2012 Sustainability Report
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| prysmian group | 2012 Sustainability Report
The
Telecom sector
comprises the production of
cabling systems and connectivity products used in
telecommunications networks. The product portfolio includes
optical fibre, optical cables, connectivity components and
accessories, Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) cables and copper
cables.
With centres of excellence in Battipaglia (Italy), Eindhoven
(Netherlands) and Douvrin (France) and five factories around
the world, the Prysmian Group is leader in the production
of the key component for all types of optical cable:
optical
fibre
. A wide range of optical fibres is designed and produced
to respond to the vast spectrum of applications demanded
by customers, including single-mode, multi-mode and
speciality fibres. In addition, the Group possesses all current
technologies needed for the production of optical fibre,
thus ensuring that solutions for the various applications are
optimised. The optical fibres are used in the production of a
wide range of
optical cables
, whether standard or specifically
designed for challenging environments where access is
difficult: from underground conduits to overhead power lines,
and from road and rail tunnels to gas and drainage networks.
The Prysmian Group also provides solutions for passive
connectivity, guaranteeing the efficient management of
optical fibres within the network. The growing demand for
greater bandwidth has brought optical fibre ever closer to the
end customer. The Group is extremely active in this rapidly
growing sector of the market, known as FTTx, with a systems
approach based on a combination of existing technologies and
innovative solutions that introduce optical fibres to high-
rise buildings and high density housing. Many of the cables
employed in FTTx systems use BendBrightxs, a Prysmian
optical fibre insensitive to bending, which was developed
specifically for this application.
The Prysmian Group also produces a wide range of
copper
cables
for buried and overhead cabling, as well as for
residential and commercial buildings. The product portfolio
includes cables of varying capacity, such as xDSL cables for
broadband work and those designed for high transmission, low
interference and electromagnetic compatibility.
Cabling systems for communications
are produced by the
Group for the widest variety of applications within buildings,
industries and transportation systems: cables for radio,
television and cinematic recording studies, cabling for
railway environments, such as those buried for long-distance
telecommunications, cables for signalling and train diversion
systems, as well as antenna cables for mobile telephone
systems and cables for communications networks.
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