Released on: October 17, 2008, 12:22 pm

Press Release Author: Nirmala Dsouza/OAK Consulting

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: The company plans to showcase its ground-breaking LANmark 6A,
7A and LANsense Next Generation Analyser and meet customers and channel partners at
the Middle EastEUR(tm)s largest ICT event.

Press Release Body: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 16, 2008: Nexans, the
worldwide leader in the cabling industry, announced that it is participating in
Gitex Technology Week 2008 in a much bigger way this year. The leading cabling
solutions vendor is planning to launch new products, promote its green technology
solutions and showcase its latest LAN products such as LANmark 6A, 7A and LANsense
Next Generation Analyser at the leading technology exhibition in the Middle East.
The company will also be looking at signing new channel partners and meeting current
and potential customers at mega ICT event.

EURThe Middle East region is very important for us and Gitex, being the largest ICT
event in the region, is an ideal platform to demonstrate our leadership in the LAN
infrastructure products space. We received great response from our participation
last year and hence this year we are looking forward to participating in a much
bigger way,EUR says Mr. Tarek Helmy, Regional Director Gulf & Middle East, Nexans
Cabling Solutions.

EURAt Gitex this year, we plan to launch new products, create awareness of our latest
LANmark 6A (Augmented Cat6) and LANmark 7A (Augmented Cat7) solutions that have been
recently defined by Cabling Standards Organizations. In addition, we shall be
demonstrating the new features of our LANsense Next Generation Analyser. We are also
looking forward to aggressively promoting our green technology solutions and signing
new partnerships this Gitex,EUR Mr. Helmy adds.

Nexans offers a wide range of solutions that fit the customersEUR(tm) present and future
needs. The company will be showcasing its revolutionary concepts in copper cabling
technology EUR" the LANmark-6A and -7A range, which it launched recently. LANmark-6A is
an ideal solution for modern data centres, which are already facing severe space
constraints with long and heavy cables and LANmark-7A is the first solution in the
world to offer a channel capacity of up to 50 Gigabit and high frequency support up
to 1000 MHz bandwidth.

Nexans will also host Global Experts from the company to conduct live demonstrations
on its latest enterprise LAN infrastructure, data center solutions, remote branch
networks, smart building / converged IP applications and its complete solutions for
emerging technologies such as Wireless LAN (WLAN), and Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).

At Gitex Technology Week 2008, Nexans plans to demonstrate its commitment to the
Middle East market by showcasing its latest and best technologies and recruiting new
resellers to expand its channel network in the region. Nexans will be exhibiting at
Hall No. 1, Stand: B-45 at Gitex Technlogy Week. Senior Global Executives from
Nexans will be present at the stand to meet up with delegates at the event.


About Nexans
With energy as the basis of its development, Nexans, the worldwide leader in the
cable industry, offers an extensive range of cables and cabling systems. The Group
is a global player in the infrastructure, industry, building and Local Area Network
markets. Nexans addresses a series of market segments from energy, transport and
telecom networks to shipbuilding, oil and gas, nuclear power, automotive,
electronics, aeronautics, handling and automation.
With an industrial presence in more than 30 countries and commercial activities
worldwide, Nexans employs 22,000 people and had sales in 2007 of 7.4 billion euros.
Nexans is listed on Euronext Paris, compartment A. More information on
http://www.nexans.com/




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