Megladon Manufacturing and Draka Communications Will Present at SCTE Meeting
Austin, Texas, May 7, 2009 - Megladon Manufacturing Group announced today a joint presentation with Draka Communications at the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Southern California Chapter (www.scte.org) meeting in Los Angeles on May 20, 2009. The presentation is titled "Optical Communications - Then and Now". Topics will include reviewing long-standing fundamentals for those desiring to better understand the foundation building blocks as well as several of the hottest product performance requirements being driven by cutting edge applications.
The presentation will begin at 9:00AM and lunch is included. The meeting location is Time Warner Cable (timewarnercable.com) - Los Angeles Area - West Office 6320 Arizona Circle Los Angeles, CA 90045. Presenters for this session will be Mr. Dean J. Yamasaki, Applications and Technology Manager for Draka Communications (www.drakaamericas.com) and Mr. John M Culbert, President of Megladon Manufacturing (www.megladonmfg.com).
"We are excited about supporting the SCTE Southern California Chapter", stated John M Culbert, President and Partner at Megladon. He continued "The information presented will be valuable to the attendees and include cutting edge technologies utilized in CATV networks to minimize cost and improve video transmission".
"Optical communications technology has been required to adapt to a growing number of new challenges as the diversity of applications continue to expand. We appreciate the SCTE Southern California Chapter providing us this opportunity to educate the CATV industry on recent advancements that facilitate broadband deployments." states Dean Yamasaki, Applications and Technology Manager for Draka Communications.
Megladon Manufacturing Group Ltd., a subsidiary of TyRex Group Ltd.®, is recognized as a leader in the fiber optic marketplace. Founded in 1997, Megladon made it their mission to provide customers with fiber optic products that far exceed industry standards. As technology innovators, Megladon created the HLC (Hardened Lens Contact) termination, which has changed the market and taken it to the next level. For additional information on Megladon and their patented processes please visit the company's website at www.megladonmfg.com or respond by email to scratchguard@megladonmfg.com.
Draka, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a Euros 2.5 billion, publicly listed (Euronext) company with 9,145 employees worldwide. Draka is divided into three groups, Energy & Infrastructure, Industry & Specialty and Communications. Communications is responsible for the production and sale of optical fiber, cable and communication infrastructure solutions globally. Draka Communications - Americas' roots in North America run a century deep in names like Alcatel, ITT, Ericsson, Chromatic Technologies, and Phelps Dodge. Our clients are served from Draka's unique site in Claremont, North Carolina which is home to the 125-acre corporate campus & Americas headquarters, over 1 million square feet of manufacturing space and the only integrated optical fiber and cable facility in North America. For more information please visit www.drakaamericas.com.
