Cables suit zone-cabling applications.

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Multi-pair cables, with 25-pair Power Sum Category 5e design, provide flexibility to designers, integrators, OEMs, and end-users in interconnect and zone cabling applications. Cables can be used with existing 50 pin RJ-21 connectors while delivering full Cat 5e performance in zone-cabling architecture. Product is ITS ETL SEMKO verified to meet ANSI TIA-EIA 568B.2 Category 5e standard, and is available in Plenum- and Riser-rated versions.



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Berk-Tek Introduces Power Sum Category 5e, Independently Verified 25-Pair Cable



New Holland, PA_January 31, 2003_Berk-Tek, a Nexans company, announced that it has expanded its line of multi-pair cables with the addition of a 25-pair Power Sum Category 5e design to provide increased flexibility to designers, integrators, OEMs and end-users in interconnect and zone cabling applications.

The new 25-pair design can be used with existing 50 pin RJ-21 connectors giving end-users a traditional CAT 5 termination option. In addition, Berk-Tek's Power Sum Enhanced Cat 5 cable delivers full Cat 5e performance when used in a zone cabling architecture, providing the user with increased flexibility whether the cabling plant employs a traditional consolidation point or a Multi User Telecommunications Outlet (MUTOA).

"Zone cabling keeps the majority of the channel intact during a MAC (Move, Addition or Change)," said Dan Kennefick, Copper Business Manager for Berk-Tek, "while still providing maximum flexibility for reconfiguring the work area cables."

Installing four pair cable in a "home run" configuration is the most widely installed network cabling installation practice. The entire length of cable is removed and/or rerouted during a MAC, making the process time-consuming and expensive, Kennefick said.

"The zoned cabling approach simplifies the cable layout by consolidating the number of distribution points," said Kennefick, "and less cable is disturbed, which is a major advantage to the long-term investment of the cabling plant."

The product performance is ITS ETL SEMKO verified to meet the ANSI TIA-EIA 568B.2 Category 5e standard, and is available for immediate orders in both Plenum and Riser-rated versions.

About Berk-Tek, A Nexans Company: For more than 40 years, Berk-Tek has been a leading manufacturer of more than 100 different network copper and fiber-optic cable products. The company has led in the development of high-performance and enhanced UTP cables designed to transport high-speed data and voice transmissions. Berk-Tek has major manufacturing facilities at New Holland, PA, Fuquay-Varina, NC and Elm City, NC.

About Nexans: Nexans is the worldwide leader in the cable industry. The Group brings an extensive range of advanced copper and optical fiber cable solutions to the infrastructure, industry and building markets. Nexans cables and cabling systems can be found in every area of people's lives, from telecommunications and energy networks, to aeronautics, aerospace, automobile, railways, building, petrochemical, medical applications, etc. With an industrial presence in 28 countries and commercial activities in 65 countries, Nexans employs 17,150 people and had sales in 2002 of euros 4.3 billion. Nexans is listed on the Paris stock exchange. More information on www.nexans.com

About ITS ETL SEMKO: ETL SEMKO is a division of Intertek Testing Services Ltd., the world's largest product and commodities testing organization, which operates 240 laboratories and 469 offices in 93 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia. ITS ETL SEMKO provides product safety testing and certification, EMC testing, performance testing and quality management systems registration for global clients in such industries as medical, HVAC, appliances, telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, building products and power generating systems. For more information about ITS ETL SEMKO's services, companies can call 1-800-967-5352 or visit etlsemko.com and/or etlcable.com.

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