Oki Electric Cable, Industry's First to Develop an 8 Meter IEEE1394.b Compliant Long...

Oki Electric Cable, Industry's First to Develop an 8 Meter IEEE1394.b Compliant Long Cable Achieving an 800Mbps Transmission Speed

KAWASAKI, Japan--(Business Wire)--Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5815) today announced it has
developed the industry's first "1394.b Long Cable (8 meters)"
compliant to the IEEE1394.b standard. The product is a 1394.b cable,
achieving an 800Mbps transmission speed. The product will soon be
commercialized and Oki Electric Cable plans to launch sales from
January 2008.

"We achieved an 800Mbps transmission speed over an 8 meter-long
high-performance cable by improving our manufacturing technologies so
the structure will uniform throughout the cable length," said Takashi
Hattori, President of Oki Electric Cable. "We plan to provide our new
cable to users for various applications in industrial equipment
including industrial devices and robots."

Nowadays, with the increase in demand for machine vision in
industrial equipment and robots, demand for higher speed and
noise-resistant cables is growing rapidly. By adopting a proprietary
cable structure and reviewing the materials used, Oki Electric Cable
succeeded in developing this "1394.b Long Cable (8 meters)." By
developing an IEEE1394.b standard compliant cable with a transmission
speed of 800Mbps, the company achieved an industry first.

Though IEEE1394.b compliant cables are usually up to 4.5 meters in
length, longer cables have been in demand as testing equipment has
become larger. By adopting a completely different structure than
conventional 1394.b cables, Oki Electric Cable succeeded in reducing
attenuation significantly while transmitting data over an 8 meter
cable.

The product will be displayed at the Accessory Corner of booth #29
at the 2007 International Technical Exhibition On Image Technology and
Equipment (http://www.seiki-tsushin.com/ite/eng/index.html) at
Pacifico Yokohama in Japan from December 5th to 7th. The following
items will also be displayed: high-bending resistance Cat.5e LAN
cables, high-sliding resistance cables (1394.b) and camera link
cables.

About Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd.

Established in 1936, Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd. provides various
advanced communications cables, optical cables, and related electronic
parts and equipment to the worldwide market. As a member of the OKI
Group, Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd. plays a major role in the group,
with sales of more than 13 billion yen. For more information, please
visit the Oki Electric Cable website here

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Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd.
Jun Hara, +81-44-754-4369
Overseas Market

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