AM Hengtong Africa Telecoms (Pty) Ltd (also known as AMHT), is a leading manufacturer of fibre optic cables in South Africa. Coleman Wires and Cables is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest cable manufacturer, renowned for quality, reliability, and innovation and the only Nigerian cable company with Investment Grade “A” ratings from GCR and Augusto & Co. Proudly Nigerian-owned, driving local innovation and industrial growth. During 1988 a decision was made to consolidate the two factories and in March 1989 an industrial site of 18000 square meters was acquired in Roodekop, Germiston and a modern factory and offices covering 5 500 square meters were erected. While submarine communications cables are used to connect countries and continents to the Internet, terrestrial fibre optic cables are used to extend this connectivity to landlocked countries or to urban centers within a country. An ADSS cable is a non-metallic fiber optic cable designed for aerial installation along power lines. With a dielectric, weather-resistant sheath, it withstands environmental factors, providing secure, high-capacity data transmission without extra support wires.
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