Hayward, California - February 8, 2012: Valdor Technology International Inc. ("Valdor") (TSX-V: VTI) is pleased to report that Strong DSiV Africa ("Strong DSiV"), a distributor and installer located in Equatorial Guinea, has evaluated Valdor's Impact Mount(TM) kits and connectors and made an initial purchase order. In addition, a formal Distribution Agreement, between Strong DSiV and Valdor, has been executed for the marketing and sale of the Valdor line of fiber optic products. Strong DSiV is a local telecommunications installer whose main focus is shipboard maintenance, renovation and repair.
Africa has been largely ignored in the development of the Internet, but this is changing rapidly with
telecommunication companies forming alliances with financial institutions to bring data connectivity into Africa. West Africa Cable System (WACS) is the latest and biggest submarine cable to connect Africa to the world through the Internet. Optical cable has been laid from the United Kingdom to the tip of South Africa and is branching into several countries along the west coast of Africa. The cable system is 14,000 km long and is being installed by Alcatel-Lucent.
About the Fiber Optics Industry: Fiber optics is the future of communications and fiber optic connectors are one of the major profit centres within this market. The signal transmission business is in the early stages of a fiber optics bull market. All signal transmission, in their many and various forms, are being converted from electrical, using copper wire and coaxial cable, to fiber optics. In the USA the Obama administration has recently pledged an initial US$7.2-billion to a plan that calls for 100 million Americans to have access to super high speed internet. This high speed internet will require significant fiber optic infrastructure. The annual global market for fiber optic
connectors is estimated to be about US$2 billion (http://ibnresearch.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/fiber-opticconnectors/) and this market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.6%.
About Valdor Technology International Inc. (www.valdortech.com): Valdor is a high technology fiber optic components company specializing in the design and manufacture of new generation fiber optic connectors, enclosures, laser pigtails and other optical and optoelectronic components using its proprietary and patented Impact Mount(TM) and HeptoPort(TM) technologies. The Impact Mount(TM) technology incorporated in the Valdor line of connectors is user friendly and environmentally friendly. This technology is all-mechanical with no epoxy or index matching gel required. The Impact Mount(TM) technology field installable termination kits and connectors are ideal for harsh environment applications and quick repair in the field. Valdor holds several patents on its connector technology in strategic global regions.
Please visit www.valdor.com for complete information on Valdor's product line and other standard passive components including multiplexers, couplers, attenuators, patch cords and cable assemblies.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VALDOR TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC.