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Speaking on this partnership, Mr. Tarek Helmy, Regional Director Gulf & Middle East,Nexans Cabling Solutions, says," Nexans always believes in offering thebest-of-breed cabling solutions to our customers. We have been receiving tremendousresponse for our GG45 connectors, which is the only Category 7 connector to receivethe ISO and CENELEC certifications. Our partnership with Bel Stewart is anappropriate response to the rising demand for GG45 solutions from the activeequipment suppliers who have started to actively look for next generationinterfaces. This will allow both firms to offer a comprehensive product range."
"Nexans and Bel Stewart are already producing components using the GG45 interfacefor copper cabling (GG45 IEC60603-7-7) and our R&D teams have now joined forces todevelop an 8-way PCB-mounted connector especially designed for active-equipmentmanufacturers . This partnership also makes Nexans the only manufacturer in the worldto offer the RJ45 based Category 7 GG45 connector," Mr. Helmy adds.
NexansÂ' GG45 Cat7 Connectors: the preferred solution in the marketplace Both companies will market the product independently, Bel Stewart under the nameARJ45, and Nexans under GG45. The partnership represents a major endorsement of theGG45 specification developed by Nexans, which has established itself as thepreferred solution in the marketplace. A recent CRU study cites NexansÂ' GG45 Cat7Connectors as  proving to be the more popular choice to date among the available trueÂ' Cat7 connector versions.
Martin Rossbach, Director Product Marketing Nexans Cabling Solutions comments:  Thedrastically increased interest for high frequency RJ45 form compatible connectors ismainly caused by the new development for 10 Gigabit over Twisted Pair cables. The8-way Cat7 PCB jack will address this need with the highest performance available inthe market place .
Derek Imschweiler, Product Manager Bel Stewart adds:  Interoperability is a crucialfactor in the highly competitive structured cabling market, which makes thisjoint-venture all the more significant as it represents the only proven intermatableoffering for Category 7a proposed by independent manufacturers. That is why we arevery proud of this partnership .
About Nexans Nexans is the worldwide leader in the cable industry. The Group brings an extensiverange of advanced copper and optical fiber cable solutions to the infrastructure,industry and building markets. Nexans cables and cabling systems can be found inevery area of people's lives, from telecommunications and energy networks, toaeronautics, aerospace, automotive, railways, building, petrochemical, medicalapplications, etc. With an industrial presence in more than 30 countries andcommercial activities worldwide, Nexans employs 20,000 people and had sales in 2005of 5.4 billion euros.
Nexans is listed on the Paris stock exchange. More information available on www.nexans.com .
About Bel Stewart Bel Fuse Inc. produces high quality electronic components for the global market. Anindustry leader, Bel designs, manufactures and markets a range of products including dc-dc converters, passive connectors, MagJack connectors with integratedmagnetics, discrete magnetics, integrated broadband modules and fuses. Bel productsare widely specified for use in networking, telecommunications, high-speed datatransmission and consumer electronics.
Headquartered in New Jersey, the company operates facilities in the United States,Europe and the Far East including ISO 9000-certified manufacturing facilities. Moreinformation available on: www.belfuse.com/StewartConnect or .
