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National Post
2 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Nedia Fiber and Birla Cable Ltd. Form Exclusive Strategic Alliance to Boost Optical Fiber Cable Supply across the Americas
Article content ASHBURN, Va. — Nedia Fiber, a U.S.-based optical fiber cable supplier, and Birla Cable Ltd., a publicly listed global leader in fiber optic cable manufacturing, have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the delivery of high-performance fiber optic solutions across the Americas. This alliance aims to reduce lead times, and meet growing telecom and broadband infrastructure needs across the region. Article content Nedia Fiber brings decades of expertise and understanding of the American market. With a focus on speed, responsiveness, and execution, the company is positioning itself as a leading supplier for ISPs, Telcos, and EPCs across the Americas. Birla Cable Ltd., part of the esteemed M.P. Birla Group, is one of India's most respected fiber optic manufacturers, offering a portfolio of fiber and cable products supported by cutting-edge production facilities and global certifications. Article content 'We are excited to launch this important alliance with Birla Cable Ltd., a company known worldwide for its manufacturing strength and product excellence,' said Mr. Siby Pothen, President of Nedia Fiber. 'Together, we are building a responsive supply model that aligns with the infrastructure needs of our customers across the Americas.' Article content 'This important alliance is a key step in our global growth strategy,' said Mr. R. Sridharan, CEO of Birla Cable Ltd. 'Working with Nedia Fiber gives us direct access to the American market, backed by a team that understands how to move quickly, serve locally, and scale effectively.' Article content Mr. Luiz Fuschini, COO of Nedia Fiber, added: 'Our alliance with Birla Cable is about execution. We are enabling the market with inventory flowing into the U.S. and strategic locations in South America. With a committed supply chain, we are ready to support projects with speed, precision, and trust. This is a bold step forward for both companies and for the industry across the Americas.' Article content About Nedia Fiber Article content Nedia Fiber provides agile, customer-focused optical fiber cable supply solutions throughout the Americas. The company delivers fiber solutions with speed, technical support, and reliable execution. Article content About Birla Cable Ltd. Article content Birla Cable Ltd., part of the M.P. Birla Group, is a leading Indian manufacturer of optical fiber and cables. Publicly listed and globally recognized, operates with its state-of-the-art production facilities and a commitment to technological innovation and product excellence. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nedia Fiber and Birla Cable Ltd. Form Exclusive Strategic Alliance to Boost Optical Fiber Cable Supply across the Americas
ASHBURN, Va., July 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nedia Fiber, a U.S.-based optical fiber cable supplier, and Birla Cable Ltd., a publicly listed global leader in fiber optic cable manufacturing, have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the delivery of high-performance fiber optic solutions across the Americas. This alliance aims to reduce lead times, and meet growing telecom and broadband infrastructure needs across the region. Nedia Fiber brings decades of expertise and understanding of the American market. With a focus on speed, responsiveness, and execution, the company is positioning itself as a leading supplier for ISPs, Telcos, and EPCs across the Americas. Birla Cable Ltd., part of the esteemed M.P. Birla Group, is one of India's most respected fiber optic manufacturers, offering a portfolio of fiber and cable products supported by cutting-edge production facilities and global certifications. "We are excited to launch this important alliance with Birla Cable Ltd., a company known worldwide for its manufacturing strength and product excellence," said Mr. Siby Pothen, President of Nedia Fiber. "Together, we are building a responsive supply model that aligns with the infrastructure needs of our customers across the Americas." "This important alliance is a key step in our global growth strategy," said Mr. R. Sridharan, CEO of Birla Cable Ltd. "Working with Nedia Fiber gives us direct access to the American market, backed by a team that understands how to move quickly, serve locally, and scale effectively." Mr. Luiz Fuschini, COO of Nedia Fiber, added: "Our alliance with Birla Cable is about execution. We are enabling the market with inventory flowing into the U.S. and strategic locations in South America. With a committed supply chain, we are ready to support projects with speed, precision, and trust. This is a bold step forward for both companies and for the industry across the Americas." About Nedia Fiber Nedia Fiber provides agile, customer-focused optical fiber cable supply solutions throughout the Americas. The company delivers fiber solutions with speed, technical support, and reliable execution. About Birla Cable Ltd. Birla Cable Ltd., part of the M.P. Birla Group, is a leading Indian manufacturer of optical fiber and cables. Publicly listed and globally recognized, operates with its state-of-the-art production facilities and a commitment to technological innovation and product excellence. View source version on Contacts Media Contact:pr@ / info@ +1 (571) 223-0200 / +91 22 4126 8855
National Post
2 days ago
- Business
- National Post
AFL and VIE Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Predictive Monitoring for Critical Infrastructure
Article content Article content SPARTANBURG, S.C. — AFL, an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic cables, connectivity and equipment, and VIE Technologies, a pioneer in non-invasive, AI-powered predictive monitoring and maintenance solutions for power transformers and mechanical equipment, announced today a strategic partnership that aims to deliver intelligent infrastructure monitoring solutions for the energy and data center sectors. Article content Article content As utilities and data centers seek smarter ways to manage risk and extend asset life, this partnership empowers organizations to take a proactive approach to managing critical, high-value infrastructure. By combining AFL's deep connectivity expertise with VIE Technologies' advanced AI-powered monitoring, operators can reduce unplanned outages, minimize total cost of ownership and improve long-term performance. VIE Technologies' analytics platform leverages continuous sensing to predict power transformer and other mechanical equipment failures weeks, or even months, in advance. Article content 'VIE Technologies provides exactly what the energy sector needs right now: intelligent monitoring that can predict failures of mission critical equipment including power transformers, pumps, chillers and other equipment before they happen,' said David LeBlanc, VP, Corporate Development and Transformation at AFL. 'Combined with our Broadband, Energy and Data Center portfolios, we can now offer our customers a complete infrastructure solution that enhances both reliability and operational efficiency.' Article content This collaboration positions AFL to deliver a comprehensive solution, combining connectivity with real-time insights, at a time when infrastructure reliability is more critical than ever. Article content 'We're excited to collaborate with AFL to help companies increase the reliability and efficiency of their power transformers,' said Rahul Chaturvedi, CEO and Co-Founder of VIE Technologies. 'AFL's focus on data, connectivity and customer experience aligns with our goal of using machine learning and continuous sensing to enable smarter, more resilient grids and power systems.' Article content Learn more about AFL and this strategic partnership here. Article content About AFL Article content Founded in 1984, AFL is an international manufacturer providing end-to-end solutions to the energy, service provider, enterprise, hyperscale and industrial markets. The company's products are in use in over 130 countries and include fiber optic cable and hardware, transmission and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, test and inspection equipment, connectivity and fusion splicers. AFL also offers a wide variety of services supporting data centers, enterprise, wireless and outside plant applications. Learn more about AFL, its products and services by visiting Article content Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and read our blog. About VIE Technologies VIE Technologies is revolutionizing transformer monitoring with the industry's first non-invasive, AI-powered predictive maintenance solution. Using advanced IoT sensors and predictive analytics, VIE can detect equipment issues early and recommend repairs well before human operators or traditional methods can, enabling energy companies, data center operators, and industrial facilities to increase the reliability of their power systems. This innovative approach replaces guesswork with real-time intelligence, making maintenance proactive rather than reactive. For more information, visit Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contact: Article content Article content
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
AFL and VIE Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Predictive Monitoring for Critical Infrastructure
SPARTANBURG, S.C., July 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AFL, an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic cables, connectivity and equipment, and VIE Technologies, a pioneer in non-invasive, AI-powered predictive monitoring and maintenance solutions for power transformers and mechanical equipment, announced today a strategic partnership that aims to deliver intelligent infrastructure monitoring solutions for the energy and data center sectors. As utilities and data centers seek smarter ways to manage risk and extend asset life, this partnership empowers organizations to take a proactive approach to managing critical, high-value infrastructure. By combining AFL's deep connectivity expertise with VIE Technologies' advanced AI-powered monitoring, operators can reduce unplanned outages, minimize total cost of ownership and improve long-term performance. VIE Technologies' analytics platform leverages continuous sensing to predict power transformer and other mechanical equipment failures weeks, or even months, in advance. "VIE Technologies provides exactly what the energy sector needs right now: intelligent monitoring that can predict failures of mission critical equipment including power transformers, pumps, chillers and other equipment before they happen," said David LeBlanc, VP, Corporate Development and Transformation at AFL. "Combined with our Broadband, Energy and Data Center portfolios, we can now offer our customers a complete infrastructure solution that enhances both reliability and operational efficiency." This collaboration positions AFL to deliver a comprehensive solution, combining connectivity with real-time insights, at a time when infrastructure reliability is more critical than ever. "We're excited to collaborate with AFL to help companies increase the reliability and efficiency of their power transformers," said Rahul Chaturvedi, CEO and Co-Founder of VIE Technologies. "AFL's focus on data, connectivity and customer experience aligns with our goal of using machine learning and continuous sensing to enable smarter, more resilient grids and power systems." Learn more about AFL and this strategic partnership here. About AFL Founded in 1984, AFL is an international manufacturer providing end-to-end solutions to the energy, service provider, enterprise, hyperscale and industrial markets. The company's products are in use in over 130 countries and include fiber optic cable and hardware, transmission and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, test and inspection equipment, connectivity and fusion splicers. AFL also offers a wide variety of services supporting data centers, enterprise, wireless and outside plant applications. Learn more about AFL, its products and services by visiting Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and read our blog. About VIE Technologies VIE Technologies is revolutionizing transformer monitoring with the industry's first non-invasive, AI-powered predictive maintenance solution. Using advanced IoT sensors and predictive analytics, VIE can detect equipment issues early and recommend repairs well before human operators or traditional methods can, enabling energy companies, data center operators, and industrial facilities to increase the reliability of their power systems. This innovative approach replaces guesswork with real-time intelligence, making maintenance proactive rather than reactive. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Nancy
Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Ukraine's Upgraded Fiber Drones Are Deadlier At Longer Ranges
The REBOFF by 3DTech is an unjammable fiber optic FPV with a range of 20 kilometers/ 12 miles Less than eighteen months since the first prototypes appeared, drones controlled via fiber optic cable rather than radio have become a major weapon in Ukraine. Immune to jamming and able to go places where other drones cannot, fiber drones are almost impossible to stop. I talked to Oleksiy Zhulinskiy, CEO Ukraine's 3DTech about their work in this field, the challenges of flying fiber drones, Chinese sabotage, and the future. The Russians may have a head start in numbers, but 3DTech is ramping up production of superior designs. 'Now, our major challenge is scaling production to large volumes,' says Zhulinskiy. Steal From The Enemy, Then Improve The first Russian fiber FPVs appeared in early 2024. Many were skeptical whether fiber optic cables were strong enough for battlefield conditions. Ukrainian drone expert Serhii Flash thought fiber drones would likely be limited to very short ranges. But when they turned out to be effective weapons, the Ukrainians set about learning from their enemies. 'Field-captured enemy prototypes from summer 2024 inspired ours,' says Zhulinskiy. Spool dispnesers are now more aerodynamic and reliablew 3DTech started by replacing the heavy frames used by the Russians with lightweight carbon ones. With the additional weight of the spool, every ounce matters. Improving balance was also an issue. 'Designing a fiber‑optic drone required careful weight distribution,' says Zhulinskiy. 'We mount a spool with a certain length of fiber, but as it unspools and gets lighter, we must account for that in component placement.' Initially, like the Russians, 3DTech used commercial Chinese spools. But they found they could make better ones themselves. 'The spool has evolved: aerodynamic housing to reduce drag, fiber-unspooling channel with a polished metal tip to reduce friction and static,' says Zhulinskiy. 3DTech now have their own spool-winding machines to avoid issues with spools from foreign suppliers Making their own spools had another big advantage. Reports from the field said that some of the Chinese versions failed when the drones were launched. Worse, this may not have been accidental. 'Recently, Chinese spools often break halfway through the intended length,' says Zhulinskiy. 'Possibly, though we cannot confirm this, this is deliberate sabotage from our Chinese partners.' This concern has been echoed by other fiber drone users complaining that up to half the Chinese fiber cables snapped in flight. To avoid such problems, 3DTech now wind their own fiber spools, with a standardized design used on different drone types which can also be retrofitted to radio-control FPVs. The company has switched to lightweight 0.25mm fiber (G657A2 ) rather than the earlier .5mm. 3DTech are constantly seeking to improve fiber quality and testing new types 'Fiber thickness doesn't influence breakage. Our 0.25 mm fiber spools perform better than Chinese 0.5 mm ones,' says Zhulinskiy. 'New fiber types are emerging, offering better flexibility and less break risk. We are testing various fibers to choose the most effective. We still rely on imports for raw fiber— but we have local winding lines and spool housing manufacturing. So our spool is almost fully localized. We're working to diversify raw material suppliers to avoid dependency on any single country or supplier.' 3DTech upgraded other elements including the ground controller. The result, with better spools, aerodynamics and fiber might be described as a next-generation fiber drone. Better Flying By Fiber There are many myths about the flight limitations of fiber drones, but Zhulinskiy says that in truth pilots have had little difficulty adapting to them. 'Maneuvers like acceleration, deceleration, diving, spinning, hovering, and landing are all possible,' says Zhulinskiy. 'However, pilots must carefully plan the route to avoid crossing the unspooling path, and ensure the cable isn't severed by vehicles, infantry, or other drones.' In some ways fiber makes piloting easier. Pilots of radio controlled FPVs have to maintain altitude because dipping below the radio horizon can cause the signal to be lost. Obstacles like trees and buildings also affect radio waves, but fiber drones can maintain a perfect signal. They can travel inside buildings and down pipes and tunnels in search of targets, or even down trenches. 'Fiber optic communication lets drones operate in environments where radio signals don't penetrate—lowlands, enclosed spaces. On the battlefield, this has shown great effectiveness: we have many confirmed targets in closed spaces, bunkers, or areas with poor radio visibility like dense forests,' says Zhulinskiy. Being able to go low has another big advantage. 'Flying close to the ground allows these drones to be used for ambush-style tactics, targeting logistical lines in the near and mid rear.' There are many videos of ambush drones picking off Russian transport vehicles racing to get supplies to the front line. 'They sit in the grass and take off,' warns one Russian blogger. 'So many guys die from these waiting ones. This has never happened before.' Further And Further Most fiber drones have a spool length of 20 kilometers maximum. 3DTech aim to go further. 'Designing a drone capable of long-distance missions – twenty plus kilometers -- is a serious challenge. We found that not all media converters could transmit signals that far,' says Zhulinskiy. 'We also need higher-quality batteries. This requires optimizing spool weight and developing efficient motor/propeller systems for energy efficiency and payload lift.' Technology was not the only problem. The military bureaucracy had trouble dealing with this new weapon., 'Unfortunately, the state didn't understand how to codify them—there was no testing methodology for this kind of drone. Our efforts from autumn through winter 2025 focused on creating this methodology.' 3DTech's specialists joined with the Ministry of Defense and other agencies to help develop testing and procedures for certifying the drones as suitable for service. And now things are moving. 'We have five NATO-codified models rated for 10–20 km range, and two more up to 30 km pending codification,' says Zhulinskiy. And that is unlikely to be the last word. 40-kilometer fiber drones are feasible, though these are likely to be fixed-wing rather than quadcopter. Other improvements are in the pipeline. At present 3DTech use standard low-resolution cameras, but the higher bandwidth provided by fiber means it can carry higher resolutions. This would enable the operator to spot targets at longer ranges and see finer detail – for example netting strung up to stop drones. Ukraine's fiber drone are already more reliable, more efficient and can hit targets at longer ranges that their Russian counterparts. Zhulinskiy estimates that around 10% of Ukrainian drones are currently fiber, a figure which is rising fast. 'Our goal is to scale up production to at least 10,000 drones per month and make the products as cheap and effective as possible, giving the military abundant, efficient tools for many missions,' says Zhulinskiy. According to Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, 15 Ukrainian manufacturers are making fiber drones, with another 20 companies producing components. This diversity allows new designs to flourish and spread. And a recent law cuts aims to help the business by cutting taxes on fiber drone components. Russia may have introduced the world to fiber drones. But the original developer does not always have the last word and this looks like a field where Ukraine can dominate.
