Blog Posts

Bjørn Sanden Sep 30, 2019

The King of long distance

For decades, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) mass impregnated (MI) cables have been the preferred solution for long-distance subsea power transmission

Benoit Binet Sep 9, 2019

How do you build a new railway network? (without bringing the city to a standstill)

Building a brand new railway in a city is like performing open heart surgery while the patient is running a marathon. How can disruption be minimised?

Mike Connaughton, RCDD, CDCD Sep 2, 2019

Building data centres better and faster with Nexans’ Optical Fibre Assembly service

Today, some data centres can be built in just 6-9 months – compared to 12-18 months only a few years ago. The reason is simple: if you are running an IT, telecom or a digital business where physical infrastructure is critical for core operations, whenever it’s not working, you lose money and maybe even customers. To support our clients in this race for speed and efficiency, Nexans developed an Optical Fibre Assembly Service that allows data centres to get up and running faster and smoother than ever before.

Harvey McDowell Jul 12, 2019

Finding the right fit: A strategic approach to customer partnerships

To understand its position in the marketplace, a company should be able to summarize its strategic mission in one sentence. For Nexans Data Center Solutions, it might sound like this: “Think like a local partner, act like a global supplier”. This approach reflects our belief that a true partnership can only be based on shared values and vision.

Steven Vermeulen Mar 12, 2019

The World Wide Web turns 30… what's next?

On 12 March 1989, CERN, one of the world’s largest centres for scientific research, received a proposal from Tim Berners-Lee outlining an innovative way of linking and sharing information over the Internet. This laid the foundation for what we now know as the World Wide Web (WWW). Over the last 30 years, this technology has become irreplaceable almost everywhere in the world, attracting an increasing number of users and contributing to the explosion of data.