Prysmian takes the lead at International Wire and Cable Symposium (IWCS)

Prysmian Cables & Systems will play a major role next week at the 58th International Wire and Cable Symposium (IWCS) being held in Charlotte NC, USA. The IWCS brings together the world's leading producers and users of cable in order to present and discuss the latest technological innovations and developments in the industry.

This year Prysmian will present six technical papers covering a range of subjects. Two of the papers relate to optical fibre issues and look at fibre coating performance and macrobend loss in bend insensitive fibres - a critical parameter in today's access networks. Another paper stays on the theme of access/FTTH and describes the latest range of reduced size, high fibre count cables whilst a fourth paper - presented by Prysmian Brazil - looks at Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) technology. There will also be two papers in the poster session together with a Professional Development Course on polymer flame testing.

In addition, during the conference 'Executive Track', Mr Brian DiLascia, Vice President and General Manager of Prysmian Communication Cables and Systems North America - will join a panel of other leading industry experts in a discussion on current key issues in the telecom cables business.

Prysmian is pleased to support IWCS as a partner sponsor of this event which will run from November 8th to 11th at the Charlotte Convention Centre - details at www.iwcs.org