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Belden in Bangladesh

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Mahajan speaks at the event.

With the slogan 'sending all the right signal', Belden, a US based signal transmission and data networking product manufacturer, officially launched their products in Bangladesh on April 23 at a city hotel. In an hour-long presentation, Pavan Mahajan, business head building, Belden, SAARC, highlighted different types of products and features. "From industrial automation to data centres, from broadcast studios to aerospace and from cutting-edge wireless communications to consumer electronics, Belden is sending all the right signals since 1902," said Mahajan. Belden was established under the leadership of Joseph C. Belden. The company's first major breakthrough occurred in 1904 when they began supplying products for Thomas Edison. And, through the years working in close cooperation with many industry leaders, they have become industry standards. "Our 8,000 associates worldwide work in copper cable, fibre, wireless technology, connectors, switches and active components to bring voice, video and data to your mission-critical application." Mahajan added. Belden currently offers thousands of wire and cable products such as multi-conductor, paired, coaxial, flat and optical fibre cables, plus portable cordage, moulded cable assemblies, hook-up and lead wire. Belden has supplied cables to leading networking companies such as Cisco, Intel and IBM. They have supplied in excess of 200 million feet of DataTwist 350 cable to the Cisco since 1993. "The standard Belden product offering also includes a complete selection of data network connectivity products and structured cabling systems and services, enclosures and racks, and cable management accessories," Sumit Deb, key account manager of Belden, East, told The Daily Star. "Every week Belden make enough cable to go around the world 18 times," Sumit informed. Express System Ltd (ESL) is the local master distributor of Belden in Bangladesh.