STL develops 160-micron fibre, the world's slimmest fibre and cable technology
NEW DELHI, LONDON and COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a proud achievement for India's R&D capability, STL [NSE: STLTECH], a leading optical and digital solutions company, today announced that it has developed the world's slimmest fibre for telecommunications - 160-micron Optical Fibre. Commending the technology innovations which are Designed in India and Made in India, Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology & Railways, unveiled this world-leading product at STL's booth in IMC 2023. Post unveiling the 160-micron Fibre, the H'onable minister 'spliced' or 'joined' two strands of optical fibre - a highly calibrated process of perfectly connecting the cores of two hair-thin optical fibres.
- Cable made with STL's 160-micron fibre can pack 3X more capacity than traditional 250-micron fibre.
- This has been conceptualised and developed indigenously at STL's Centre of Excellence in Maharashtra, making STL among the first companies globally to develop and patent this industry-leading technology.
- This announcement comes after a series of innovations by our R&D experts, including India's first multicore fibre with 4X capacity and 180-micron fibre.
- I am extremely excited to imagine the future of India's digital networks with this disruptive fibre design," said Ankit Agarwal, Managing Director, STL.