Prysmian To Expand Optical Fibre Portfolio At FTTH Conference And Expo In Nashville (September 21-25)

Milan, September 17th, 2008 – Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems – major suppliers of a broad portfolio of optical fibre solutions across the North American market – will later this month unveil several new products at the FTTH Conference and Expo in Nashville, 21-25 September, as it looks to build on its existing successes across the continent.

Prysmian, whose North American headquarters and local Optical Cables factory is based at Lexington, SC, supplies most of the leading carriers in the United States and Canada – with a particular focus on local access and last mile applications.

“We have a long and proud history of achievement and innovation in this market and visitors to our stand will see all the latest examples of our ongoing commitment to delivering the developments that the market is looking for,” said Lexington based VP North America, Brian Di Lascia.

“As members of the FTTH council since 2001, I’m particularly pleased to be unveiling these exciting new products at the FTTH Conference in Nashville. We are expecting a lot of interest as our customers continue to look to install fibre everywhere in a bid to meet the needs of this increasingly bandwidth hungry market”.

Prysmian comes to the FTTH Conference and Expo on the back of another huge success in the Fibre market – the announcement that it has reached the “1million installed Fibre km mark for its Sirocco®, Blown Fibre System.

Visit Prysmian at the FTTH Conference and Expo at stand 704.

PRYSMIAN

A leading player in the industry of high-technology cables and systems for energy and telecommunication, the Prysmian Group is a truly global company with sales exceeding 5 billion euro in 2006 and a strong position in higher-added value market segments. With its two businesses, Energy Cables & Systems (submarine and underground cables for power transmission and distribution, for industrial applications and for the distribution of electricity to residential and commercial buildings) and Telecom Cables & Systems (optical cables and fibres and copper cables for video, data and voice transmission), Prysmian boasts a global presence with subsidiaries in 36 countries, 54 plants in 21 countries, 7 Research & Development Centres in Europe, USA and South America, and over 12,000 employees. Specialising in the development of products and systems designed to meet clients’ specific requirements, Prysmian’s key strengths include: a focus on Research & Development, the capacity to innovative on products and production processes, and the use of advanced proprietary technologies. Prysmian is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange Blue Chip index.

For further information:
Communication Department – Press Office
Lorenzo Caruso, tel +39 02 6449 51534, email: lorenzo.caruso {at} prysmian(.)com

Marketing Department
Richard Thomas tel, +39 02 6449 7939, email: richard.thomas {at} prysmian(.)com