Corning to Showcase Optical Fiber Cable Innovation at the 2017 Optical Networking and Communication Conference
March 21 2017 - 8:30AM
CORNING, N.Y., March 21, 2017 - Corning
Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) will highlight its latest fiber and cabling
innovations at the 2017 Optical Networking and Communication
Conference & Exhibition (OFC), March 21-23, in the Los Angeles
Convention Center.
Leveraging its superior cabling knowledge, Corning
will feature new ribbon, loose tube, and mini cable products that
accelerate cable access, improve safe handling, and offer increased
density. These performance attributes are particularly important in
addressing the increasingly prevalent conversion to optical
solutions in the growth segments such as fiber-to-the-home and data
centers.
"Corning has a strong, 40-plus year history of
developing and delivering industry-leading fiber and cable
innovation. This is driven in large part by our ability to
anticipate network trends by working closely with our customers who
install networks today that will carry them into the future," said
Dr. Bernhard Deutsch, vice president of product line management,
Corning Optical Fiber and Cable, Corning Optical
Communications.
"With access to duct space and rights-of-way
becoming more difficult to obtain, high-density, low-profile
products are increasingly valuable. When you combine quicker and
easier installation techniques, these additions are making it
simpler than ever before to deliver state-of-the-art,
next-generation broadband services to end-users across the
globe."
In its booth (#2711), Corning will feature the
newest enhancements to its award-winning MiniXtend®
cable and FastAccess® technology
portfolios. Designed for installation in microduct systems using
air-assisted installation methods, MiniXtend cables are up to 50
percent smaller than standard loose tube cables and offer high
fiber counts in a small footprint.
FastAccess technology is a groundbreaking
innovation in cable design which eliminates the use of a binder,
waterblocking yarns, and waterblocking tapes. It also enables up to
70 percent faster cable access and reduced risk of buffer tube
damage.
Corning will highlight:
- MiniXtend HD cable with binderless* FastAccess
technology, which combines the installation benefits of FastAccess
technology in a high-density cable design offering up to 288-fiber
capacity. Featuring Corning®
SMF-28® Ultra 200
fiber, a 200-micron fiber with a reduced coating diameter, the
high-density cable provides increased fiber density to improve the
utilization of limited duct space.
- ALTOS® Lite armored
cable with FastAccess technology, marking the first time customers
will be able to realize the benefits of FastAccess technology in an
armored cable. In addition, a new thin-film shield replaces the
traditional cable binders. The armored cable features an outer
jacket that can be peeled away by hand to expose the armor
protection, which can also be removed quickly and easily. With no
need for sharp tools and no binders to cut, not only does ALTOS
Lite armored cable with FastAccess technology improve both cable
access and safe handling, it also provides up to 25 percent faster
end access and 60 percent faster mid-span access than our
traditional armored loose tube cable. With this technology,
installation time can be cut in half, even with inexperienced
installers.
- SST-UltraRibbon(TM) cable, with extended fiber
counts from 576 to 864, is the industry's first 864-fiber outdoor
central tube ribbon cable with gel-free coupling technology
designed for aerial, duct, and direct-buried outside plant
applications. This cable design incorporates a dry insert to
achieve ribbon coupling, eliminating filling gels that can be
difficult to remove and make fiber access and preparation time
consuming. Enhanced coupling technology ensures the ribbon stack
and cable act as one unit, providing long-term reliability in
aerial, duct, and direct-buried applications. In addition, the
technology minimizes ribbon movement in situations where cable
vibration may occur. With SST-UltraRibbon cable in fiber counts up
to 864, customers are able to purchase a single cable for their
installation needs, even when coupling is required.
Experience these innovations and
more in booth #2177, featuring Corning's optical fiber and cable
products. In addition, Corning solutions for original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) will be on display in booth #2325.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary
Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" (within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995), which are based on current expectations and assumptions
about Corning's financial results and business operations, that
involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties
include: the effect of global political, economic and business
conditions; conditions in the financial and credit
markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand
and industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated
customer base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions;
availability of critical components and materials; new product
commercialization; pricing fluctuations and changes in
the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; new
plant start-up or restructuring costs; possible
disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity,
armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural
disasters, adverse weather conditions, or major health concerns;
adequacy of insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and
divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete inventory;
the rate of technology change; the ability to enforce patents;
product and components performance issues; retention of key
personnel; stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or
regulatory developments. These and other risk factors
are detailed in Corning's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as
of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation
to update them in light of new information or future events.
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Disclosure
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investors, media, and other interested parties that it intends to
use its website
(http://www.corning.com/worldwide/en/about-us/news-events.html) to
publish important information about the company, including
information that may be deemed material to investors. The list of
websites and social media channels that the company uses may be
updated on Corning's media and website from time to time. Corning
encourages investors, media, and other interested parties to review
the information Corning may publish through its website and social
media channels as described above, in addition to the company's SEC
filings, press releases, conference calls, and webcasts.
About Corning
Incorporated
Corning (www.corning.com) is one of the world's leading innovators
in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied
its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and
optical physics to develop products that have created new
industries and transformed people's lives. Corning succeeds through
sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material
and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to
solve tough technology challenges. Corning's businesses and markets
are constantly evolving. Today, Corning's products enable diverse
industries such as consumer electronics, telecommunications,
transportation, and life sciences. They include damage-resistant
cover glass for smartphones and tablets; precision glass for
advanced displays; optical fiber, wireless technologies, and
connectivity solutions for high-speed communications networks;
trusted products that accelerate drug discovery and manufacturing;
and emissions-control products for cars, trucks, and off-road
vehicles.
*Corning's proprietary binderless
FastAccess technology refers to the combination of a Corning
FastAccess technology jacket with an innovative technology used to
bind cable construction through the manufacturing process,
eliminating the use of binder yarns and waterblocking tapes to
greatly expedite and de-risk the cable-access procedure.
Corning Optical Communications
Contact:
Justin
Nicolette
(828)
901-6994
nicolettj@corning.com
Media Relations
Contact:
Joe
Dunning
(607)
974-5006
dunningjm@corning.com
Investor Relations
Contact:
Ann H.S. Nicholson
(607) 974-6716
nicholsoas@corning.com
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