Radiall Licenses Amphenol as Second Source for R2CT Connection Kit

    CHANDLER, AZ, February 08, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Radiall and Amphenol are pleased to announce that Amphenol is now a licensed second source for Radiall R2CT connection kits. As a second source, Amphenol will manufacture and market the connectors.

R2CT connection kit provides a waterproof, sealed connection for fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA), remote radio head equipment, and similar outdoor applications where a protected interface is needed. The field-installable kit provides low-cost sealing at the transceiver-to-cable interface and ensures robust mechanical and environmental performance.

The kit is designed for optical systems using SFP transceivers and duplex LC-terminated fiber-optic cable, but can also be used with copper systems. The kit can be reused, allowing cables and transceivers to be changed in the field, including front-panel swapping of transceivers. The kits can also be assembled over existing cables.

"We welcome Amphenol as a second source for the R2CT product line," says Marnix van der Mee, Business Development Manager for Multipin and Fiber Optic Products at Radiall. "The innovative system makes the installation and maintenance of FTTA applications faster and easier. With Amphenol as a certified second source, we can help extend the global acceptance of this new system."

"We are pleased to be able to offer R2CT products," says Terry Basehore, Director of Business Development at Amphenol Fiber Optic Products. "The convenience offered by this line for achieving cost reductions and higher reliability in telecommunications towers should make it an important innovation in the market."

Contacts:

Franck Alcaraz
Product Manager Fiber Optics
Radiall
Tel: +33 (0)4 76 50 56 64
[email protected]

David Rifkin
Applications Specialist
Amphenol Fiber Optic Products
Tel: (630) 960-1010
Tel: (800) 944-6446
[email protected]

About Radiall
Radiall USA, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, is a global manufacturer of leading-edge interconnect solutions. The company offers an extensive range of RF coaxial connectors and cable assemblies, coaxial switches, fiber optic and microwave components, multipin connectors and more. Radiall has sales offices and subsidiaries throughout the world, R&D in the U.S, Europe and China, along with manufacturing facilities strategically located in the U.S., Mexico, India, and China. For more information, visit www.radiall.com.

About Amphenol
Amphenol Corporation is one of the world's leading producers of electronic and fiber optic connectors, cable and interconnect systems. Amphenol products are engineered and manufactured in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa and sold by a worldwide sales and marketing organization. Amphenol has a diversified presence as a leader in high growth segments of the interconnect market including: Military, Commercial Aerospace, Automotive, Broadband Communication, Industrial, Information Technology and Data Communications Equipment, Mobile Devices and Wireless Infrastructure. More information can be found on the company's web sites: www.amphenol.com, www.amphenol-fiberoptics.com, and www.cablesondemand.com.

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