Innovative building cable solutions

to ensure safety, performance, and environmental-friendliness

New residential housing is oftenstimulated by lower mortgagerates, cheaper materials andthe availability of labor, whilethe construction of new offices,public buildings and industrialplants is often influenced bystrategic corporate investmentand government economicpolicy. The dynamism of emerging countries may soonaccount for 48% of the buildingmarket worldwide.

Cabling trendsWhatever the rate of construc-tion, a number of trends areclearly emerging among ourcable customers, often expressedin new expectations anddemands.

As a builder, promoter, designer,installer, or system integrator ofresidential, public and officebuildings, or industrial plants,you would like to see:

• Safety: especially in terms of fire-performance to protectpeople and the building, itself

• Sustainability: energy-efficiency,health and comfort, lowenvironmental impact

• Fast installation: pre-assembledsystems, convenient reels,and smart packaging

• More bandwidth: for homeentertainment, business and factory applications

• Integrated solutions: fortechnologies (energy/data,copper/fiber) and systems

The dynamic building market…

…calls for safer and greener cable solutions

Nexans offers a comprehensiverange of innovative cable solu-tions to ensure the safety andenvironmental-friendliness oftoday’s buildings.

• Residential: In addition to standard cables, Nexansprovides a full choice ofspecialized cables and network solutions to meet the growingdemands of the information-richmodern home, while providingnew levels of security andcomfort.

• Public and OfficeBuildings: Nexans works closely with builders and instal-lers to identify needs for specific building types, and new functions, like DataCenters, Security Services and Storage Area Networks(SANs). In some cases, thisinvolves upgrading to highergrade copper and optical fibercables and active and passiveequipment, and in others, the merging of multifunctionalapplications (e.g. Voice andVideo-Over-IP) on an enhancedLAN system.

• Industrial Buildings:With Ethernet rapidly becominga common factory platform,connecting machines, robotsand equipment on the factoryfloor with the front/back office,Nexans has developed a number of industrial solutions,including open standards andarchitectures and IndustrialEthernet. Fire-safety cablesprotect both people and plantinfrastructure. Industrial cablesare environmentally-friendly(lead-free, low EMI) and arefully recyclable.

High performance cables and cabling solutions…

ENERGY CABLES

LV energy cablesA full range of standard cablesup to 1 kV for lighting, heating,air conditioning, etc. in residen-tial and public buildings, withspecial sheathing designed tosurvive in harsh conditions.Specific rubber cable designsfor construction sites

LV fire-reaction cablesUp to 1kV, these halogen-freecables prevent fire propagationand dramatically reduce the emission of smoke andhazardous, acidic, and irritantgases, thus allowing peopletime to exit safely.EMC cables for Oslo Opera

LV fire-resistant cablesUsed in residential, public andindustrial buildings, fire-resistantcables allow fire alarms, smokeevacuation, lighting, sprinklers,etc. to continue operatingduring a fire.Rewiring of Duchess AnnaAmalia Library (Germany)

Pre-wired conduitsThese 16 mm or 20 mm diameter corrugated flexibletubes can either accommodateall-energy cables, or telephone,coaxial and LAN cables. A colorscheme simplifies installation:white for power, green for telecom, red for alarm, blue for data, and orange forcontrol cables.Used in Norway and Sweden

Radiant heating cablesA variety of mats and cablesare manufactured for indoorcomfort, snow and ice meltingon sidewalks, driveways, roofsand drains, and frost protectionof water pipes. A recent inno-vation: self-adhesive mats withsafe, integrated splices.Beijing “Bird’s Nest Stadium”car park

Solar panel cablesNexans photovoltaic cablesprovide reliable, durable linksbetween solar panels and the“inverter” which transformssolar energy into usable ACelectricity. Their halogen-freecompounds assure optimumfire protection for rooftopinstallation.TÜV approved and fullyrecyclable

LV energy cables

LV fire-cab

Active nsystemacces

LAN cablingsolutions

Industrial Ethernet and

LANs

Fiber-to-the-Building

solutions

Fiber-to-the-Home solutions

Fiber-to-the-Home,

multi-dwelling solutions

Elevator cablesFlat, continuous-length energyand control cables in PVC orhalogen-free versions, thesecables are delivered in easy-to-install kits, much appreciatedby OEMs and repair companies.Supplier to Thyssen-Krupp for Dubai Airport

LV flat cables240-600 V cables provide abackbone into which junctionboxes can be attached for quick,flexible and easy installation.Strasbourg hospital for emer-gency accommodation

MV cablesFor large collective buildingsand those with high energyneeds, these 12-20 kV and20-30 kV PVC cables alsocome in HFFR versions for fire-protection, and chemically-reticulated polyethylene versionsto resist chemical attack andhigh temperatures.For automotive plants, ironworks,heavy industry

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LV fire-resistantcables

Pre-wiredconduits

Radiant heatingcables

Solar panelcables

Elevatorcables

MV cables

CATV cables

CCTV cables

LAN coppercables

LAN fiber cablesAnti-intrusioncables

Telereport cables

LAN IntelligentInfrastructureManagement

networkms andssories

LV flat cables

…for residential, public and industrial buildings

COMMUNICATION CABLES

CATV cablesThese coaxial cables are usedto deliver television andInternet to apartment blocks,hotels and clusters of smallhomes. A hybrid version combines coax with Cat 5copper. Nexans supplies Norway’s twolargest Cable TV companies

CCTV cablesDeveloped for surveillanceand security, can be deliveredas a hybrid cable with a coaxial cable for video, plus two conductors for camera command. Also, video over cost-efficientLAN webcams

LAN copper cablesNexans provides Cat 5e, 6,6a, 7 and 7a copper cablesfor horizontal LAN structures,along with connectors, cords,patch panels and all accessories.IKEA (Kuwait); Brann BergenStadium (Norway); Eurolines (Austria)

LAN fiber cablesUsed for vertical backboneand campus cabling, Nexansfiber cables can deliver 1 Gbit/sup to 800 m, and 10 Gbit/sup to 550 m with high densityand integration of diverseapplications. All inside LANsare Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen(LSZH), while outside fiber isprotected against humidity,rodents, extreme cold, etc.AZ Sint-Jan AV hospital(Belgium); Ministry of Defense(UK)

Anti-intrusion cablesStandard cables that give asimple on/off signal for doors,window frames, etc.Also, sensor cables for motiondetectors

Telereport cablesA two-pair telephonic cablemakes it possible to read an electricity counter from a distance. A new version istwinned with the LV drop cable.Widely used by EDF (France)

LAN Intelligent InfrastructureManagementFor Data Centers and buildingapplications, Nexans LANsenseIIM enhances visibility of LANsby automatically mapping,locating, reporting and alertingon any event. HSBC’s London headquarters;Incheon Airport (Korea)

Active network systemsand accessoriesIntelligent switches and conver-ters for installation in residential(Customer Premises Equipment),public, office and industrialbuildings provide Fast Ethernetand Gigabit Ethernet capacity,as well as Power over Ethernet(PoE) functionalities for fiber andcopper-based network infra-structures.RG45 connectivity for IP phones/PCs for Vattenfall Group(Hamburg)

LAN cabling solutionsMore than just supplying cables,Nexans takes a systemsapproach providing both copperand fiber, along with connectivity,accessories and infrastructuremanagement.TNK-BP (Moscow); Orange(Bucharest); Expo Zaragoza2008

Industrial Ethernet and LANsNexans has developed a specialcategory of copper and fiberLAN cables to bring Profinetand Industrial Ethernet solutionsto the special plant environment.Volvo automobile plant (Sweden)

Fiber-to-the-Building solutionsVarious access solutions from lowto high fiber count (≤ 432+),including duct cables, directburied cables, mini-ducts andmicro-blown cables, ribboncables, aerial short span cables and sewer cables; andassociated interconnect solutions.Also Nexans supplies modularBuilding Basement Terminals(BBTs) or Optical DistributionFrames (ODFs) as an interfaceto the Building Vertical Riser. Stokab (Sweden) and NeufCegetel (France)

Fiber-to-the-Home solutionsSinglemode fiber cable solutionto interconnect the operatoraccess network to individualhomes, including drop cablesand subscriber optical fiberwall outlets for home cablingnetworks.Center Park detached-cottagetourist villages

Fiber-to-the-Home, multi-dwelling solutionsBeyond the Building BasementTerminal, Nexans providesextractable fiber-bundled FTTHvertical risers associated with itsfloor distribution outlets tointerconnect to horizontal dropcables to the flat. This enablesprogressive deployment, inaddition to subscriber opticalfiber wall outlets and fieldinstallable connectors for spliceless option. Neuf Cegetel (France); adds value to apartments andenables home office

GLOBAL EXPERTISEFor buildings, Nexans offersnot only a wide variety ofstandards, quality cables andaccessories, but a number ofvalue-added products andsystems to assure greaterreliability, capacity, longevity,survivability, while at thesame time assuring environ-mental protection and safety.

LOCAL PRESENCEBecause Nexans is presentaround the world, we haveexperts close at hand whoare familiar with nationalconstruction standards and climatic conditions.They draw on local andcompany-wide resources toassure fast, reliable deliveryand correct installation.

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIPWith an InternationalResearch Center based inLyon and Nuremberg, Nexansis constantly improving cableperformance in terms of:strippability, installation, firesafety, data capacity, andenvironmental friendliness.Special software is used to analyze building designand optimize cabling.

Enhanced servicesfor buildings…

Nexans S.A. - 16 rue de Monceau - 75008 Paris - FranceTel: +33 (0)1 56 69 84 00 - Fax: +33 (0)1 56 69 84 84 - www.nexans.com

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With energy as the basis of its development, Nexans,the worldwide leader in the cable industry, offers anextensive range of cables and cabling systems. The Groupis a global player in the infrastructure, industry, buildingand Local Area Network markets. Nexans addresses aseries of market segments: from energy, transport andtelecom networks to shipbuilding, oil & gas, nuclear power,automotives, electronics, aeronautics, material handlingand automation. With an industrial presence in more than 30 countriesand commercial activities worldwide, Nexans employs22,000 people and had sales in 2007 of 7.4 billion euros.Nexans is listed on Euronext Paris, compartment A.