providing high
bandwidth and transmission rates and
supporting longer distances.
These are designed for today’s high-
speed networks with the intention
of providing headroom for future
standards. They are visually inspected
and optically tested for insertion loss
and return loss thresholds that meet or
exceed industry standards. n
As more user-driven information and
commerce flows through networks,
operators are quickly deploying larger and
more complex data centres to support
growth in traffic and transactions.
“We are pleased to further expand our
capabilities in the data centre market
with Cable Exchange, a trusted and
respected provider of critical network
infrastructure with strong customer
relationships,” said CommScope
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eddie Edwards.
“Further, we believe the people, products
and performance of Cable Exchange are
a great match for CommScope.
“While the overall business environment
remains challenging, we believe Cable
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