Quadtronics
gets Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Connected
Electronic component supply specialist Quadtronics has made a key contribution
to the installation of a CCTV and surveillance system to the Africa Cup
of Nations 2008 football tournament held during February 2008 in Ghana,
Africa.
Played
across four venues in four different cities across Ghana, the football
tournament required a custom-designed CCTV facility to be added to an
existing IP-based network originally provided by Pro Security Ghana Ltd
(PSGL) for the nation's 50th anniversary celebrations last year. PSGL
was again called upon to provide the Cup of Nations system, and Martin
Parry, technical adviser to the company, says:
'Between the four venues, we had feeds from over 200 cameras, all coming
into a central IP network control centre in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.
The cable requirements for the stadia were a combination of analogue and
IP. Quadtronics had previously supplied over 60 kilometres of fibre-optic
cable to PSGL for a previous project, and for the Africa Cup of Nations
they supplied a further 75 kilometres of CTI25 cable to the venues.'
Michele Howells, MD of Quadtronics, adds that the cable supplied had to
be capable of withstanding the elements in this most demanding of applications.
'We used a coax cable with a physical foam dielectric, copper foil and
copper braid. This was sheathed in a highly robust UG sheath, making it
suitable for environments in high humidity and heat. The foam dielectric
makes the cable watertight and less likely to kink during installation,
while the copper braid and copper foil give a very high level of performance.'
Howells adds that Quadtronics' ability to supply a wide range of cables
and connectors was key to the company winning the contract for such a
prestigious and complex project: "We have built up a reputation for
supplying a quality range of connectors and cables. When connectors and
cables come from the same source, any design or compatibility issues are
quickly resolved and the customer is presented with a complete supply
solution - which is exactly what we provided for Ghana.'
Web: http://www.quadtronics.co.uk
