DRAKA | What We Do
Broadband cabling leader...the largest optical fiber supplier worldwide.
Overview | Experienced in Cable
Draka Communications provides optical fiber cabling solutions for network operators, installers & enterprises to deliver high-speed
broadband services. We enable our clients to deploy simple, cost-effective fiber infrastructure that stands the tests of time. Draka
Communications is one of the world’s largest optical fiber producers, with more than 25 million miles of fiber deployed in North America
alone. Founded in 1910, Draka has delivered real world cabling solutions – keeping our customers & their customers a step ahead.
Products | Value Innovation
Offering a complete family of outdoor, indoor & specialty fiber cabling allows our customers to do more, make more, save more and achieve more. Value innovation for network operators enables installers & enterprises to simply & cost-effectively deploy fiber infrastructure. Draka cables are available with a complete line of singlemode, multimode & specialty optical fibers to fit virtually any application while supporting scalable bandwidth & next generation broadband transmission.
Markets Served | Next-Generation Networks
Network operators, installers & enterprises benefit from Draka’s ability to make fiber-rich architectures cost-competitive with traditional network infrastructure. Some of the markets where Draka cabling can be found include:
 Telecommunications carriers
CATV & other video service providers
Utilities & municipalities
Enterprises & private networks
Draka Worldwide
As a multi-national company, Draka supports clients around the globe with operations in 30 countries on 5 continents. Founded in 1910, Draka is experienced in providing innovative cabling solutions for a wide range of applications. A top 5 cabler worldwide, Draka employs some 10,050 employees divided in these groups::
Draka Communications - optical fiber & cabling for modern communications networks.
Draka Industry & Specialty - specialty cabling for diverse applications such as marine, oil, gas, elevator, automotive, aviation & other industries.
Draka Energy & Infrastructure - low-voltage power & signaling cabling solutions.
North America Presence |Deep Roots
Draka Communications roots run a century deep in names like Alcatel, ITT, Ericsson, Chromatic Technologies, and Phelps Dodge. Our North American clients are served from Draka's unique site in Claremont, North Carolina which is home to…
125-acre corporate campus & Americas headquarters
1.2 million square feet
Integrated optical fiber and cable facility
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Real World Performance | Key Milestones
2007
ColorLock-XS® brought 10x better micro-bending performance on all singlemode fibers
2006
BendBright-XS, Draka’s 2nd generation bend-insensitive fiber offers 100x bending performance improvement over standard singlemode
2002
BendBright, Draka’s first generation bend-insensitive fiber introduced
2001
MaxCap 50 micron multimode fiber sets a world record transferring 15.6Gb/s over one kilometer
2000
Introduced installer-preferred ezPREP™ Loose Tube & ezSPAN™ ADSS cabling solutions
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