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NEW CPRS IN EFFECT
The Telecommunications Cabling
Provider Rules (CPRs) 2014 has
been registered with Comlaw and
is now operational.
All registered cablers need to
make themselves familiar with the
new document.
The 2014 CPRs sees the
consolidation of the three
instruments into a single resource
without any substantial changes
to regulatory requirements.
The new CPRs include:
> Telecommunications Cabling
Provider Rules 2000;
> Accreditation Procedures for
Cabling Provider Registrars; and,
> Telecommunications Cabling
Provider Rules 2000 –
Arrangements for Operation
of the Registration System
(No. 3) (2012).
A copy of the CPRs can be found
at
DTX CABLEANALYZER
SERIES DISCONTINUED
Fluke Networks has announced that
it is discontinuing its popular DTX
CableAnalyzer Series.
After 12 years of service, the DTX
Series of testers will no longer be sold
in Australia and New Zealand as of
1 January 2015.
The DTX Series will be superseded
by the new Versiv range of testers,
which includes the DSX-5000 cable
certification analyser, CertiFiber Pro
fibre certification analyser and
the OptiFiber Pro OTDR fibre fault-
finding analyser.
Fluke Networks will continue to
support the existing DTX Series with
accessories and adapters.
Rockwell Automation and Cisco
have released a white paper and
design and implementation guide
titled, Deploying 802.11 Wireless
LAN Technology within a Converged
Plantwide Ethernet Architecture.
The detailed design guidance will
help control system engineers,
IT network engineers and system
integrators implement standard, IP-
based wireless networks in a more
robust, secure and scalable way.
The guide provides in-depth
information on 802.11 wireless
LAN (WLAN) solutions within a
Converged Plantwide Ethernet
(CPwE) architecture, including
design considerations for fixed
position, nomadic and mobile
equipment use cases. It also
includes explanations for how
to configure, maintain and
troubleshoot WLAN for each use
case, and detailed documentation
on how the architectures were
tested and validated by Cisco and
Rockwell Automation. With this
new resource, network designers
can create a small network within
a plant using a single autonomous
access point, and scale up to create
a larger, unified WLAN architecture.
To download the document, visit
TE Connectivity has reached a
definitive agreement to sell its
Broadband Network Solutions business
unit to CommScope for $3 billion.
The BNS business, which consists of
TE’s Telecommunications, Enterprise
Networks and Wireless businesses,
had revenue of $1.9 billion in fiscal
year 2014.
“Our decision to sell our BNS
business reflects our strategy to
continue focusing on and expanding
our leadership position in the
attractive connectivity and sensor
markets, with particular emphasis on
harsh environment applications,” said
TE Connectivity chairman and CEO
Tom Lynch says.
“These markets represent a $165
billion opportunity for TE and have
strong growth rates and attractive
profit levels driven by the global
trends of a safer, smarter, greener and
more connected world.”
ROCKWELL AND CISCO LAUNCH GUIDE FOR
WIRELESS ENTERPRISES
TE ANNOUNCES SALE OF ITS BROADBAND
NETWORK SOLUTIONS BUSINESS TO COMMSCOPE
INDUSTRY NEWS
CORNING TO ACQUIRE SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS’
FIBRE OPTICS BUSINESS
Corning Incorporated has reached a definitive
agreement with Samsung Electronics to
acquire its fibre optics business.
Terms of the agreement were not released.
The acquisition is expected to be
completed by the end of Q1 2015, subject
to customary closing conditions, including
receipt of regulatory approvals.
When complete, the acquisition will
augment Corning’s market access and
enhance its broad portfolio of optical
communications products in Asia.
Corning will integrate Samsung’s fibre
optic business, with manufacturing
facilities in Gumi, South Korea, as well as
in Hainan, China, into the Corning Optical
Communications business segment upon
closing of the acquisition.