General Cable Rolls Out New GenSPEED® 5000 Cat 5e Cable for Outside Plant Applications
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKY, July 11, 2005 – General Cable today introduced its new GenSPEED 5000 Outdoor cable. Suitable for nearly all outside plant applications, this cable can be directly buried in the ground, installed in ducts, or aerially lashed to a support messenger. It’s the ideal solution when connections need to be made from building to building, such as for portable classrooms and adjacent office buildings or for applications requiring cable be run in conduit under concrete slabs. GenSPEED 5000 outdoor cable is fully flooded and has a tough UVC and abrasion resistant jacket. It’s designed to withstand temperature extremes from -70°C to +75°C and supports data transmission rates of up to 1000Mb/s.
“We’re excited about expanding our GenSPEED product line with this outdoor application product,” said Mike Dickerson, General Cable’s Business Unit Manager, Datacom Products. “Our hallmark is delivering high quality cable products engineered to meet the expanding requirements of the telecommunications industry. This Outdoor Cat 5e cable enables our customers to deliver communication links to nearby satellite locations without sacrificing transmission speed or signal quality.” General Cable manufactures a wide range of high performance GenSPEED copper cable products and NextGen™ Brand fiber optic cable products.
General Cable (NYSE: BGC), headquartered in Highland Heights, Kentucky, is a leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the communications, energy, industrial and specialty markets. The Company offers competitive strengths in such areas as breadth of product line, brand recognition, distribution and logistics, service and operating efficiency. Communications wire and cable products transmit low-voltage signals for voice, data, video and control applications. Energy cables include low-, medium- and highvoltage power distribution and power transmission products. The Industrial and Specialty segment is comprised of application-specific cables for uses such as electrical power generation (traditional fuels, alternative and renewable sources, and distributed generation), the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, mining, industrial automation, marine, military and aerospace applications, power applications in the telecommunications industry, and other key industrial segments. Visit our website at www.GeneralCable.com.
Release No. 0472
07/11/05
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