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Optical Cable Corp. (OCCF) is in the Technology Industry

Revenue
Oct 31 2007
$45.5M
Profit
Oct 31 2007
$1.2M
Market Cap
Nov 20 2008
$18.1M

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  • Fibre Optic Cables Will Revolusionise Nigerian Convergence Broadband and Internet Market

    DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ea67b7/nigeria_converge) has announced the addition of the "Nigeria - Convergence Broadband and Internet Market" report to their offering. Significant consolidation has occurred in Nigeria's Internet and broadband sector in the past year, from over 400 ISPs to around 150. New powerful players...

    Articles 2008-11-04

  • Alaska Communications Systems completes acquisition

    TELECOMWORLDWIRE-31 October 2008-Alaska Communications Systems completes acquisitionC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc ACS (NASDAQ:ALSK) announced on 30 October that it has completed the acquisition of Crest Communications Corp. The company said that the CAD70m transaction brings into the ACS asset portfolio the...

    Articles 2008-10-31

  • Alaska Communications Systems Completes Acquisition of Crest Communications Corporation

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") (NASDAQ:ALSK) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Crest Communications Corp. This $70 million transaction brings into the ACS asset portfolio the Northstar undersea fiber optic cable and a robust backhaul network linking the cable's landing station on the...

    Articles 2008-10-30

  • Communications revolution for isolated Pacific nation

    MAJURO, Marshall Islands AFP — The Marshall Islands is to spend millions of dollars on a fibre optic cable link that will revolutionise communications in the isolated western Pacific nation, the government said Friday. The 100 million dollar cable is a joint project with the United States army...

    Articles 2008-10-24

  • Kyivstar Expands Its Service Capability With Cisco Technology

    Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced thatleading Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar has completed an upgradeof its optical network based on Cisco's dense wavelength-divisionmultiplexing solution. DWDM is a method of transmitting multiplesignals over one fiber-optic line, thus increasing a network's bandwidth.The implementation enhances Kyivstar's service capability with a...

    Articles 2008-10-22

  • Kyivstar upgrades network with Cisco

    TELECOMWORLDWIRE-22 October 2008-Kyivstar upgrades network with CiscoC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) today (22 October) announced that leading Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar has completed an upgrade of its optical network based on Cisco's dense wavelength-division multiplexing solution DWDM. DWDM is a method of transmitting multiple...

    Articles 2008-10-22

  • Charles Industries Acquires Corning Cable Systems' Molded Pedestal and Housing Product Line for CATV and Telecommunications Applications

    Charles Industries, Ltd. announcedtoday that it has reached an agreement with Corning Cable Systems LLC, aleading provider of fiber optic cable and hardware solutions, to acquirethe company's molded pedestal product line for CATV and telecommunicationsapplications. As a leading provider of fiber, copper and hybrid fiber-coaxial outsideplant OSP enclosures to the...

    Articles 2008-10-21

  • Country will move forward

    The Internet certainly provides great opportunity for the mass distribution of unscrupulous political e-mails that are often unsigned by the author. Imagine if the Internet had been available to everyone in 1980. Even the undersea fiber-optic cables would have been overheated with anti-Ronald Reagan messages. Back in 1980, many liberals...

    Articles 2008-10-20

  • Kenya - Key Statistics Regulatory and Fixed-Line Telecoms Overview Report is Available Now

    DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ce070b/kenya_key_statis) has announced the addition of the "Kenya - Key Statistics Regulatory and Fixed-Line Telecoms Overviews" report to their offering. The civil unrest in Kenya following disputed elections at the beginning of 2008 has cast a shadow on this country that had...

    Articles 2008-10-16

  • New Kabel-X Technology Promises to Transform Cable Coax and Fiber Landscape

    Proprietary & Patented Cable Plant Conversion Process Scores with MSOs MIAMI, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Kabel-XTM USA, the award-winning leader in coax and fiber optic cable line conversion, has pioneered a unique technology process that quickly and seamlessly removes and replaces copper coax cable from digital networks,...

    Articles 2008-10-15

  • GCI Boosts Ketchikan Internet Speeds

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Communication, Inc. GCI announced it has significantly increased Internet speeds in Ketchikan. The increased speeds are available through a service called Xtreme, and will be available following the recent $33 million fiber optic cable investment that connected Ketchikan to the...

    Articles 2008-10-15

  • B-2 Bomber Fleet to Get Digital Makeover By 2013

    By Marina Malenic Northrop Grumman's [NOC] effort to upgrade the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber's computer and electronics systems is well under way, the company said recently. "We've never had a processor upgrade," Dave Mazur, vice president of long-range strike at Northrop Grumman, told reporters...

    Articles 2008-10-07

  • JDSU Visual Fault Locator Speeds Cost-Efficient Deployment of FTTx Networks and Broadband Services

    New VFL Field Instrument from JDSU Quickly and Easily Locates Damages in Optical Fiber Resulting in Fewer Truck Rolls MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU today announced the release of the pocket-sized FFL-050 fiber fault locator and the ruggedized FFL-100 Visual Fault Locators VFL for installing...

    Articles 2008-10-06

  • 7,000 jobs on offer

    THE UK's fastest broadband is coming to Tyneside where 7,000 jobs are being created. Gateshead Council revealed today that is has joined forces with Alcatel-Lucent Telecoms to bring a super superhighway to the pounds 300m Baltic Business Quarter. Work has already started on installing miles of...

    Articles 2008-10-03

  • Corps awards $9M pump station contract to Kenner company

    Kenner-based Cycle Construction Co. has been awarded a $9.74 million contract to increase automation at five safe rooms that operate Jefferson Parish pump stations. The contract also involves adding remote operation capability at two pump stations in Jefferson Parish. The additional automation at the four East...

    Articles 2008-10-02

  • ReadyTechs' Success Fuels Business Expansion to Newark, New Jersey

    ReadyTechs ,a leading provider of network management solutions, announced today thatthe company is opening a second office in New Jersey today in order to meetthe increasing demand for ReadyTechs' services. ReadyTechs is expanding their business operations to 550 Broad Street, oneof the most sought-after corporate addresses in Newark, New...

    Articles 2008-10-01

  • Alaska Communications Systems Hits Milestone in Submarine Cable Project

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") (NASDAQ:ALSK) announced today that it has successfully completed a major milestone in the installation of its new undersea fiber optic cable from Alaska to Florence, Ore. The state-of-the-art cable, called the Alaska Oregon Network AKORN, is now connected at...

    Articles 2008-09-24

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  • Incorporated: 1983
  • CEO: Mr. Neil D. Wilkin Jr.

Optical Cable is a manufacturer of fiber optic cables primarily sold into the enterprise market, and the manufacturer of military ground tactical fiber optic cable for the U.S. military. Co. sells its products worldwide for uses ranging from commercial and campus installations to customized products for specialty applications and harsh environments, including military applications. Co.'s tight-buffered fiber optic cables are used for high bandwidth transmission of data, video and audio communications. Co.'s fiber optic cables are used in various other short- to moderate-distance applications.

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Optical Cable Corp. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Neil D. Wilkin Jr.

Chairman

Mr. Randall H. Frazier

Mr. John M. Holland

Mr. Craig H. Weber

Mr. John B. Williamson III

Contact Information

5290 Concourse Drive

Roanoke, VA

http://www.occfiber.com

540 265-0690

NAICS Code

Other Electronic Component Manufacturing: 334419
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