AMP NETCONNECT XG UTP System consists of unshielded, twisted-pair cabling that supports 10G Base-T and enables 10 Gigabit Ethernet transmission over full 100 m channel. System has been tested to 625 MHz in worst-case scenario installations and has demonstrated Shannon Capacity of greater than 19 Gb/s.

The technologically advanced UTP solution for 10 Gigabit Ethernet Networks

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Jan. 24, 2005 -Tyco Electronics announces the AMP NETCONNECT XG UTP Copper Cabling System Solution for 10 Gigabit Ethernet applications. The unshielded twisted-pair system delivers the performance needed to support 10GBASE-T and enables 10 Gigabit Ethernet transmission over a full 100-meter channel, representing the application of several technological advances in cable and connectivity design.

"These advances don't come easily or inexpensively," noted Jim Crompton, global product manager, Tyco Electronics. "Fortunately, the combined global resources of Tyco Electronics were able to team together, build on a vast experience in materials, electronics and copper cabling systems, and then develop a global solution suitable for the IEEE 10 Gigabit Ethernet application to the full 100 meters."

"This product set represents a real technological break-through," says George Sharp, copper cable product manager, Tyco Electronics. "Existing UTP cables are adversely affected by crosstalk. Thanks to a coordinated effort inside Tyco Electronics, we were able to develop a solution that provided the necessary performance to overcome the crosstalk limitations through a combination of new materials, new manufacturing technology, and advanced test and measurement methods."

Brian Davis, copper connectivity product manager, Tyco Electronics adds, "The advances in cable technology dovetail with the advances in our copper connectivity, so a complete end-to-end Augmented Category 6 solution with cables, connectors, patch cords and patch panels could come to market simultaneously. The intrinsic interactions between cable and the connectivity required a mutual optimization development to ensure the complete, installed channel provides the necessary performance."

The XG UTP Copper Cabling System completes Tyco Electronics' entire AMP NETCONNECT XG Cabling System Solutions portfolio for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, which already includes single-mode fiber, multimode fiber to 300 meters (XG Fiber Cabling System), STP copper cabling to 100 meters (XG Copper Cabling System) and now UTP copper cabling to 100 meters (XG UTP Copper Cabling System).

"Today's network designs demand media that can support the full 100-meter distance for horizontal channels. Those looking for 10 Gigabit capacity over a copper system now have two choices that do just that," says Bob Zahr, RCDD/LAN specialist and systems engineering manager, Tyco Electronics.

Allan Nielsen, AMP NETCONNECT Products Standards Manager for Tyco Electronics in Europe, Middle East and Africa added, "We challenged the development team to come up with a global solution and they delivered. Our global company now offers a complete portfolio of global 10 Gigabit solutions."

The AMP NETCONNECT XG UTP Copper System has been tested to 625 MHz in worst-case scenario installations and has demonstrated a Shannon Capacity of greater than 19 Gb/s, nearly twice the capacity of existing Category 6 UTP.

For more information about all of Tyco Electronics' AMP NETCONNECT XG Cabling Systems, visit www.ampnetconnect.com/xgsystems or call customer service at 1-800-553-0938.

The AMP NETCONNECT business unit of Tyco Electronics develops, manufactures, and supplies a comprehensive range of communications infrastructure products and systems for customers in government, education, healthcare, finance, manufacturing and technology markets. Having established itself as the preeminent provider of commercial premises structured cabling systems for optical fiber and twisted-pair copper technologies, Tyco Electronics has broadened its AMP NETCONNECT product portfolio to include a complete line of residential cabling solutions. Coupling this spectrum of industry-standard offerings with its superior customer service, the AMP NETCONNECT business unit is well positioned as a single-source system provider to meet the disparate communications infrastructure needs of commercial and residential customers.

Tyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd., is the world's largest passive electronic components manufacturer; a world leader in cutting-edge wireless, active fiber optic and complete power systems technologies; and a provider of premise wiring components and systems. Tyco Electronics provides advanced technology products from over forty well-known and respected brands, including Agastat, Alcoswitch, AMP, AMP NETCONNECT, Buchanan, CII, CoEv, Critchley, Elcon, Elo TouchSystems, M/A-COM, Madison Cable, OEG, Potter & Brumfield, Raychem, Schrack, Simel and TDI Batteries.