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- Up to 50 devices can be connected with 40km optical fiber between each device, 米兰ac体育 communication up to 20,000km -
Okano Cable Co., Ltd. (main office: 1-5-28 Fukaminishi, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa, President: Yasuhiro Kamikura), a member of the 米兰ac体育 Electric Group, has developed and is now selling "FT9000," the successor to the "FT6000" multi-point optical fiber communication device.
In addition to improved sound quality, "FT9000" allows 米兰ac体育 eight hours of communication under normal battery life (24 hours in sleep mode during an emergency).
Background
Optical fiber communication devices allow 米兰ac体育 easy communication between two devices — simply plug a single mode optical fiber wire with the SC connectors into both devices and turn the power on. This allows 米兰ac体育 simultaneous communication between multiple optical fiber communication construction sites — without any need to supply power. The devices can be placed up to 40km apart without being affected by electromagnetic noise.
Features
The new device offers several benefits over the previous model: (1) even better sound quality, (2) up to 50 devices can be connected, (3) smaller at 125 x 65 x 110mm (volume reduced from 1.5L to 0.9L), (4) weight reduced from 1.5kg to 0.9kg, (5) can be connected to a wireless headset, (6) operates 米兰ac体育 eight hours on four C cell batteries (24 hours in sleep mode during an emergency), (7) can also use 100-240 VAC or commercial cellphone batteries with 5V USB connectors, (8) silicon guards added to outside of body.
The product can be used in a variety of situations, such as construction jobs 米兰ac体育 switching optical line communication, communication during facility construction along railway lines, communication during service tunnel construction, long range communication within facilities, hotlines, and wired emergency communication in mountainous regions and the like.

The product is sold under an open pric米兰ac体育g plan, and we aims to sell 100 devices per year dur米兰ac体育g 2016 FY.
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Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, ISIN; JP3827200001) Group started business in 1884, when its copper-smelting facility and wire manufacturing factory was established. Since then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers in the latest technologies by addressing diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products in a number of areas, including telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have attained the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society in numerous business areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 867.8 billion (approximately USD 8.2B) 米兰ac体育 the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.