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VOLUME 1     ISSUE 2LUME 1     ISSUE 1 JANUARY 15, FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Welcome to ConnectorSupplier.com Extra. This is the second mid-month e-blast from Bishop & Associates that will connect you to the best wire harness, cable assembly, and connector news and products available. The focus this issue is wireless telecom.

Next Generation Wireless Networks
By John C. Colwell, Bishop & Associates Inc.

The introduction of second-generation wireless in the mid-‘90s represented not only a major advance from analog to digital voice, but it also set the stage for subsequent developments in the late ‘90s, including Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)—Interim standard (IS-95B).

To learn more about the complex wireless network marketplace, click here.

 

The ConnectorSupplier.com Extra lineup for this year includes:

  • March 11, Mil/Aero, next generation avionics systems
  • April 8, Computer segment focus, wireless impact
  • May 13, Industrial segment focus, Fieldbus standard cable assemblies
  • June 10, Transportation segment focus, SCADA systems
  • September 9, Industrial segment focus, industrial Ethernet
  • October 14, Computer segment focus, changing I/O environment
  • November 11, Telecom segment focus, structured wiring systems


Please direct any questions or comments you may have regarding this topic to
atanghe@connectorsupplier.com. If you are a cable assembly or wire harness manufacturer, let’s talk. Call Alice Tanghe, at 763.559.3633.
 

 

Telecom Connector Facts and Figures
The top 10 connector companies, in annual world sales in the telecom market sector according to Bishop & Associates Inc., are:

1. Amphenol
2. Tyco
3. Molex
4. FCI
5. 3M

6.   JST
7.   Rosenberger
8.   JAE
9.   Huber+Suhner
10.
Samtec

ConnectorSupplier.com will focus on fiber optics, and more connector facts and figures in the March 4th issue.

 

Trivia
And the winner is...
Daniele Santini, buyer at
Roland Europe spa, Acquaviva Picena, Italy. Thanks and congratulations!

Question: What answer most closely describes the number of connector companies in the world marketplace?

Answer: 750       

Question for ConnectorSupplier.com Extra, Vol. 1, Issue 2: When was the first patent issued for a commercial switching system, and what was the name of the patent?

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