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By admin, February 1, 2012 9:14 am

Wednesday, Feb 01, 2012

â–  Helps for building more efficient smart grids by combining 144 cables into one
â–  Immediately after development, LS Cable & System received an order from Energy Australia worth $10 million.
â–  As it is easy to build and manage, it has quickly become popular among domestic and overseas power authorities as well as global construction companies.

Seoul, Korea, Feburary, 1st – On the 1st, LS Cable & System (CEO & Chairman: Christopher Koo) introduced a new 12/20kV air-blown fiber optic composite power cable that combines both electric power and communication cables, necessary for building smart grids and communication networks, into one. Immediately after the announcement the Company entered into a supply contract with Energy Australia worth $10 million (KRW11.2 billion).

The most salient characteristic of this cable is that unlike conventional fiber optic composite cables installation of this product is done using high-pressure air. With this new installation method a tube of 3∼5mm in diameter is installed inside the cable and the fiber optics are pushed inside by the high-pressure air. Existing fiber optic composite cables can combine a maximum of 16 core wires into one, but this new method makes it possible to bind up to 144 optical cable core wires.

A key feature of the air blown fiber optic composite power cable is that it is also scalable which makes it possible to meet the needs of customers who want to build-out power grids and communication networks as demand arises. Also, unlike conventional fiber optic composite cables, the duel structure consisting of a plastic tube and sheath protects the cable, thereby greatly reducing the risk of damage. And because only the internal cable needs to be replaced using air pressure, operating and investment costs are also reduced. Another advantage is that the optical cable can be used to monitor the temperature and state of the cables in real time.

Mr. Heonsang Lee, Director of Overseas Sales, said, “We will work hard to promote this product targeting domestic and overseas power authorities that want to replace their existing power grids and build new smart and power grids. We will also target global construction companies that want to provide a residential environment that better fits the new lifestyle of their residents. Our goal is to turn over $40 million in the next five years.”

Source: LS Cable 

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By cableunion, January 27, 2012 9:36 pm

The Holy Land is also likely to become the land of super-fast Internet connections, as it adopts a technology called “fiber to the home” (FTTH).

Israel Electric Corp, a state-owned electric company, plans to offer a cutting-edge, high-speed broadband network to the entire nation, which is about the size of New Jersey. Because the country is relatively small and has some dense population centers, Israel Electric is predicting Israel will jump to the “forefront of the next generation of Internet technology,” according to a report from The Associated Press.

Israel is looking ahead by opting for fiber-optic lines that will likely provide connections that are 10 to 100 times faster than more traditional methods, The AP said. “All the developing countries that have a vision for 10 years ahead, or 20 years ahead, understand that the name of the game will be communications, broadband communications, very fast communications,” Tzvi Harpak, Israel Electric’s senior vice president for logistics, said in a statement made to The AP and carried by TMCnet.

Israel expects that 10 percent of the nation will be wired for the new technology by 2013, and two-thirds of the nation will be wired within seven years, The AP said.

Oliver Johnson, CEO of Point Topic, said FTTH will be the “gold standard” of “the next generation of broadband service,” The AP reported. The improved technology will lead to applications in such areas as videoconferences, medical surgery, and in cloud computing. It will also lead to increased chance for economic success, The AP said.

“Everyone feels that bandwidth will be this commodity down the road. If you don’t have it, you’ll be out of luck,” David St. John, spokesman for the FTTH Council, told The AP.

South Korea now leads the world with FTTH technology, followed by Japan and Hong Kong. About 7.1 million homes in the United States, representing 6.6 percent of the total residences, use FTTH, The AP said. An example is FiOS (News – Alert) from Verizon. Israel now uses mostly DSL and cable for connections.

Among the companies interested in installing the new technology in Israel are: Telecom Italia (News – Alert) SpA and BT Group PLC, as well as Israel-based firms Elbit Systems, Rapac Communication & Infrastructure, and Tamares, The AP said.

“There’s been quite a lot of interest,” Philippe Guez, managing director at Rothschild, the financial adviser on the project, told The AP. “We believe and hope the government and the Israel Electric Corp. will make the appropriate changes in order to make this wonderful project happen.”

Given that Israel is considered a major technology center, the adaption of FTTH not just for major technology companies but for everyday folks is not a surprise. “Providing high-quality, fiber-to-the-home bandwidth for consumers all over Israel (especially in peripheral areas) is a national interest as it promotes economic growth, education, provision of government services, social welfare,” Eden Bar-Tal, director general of Israel’s Communications Ministry, told The AP.

Israel Electric traces its roots to 1923, when it was started as The Electric Company for Palestine. It has 2.4 million customers, according to data cited by Yahoo Business.

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Edited by Rich Steeves

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By cableunion, January 17, 2012 10:28 pm

KDDI America, the US division of KDDI Corporation, has teamed with Rostelecom (News – Alert), the biggest Russian National carrier, for the launch of 10Gbps wavelength service that facilitates a high quality broadband network connection between Tokyo and Europe with the shortest distance. Thanks to its close collaboration with the Rostelecom operation team, KDDI (News – Alert) has reportedly been operating at 100 percent availability on IPLC service between London and Tokyo.

The two companies signed an agreement early last year with Russia-Japan Cable Network (RJCN) and Transit Europe-Asia (TEA) for the upgrading and modification of the existing cable network. RJCN cable is laid in the Japan sea and immune from earthquake related damages.

This agreement allowed KDDI and Rostelecom to construct 10Gbps wavelength resources between Japan and Europe using the shortest route via Russia – RJCN/TEA route is 7-100msec shorter than the Indian Ocean route and 45 to 60msec shorter than the US/Atlantic Ocean route. The RJCN upgrade has just completed early this year.

According to KDDI, the 10Gbps wavelength service is ideal for addressing various demands such as low latency transmission and two-way real-time communications. Capable of supporting large capacity contents delivery including video transmission service, the network can be utilized for broadcasting various events in Europe and Africa.

The network is expected to play an important role to provide customers with cable diversity, KDDI further claimed.

A few months back, KDDI America reportedly invested approximately 85.5 percent of common shares in CDNetworks, a contents delivery network service provider headquartered in Seoul, Korea for approximately $167 million.

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Edited by Carrie Schmelkin

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By admin, December 2, 2011 7:08 am

Friday, Dec 02, 2011

â–  A general cable R&D center built in Wuhan, Hubei
â–  Employs first rate researchers in world-class facilities to develop technologies for extra high voltage and special industrial cables
â–  Aims to be a world-class general R&D center in China by 2015

On the 28th, LS Cable & System (Chairman & CEO Christopher Koo) announced its establishment of an R&D center (head: Director Seungik Jeon) in China as the first in Korea’s cable industry. By building the R&D center, LS Cable & System anticipates to:

· develop products customized to the local market,
· strengthen business competitiveness by developing core technologies, and
· secure technological competence of its subsidiary in China.

The main strength of LS Cable & System’s R&D center in Wuhan, Hubei is the dedicated and professional human resources who possess the highest competencies. These people have proven their abilities at leading universities in China, including Xi’an Jiaotong University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology and Harbin University of Science and Technology. In addition, Wuhan is where the National Power Grid High Voltage Research Center of the State Grid Corporation, China’s largest power company, is also located. This will surely prove to be very advantageous in terms of joint research and product certification. Moreover, Wuhan is adjacent to Yichang, the city where LS Hongqi Cable & System (the Chinese subsidiary of LS Cable & System) is located so the geographical closeness will surely produce synergies. LS Cable & System also pointed out that Wuhan is the center of China’s Rising Strategy for Central and Western Regional Development, one of the country’s macroscopic development strategies.

Through the R&D Center, LS Cable & System is endeavoring to:

· secure 220kV and 345kV level extra high voltage cable development capacity,
· strengthen abilities to develop special cables for industrial use, such as wind power generation and mining, and,
· improve the competitiveness of its low and medium voltage cable products.

In addition, through organic links with the head office’s R&D center in Korea, LS Cable & System plans to develop the center into a general research center of the world’s highest standards for the electric power and communications fields by 2015.

LS Cable & System’s efforts at technological development are already producing visible results. Following a production certification for the AC 1000kV level super extra high-voltage ACSR cable from the China Electricity Council in March this year, LS Cable & System has completed performance verification of the gap conductor of high transmission efficiency created using a super thermal-resistant aluminum alloy as the conductor. In addition, 220kV level extra high-voltage power cable development and verification are scheduled for completion by early December. Accordingly, LS Cable & System forecasts rapid growth in the Chinese market.

LS Cable & System Director Seungik Jeon said, “The R&D center in China will offer an opportunity for LS Cable & System to advance further into the Chinese market.” Director Jeon added, “Based on our world class R&D competencies, we will introduce products that are optimized to the local market in China.”

Source: LS Cable

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By admin, November 30, 2011 6:12 am

Wednesday, Nov 30, 2011

Saudi Cable Company said it has secured orders from two of Korea’s biggest construction firms, taking its total order values for the month to more than SAR 1bn ($266.6m).

The Jeddah supplier of copper cables has claimed a SAR 63m ($16.79m) order from Doosan Company, a diversified firm covering construction and engineering among other sectors, and a SAR 56m ($14.93m) order from Hyundai Engineering, both mandates will be supplied at the start of next year.

Click here for full article on Construction Week Online

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By admin, November 30, 2011 6:12 am

Wednesday, Nov 30, 2011

Saudi Cable Company said it has secured orders from two of Korea’s biggest construction firms, taking its total order values for the month to more than SAR 1bn ($266.6m).

The Jeddah supplier of copper cables has claimed a SAR 63m ($16.79m) order from Doosan Company, a diversified firm covering construction and engineering among other sectors, and a SAR 56m ($14.93m) order from Hyundai Engineering, both mandates will be supplied at the start of next year.

Click here for full article on Construction Week Online

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By admin, September 26, 2011 6:47 am

Monday, Sep 26, 2011

LS Cable & System, KEPCO, the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute and the Korea Electric Power Research Institute have announced that they are working on a research and development (R&D) project to implement a superconducting power transmission network.

The project was initiated based on the need to develop large-capacity, high-efficiency and environmentally friendly power transmission technologies using superconductor technology in order to effectively handle demand for next-generation power network implementation and to respond to global green growth, according to LS Power.

“This national project will be an opportunity for Korea to advance further in the global electric power market,” says Junhyeong Jo, chief technology officer and vice president of LS Cable.

The objectives of this project are to select systems for superconducting device application, to analyze the systems and derive system integration plans; and to discover systematic support measures to commercialize the technologies and secure operation standards, maintenance procedures and engineering techniques.

LS Cable & System will manufacture transmission level superconductor cable systems, developing transmission level superconductor cable system application performance evaluation, operation and maintenance technologies, developing cooling systems for the transmission level superconductor cable system (10 kW or higher), and developing and assessing prototypes for application of domestically produced superconductor cable materials.

Source: Renew Grid

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By admin, August 30, 2011 3:19 am

Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011

â–  Compact and portable cord set to contribute to proliferation of electric vehicles

LS Cable & System (Chairman & CEO: Christopher Koo) announced on the 29th that the Company has completed development of an electric vehicle cord set for household use as the first in Korea. Directly connected to power outlets in residential and commercial buildings as well as private homes, this cord set supplies 3.3kW of power to electric vehicles. Based on Hyundai Motor Company’s BlueOn, it takes 6 hours for a full charge that can provide about 140km of driving.

Because this cord set is so compact and well designed it can be installed at a wide variety of locations and installation is cheaper than conventional products. Therefore, LS Cable & System anticipates that this charger will help popularize sales of electric vehicles. In addition, the charger can be conveniently carried around and used whenever necessary in any location where power is supplied.

The cord set satisfies all International Electric Commission specifications and requirements, so LS Cable & System has now climbed to an advantageous position for entry into the global market, which is currently dominated by Voltec of the U.S. and Toyota of Japan.

In 2010, LS Cable & System successfully implemented Korea’s first high-speed electric vehicle charging infrastructure for the Korea Environment Corporation. In addition, the Company has installed and is operating electric vehicle chargers inside the Smart Grid Test-bed project located on Jeju Island. Moreover, through cooperation with Seoul Metro, the Company has developed an electric vehicle charging system that taps into the commuter railway power network.

The Ministry of Knowledge Economy is implementing a policy to replace 10% of Korea’s compact car market and 20% of the passenger vehicle market with electric vehicles by 2015 and 2020 respectively. In addition, the ministry has set out a plan to help put one million electric vehicles on the road supported by 2.2 million chargers by 2020. In line with the expectation that government-initiated projects for charging infrastructures will be initiated, LS Cable & System has assertively embarked upon activities to win contracts. At the same time, the Company is planning a wide range of marketing activities targeting carmakers, construction companies and local governments.

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LS Cable & System announced on the 29th that the company has developed an electric vehicle charger for household use as the first in Korea. Connected to power outlets in residential and commercial buildings as well as private homes, this charger supplies 3.3kW of power to electric vehicles. Based on Hyundai Motor Company’s BlueOn, it takes 6 hours for a full charge that will provide about 140km of driving.

Source: LS Cable