Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxf.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!ihuxf!mohan From: mohan@ihuxf.UUCP (Palat) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: HCL to manufacture optical fibre Message-ID: <2661@ihuxf.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 17:28:02 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxf.2661 Posted: Fri Aug 9 17:28:02 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Aug-85 00:37:48 EDT Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 16 HCL to manufacture optical fibre in India ------------------------------------------- The public sector Hindustan Cables Ltd. has embarked on a project to manufacture optical fibre, which will be able to transmit 2000 telephone calls at a time. The capital cost of this project is put at 28.63 crores (Rs) with a foreign exchange component of 12.42 crores. Optical fibre has very low electromagnetic interference, is very compact and has very less cross-talk. It is expected to replace all coaxial cables and considerably improve the quality of telecommunications in India. MOHAN PALAT AT&T Network Systems