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The leading mining industry companies are upgrading their infrastructure to improve safety and maximize profitability. Companies seeking general cost reductions are leveraging the capacity and capability of fiber optic cable to provide these services more cost effectively.

Areas of improvement include:

• Security
• Intrinsically Safe Areas (Combustibles)
• Environmental Monitoring
• Voice/Data/Video Communications
• Automation
• Production Rates and Yields
• Equipment Control and Monitoring
• ERP

The unique cable designs and configurations from Optical Cable Corporation provide long-term reliability, as well as safe and secure transmission of critical data and communications. Optical Cable Corporation's unique Core-Locked™ technology, in combination with other design features, provides the most rugged fiber optic cable in the industry.

Tight-Buffered Construction

Tight-buffered fiber optic cables from Optical Cable Corporation incorporate the following features and benefits:

• Higher survivability standards: based on military technology for survival under severe mechanical and environmental stress
• Unsupported vertical rise greater than 1,000 meters (3,280 ft)
• Exceptional crush resistance: up to 2,200 N/cm
• Excellent impact resistance: most cables up to 1500 impacts
• Inside/outside plant versatility: exceptional moisture resistance, UV resistance, material durability, and extended temperature range make the cables suitable for a variety of installations
• Excellent fiber protection: superb moisture and mechanical protection provided by multiple fiber buffers and advanced tightbound jacket design
• Easy handling: dense fiber packaging for smaller cable diameter, tight bend radius, and many cables feature our Core-LockedTM jacket for easier pulling and extremely reliable cable construction
• Ease of termination: direct termination of fibers reduces mess and expense of installation by eliminating steps and materials required. Plus, a built-in ripcord speeds the stripping process
• Flame-retardant, and MSHA approved to Part 7, Subpart K of Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Optical Cable Corporation - A Heritage of Industry "Firsts"

• First used 100 kpsi proof-tested fibers in commercial fiber optic cables many years before industry standard was established
• First gel-free fiber optic cable for outdoor commercial applications
• First dry water-blocked fiber optic cable designs
• First indoor/outdoor fiber optic cables to eliminate transition from outdoor to indoor rated cables
• First Core-Locked™ outer cable jacket technology
• First outdoor fiber optic cables not requiring fanout/breakout kits to terminate
• First to provide pay-out box with decreasing cable length markings: OptiReel™

Remember, Optical Cable Corporation can make you safer and more productive... Inside the mine or out!

Seamless integration.

The first prerequisite for seamless integration is the melding of like products to work together.

In May 2008, Optical Cable Corporation acquired SMP Data Communications, a company internationally recognized for its role in establishing data communication connectivity standards, through its innovative and patented technologies, and offering a full range of fiber optic and copper data communication connectivity products.

SMP Data Communications, headquartered near Asheville, North Carolina, is internationally recognized for its role in establishing the world’s data communications standards, through its innovative and patented technologies. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Optical Cable Corporation (NASDAQ GM: OCCF).

The uncompromising principles that led to the development of the first OCC products remain a constant influence on the design, production and service at Optical Cable Corporation. End-users benefit from fiber optic cables and connectivity products that are easy and economical to install, provide a high degree of reliability and deliver exceptional performance.

Optical Cable is committed to building on the spirit of innovation while staying focused on meeting the changing needs of customers worldwide.