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Categories: Annual and Spring meetings | Press briefings

Categories: Annual and Spring meetings | Economic outlook

The new international Standards for Category 8 copper cable and balanced cabling systems for 40 Gbit/s are currently being developed as Draft Standards IEC 46C/976/NP and ISO/IEC TR 11801-99-1.

"Copper wire will continue to be our largest building wire category, but the market is continually demanding value engineered alternatives to copper. So not only will we get increased capacity, but we'll do it with an extremely efficient footprint with room for future growth."

Low-Voltage Cables "Transmission and Distribution Electrical Engineering" breaks down transmission and distribution cables into five separate categories. The most basic category is "low voltage." This includes cables used for telephone wires, as well as fire-retarded and resistant cables. These cables have the lowest maximum voltage of the four groups, ranging from 50 to 1,000 volts. Medium-Voltage Cables Medium-voltage cables --- which have a maximum capacity ranging from three to 7.2 kilovolts --- are the next class of transmission and distribution lines. These cables are typically used for solid dielectric and MI/MIND purposes. High-Voltage Cables The third class of transmission and distribution cables is high voltage. These power lines can carry a maximum voltage capacity of 10 to 150 kilovolts. While these cables can be used for the same purposes as low- and medium-voltage cables, their higher threshold makes them less cost-efficient than lower-grade wires. The main purposes of high-voltage wires include oil-filled cables, as well as gas-pressure or gas-insulated ducts. Very High-Voltage Cables Like medium- and high-voltage cables, very high-voltage lines are used for solid dielectric, oil-filled and gas-insulated ducts, but in situations where a higher maximum voltage is required. These cables have a maximum capacity of 150 to 300 kilovolts. Because of their very high-voltage capacity, these are typically transmission lines and not distribution lines.

In its latest report, Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) estimates that the total new demand that could be generated for residential dwellings in the period 2012–16 will be 11.8 million units across India. Of the total additional demand, the top eight cities (NCR [including Delhi, Gurgaon & Noida], Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata) will constitute 18% or 2.1 million units across categories. The annual report “Evolving Paradigm - Future of Indian Real Estate” is in association with Global Real Estate Institute (GRI).

The plan puts the cities into four categories based on their resource sustainability – growing, mature, declining and regenerative. It is first national framework on sustainable development of resource-dependent cities. The provinces of Yunnan, Liaoning and Henan have the highest concentration

The Comtran patch cable’s 0.145-inch outer diameter “allows twice the amount of space for more cables to be routed through pathways,” the company explained.