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McKay Brothers Buys Relativity Hollow-Core Fiber for New Jersey

CHICAGO – November 02, 2026 -- McKay Brothers has purchased Relativity Networks' ChronoCore anti-resonant hollow-core fiber for commercial deployment in its New Jersey networks, starting a partnership to link key financial market venues and data center projects.

McKay offers dedicated fiber IRUs and 10 to 400 Gbps services

McKay will sell long-term indefeasible rights of use (IRUs) on dedicated hollow-core fiber pairs. It will also offer traditional connectivity services from 10 Gbps to 400 Gbps. The initial focus is New Jersey, with expansion into other markets planned.

The network design includes branches for high-capacity, low-latency links to data center projects near key financial corridors, where customers are building AI inference and training infrastructure.

Wire & Cable Market to Hit $296.3B by 2031 on Grid, EV Demand

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Wire & Cable Market to Hit $296.3B by 2031 on Grid, EV Demand

Delray Beach – September 24, 2026 -- The global wire & cable market is projected to grow from USD 224.8 billion in 2026 to USD 296.3 billion by 2031, a 5.7% CAGR, according to MarketsandMarkets. Demand is pivoting from construction-led consumption toward grid reinforcement, renewable power evacuation, electric mobility, and AI-driven data-center build-out.

Asia Pacific outpaces global growth at 6.5% CAGR

Rapid data-center and 5G rollout across China, India, and Southeast Asia, combined with semiconductor manufacturing investment, railway electrification, and smart-city development, is driving Asia Pacific's outsized expansion. Regional cable manufacturers are scaling domestic production capacity to capture this demand.