Hit the ground running with Brugg Cables; the requirements on mobile communications for the military can be both demanding and heavy. The Swiss company Brugg Cables has developed a fibre optic cable to overcome many of the obstacles inherent in land-based communication networks -- a cable that has begun to draw much attention.

Armada International › Vol. 26 Nbr. 1, February 2002

Author: Keggler, Johnny

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Hit the ground running with Brugg Cables; the requirements on mobile communications for the military can be both demanding and heavy. The Swiss company Brugg Cables has developed a fibre optic cable to overcome many of the obstacles inherent in land-based communication networks -- a cable that has begun to draw much attention.

The cable was developed in 1998 out of a request tendered by Alcatel (now Thales) for a fibre optic cable to meet a Swiss Army requirement. The contract stated that the cable was to be laid in outdoor battlefi...

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