Kuwait Military and real estate are amongst areas benefiting from 3M Volition structured cabling products

Kuwait, 14th June 2006 - 3M Telecommunication division have won a series of major structured cabling projects in Kuwait through its integrators Siemens and Al Diwan. These latest wins come as a result of 3M offering cost competitive cabling solutions for high bandwidth requirements, and make 3M the new market leader for telecommunications in the country.

3M has enhanced its telecommunication product range in response to the region's construction boom, and the upgraded Volition copper and fibre cabling systems represent a breakthrough in fiber optic cabling, having high bandwidth and unrivalled  transmission speed. 3M have recently won projects to implement these pioneering systems throughout numerous Kuwaiti projects, including: The American University of Kuwait, the Mazaya Tower, the Kuwait Center of Research, the Ameery and National Guard Headquarters, the Kuwait National Library and the Al Khiran Resort.

Joseph Najjar, Country Business Leader, 3M Communication Markets, is leading the deals in Kuwait and commented: 3M is proud to be associated with the prestigious private and governmental projects under development in Kuwait. Our Volition Enterprise range of structured cabling gives these sites a lower operational cost, easy initial installation and testing coupled with 20 year guarantee on systems. The advanced technology of 3M's Volition range and local warehousing facilities in the UAE are the reasons we have gained this position in the market. Being able to service customers inventory needs are a key factor in this industry and we aim to continually improve our service and products to meet the dynamic needs of our customers.

Amer Azzam Hamed, 3M Communication Markets, is leading these partnerships in Kuwait, 3M's emphasis is always on the end-user; within the Communications Market we are directing all efforts towards building substantial relationships with the end-user, exploring needs and customizing solutions.

3M Volition has been producing enterprise network solutions for high performance copper, fibre and copper / fibre hybrid networks for the transmission of voice and data for more than 35 years, and supply every major telecommunications provider worldwide. The 3M Volition system acts as a digital exchange for all cable, broadcast television, telephone, broadband internet and more, and gives users total flexibility to manage their digital and communication technology.

3M Volition will be showcasing the high speed 10GB LAN cable along with their residential cabling systems at the BICSI exhibition on 11th and 12th June 2006, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dubai.

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