Birla Cable

What Birla Cable does

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Name

Birla Cable

Legal name

Birla Cable Limited

Website

https://birlacable.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Birla Cable manufactures fibre optic and copper telecommunication cables — including FTTx, armoured, aerial, microduct, tactical, and structured cabling variants — selling directly to telecom carriers, Indian Railways, defence, oil & gas, power utilities, and IT buyers across India and 60+ export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunication Cables

NAICS

Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing (335921), Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing (33592), Wiring Device Manufacturing (33593)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Electronic Connectors (3678), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Communications & Fiber Optic Cable (IMADAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cable Assemblies & Patch Cords (Copper/Fiber) (HDAFALAF), Coaxial, RF & Specialty Signal Cable (IMADAMAE), Building Wire & Cable (Residential/Commercial) (IMADAMAA)

Keywords

• Fiber optic cables
• Copper telecom cables
• Structured cabling
• Telecom cable manufacturing
• Speciality optical cables

Headquarters

HQ city

Rewa

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Fibre Optic Cable Sales: Sale of fibre optic cables including central-tube, multi-tube, armoured, unarmoured, aerial, underground, microduct, FTTx, and specialty variants. FY2026 sales reached Rs 771.11 crore with quarterly sales of Rs 214.10 crore in Q4 March 2026.
2. Copper Telecommunication Cable Sales: Sale of copper-based telecommunication cables including switchboard cables, PCM cables, data communication cables, drop cables, and coaxial cables for telecommunications infrastructure.
3. Telecom Fibre Accessories: Sale of fibre optic accessories including connectors, adapters, pigtails, patchcords, fibre management systems, and joint closures for telecommunications network installation and maintenance.
4. Structured Cables: Sale of structured cabling solutions including CAT 7, CAT 6A, CAT 6, CAT 5E cables in various configurations (UTP, FTP, SFTP) with accessories like patch cords, key stones, patch panels, and face plates for enterprise networking.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Birla Cable manufactures and sells a comprehensive portfolio of fibre optic cables, copper telecommunication cables, speciality cables (tactical, FTTA, hybrid optical-copper), telecom fibre accessories (connectors, adapters, pigtails, patchcords, joint closures), and structured LAN cables (CAT 5E to CAT 7). Products are manufactured at the company's facility in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh and sold to telecom service providers, railways, defence, IT/enterprise, oil & gas, power utilities and broadband operators across 60+ countries.

Product overview

Birla Cable Limited (formerly Birla Ericsson Optical Limited) is a premier telecommunications cable manufacturer offering one of the widest portfolios of Copper and Fibre Optic cables under the M.P. Birla Group umbrella. The product portfolio consists of four core offerings: Fibre Optic Cables (covering unarmoured, armoured, aerial, underground, micro, and specialty variants with fibre counts from 2F to 1728F), Speciality Cables (including automobile wires, tactical military cables, fibre-to-antenna solutions, and hybrid optical-copper cables), Telecom Fibre Accessories (comprising connectors, adapters, pigtails, patchcords, fibre management systems, and joint closures), and Structured Cables (spanning CAT5e through CAT7 categories with UTP, FTP, SFTP, and armoured variants plus connectivity accessories). The company operates manufacturing facilities in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India, and exports to over 60 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fibre Optic Cables A comprehensive portfolio of fibre optic cables including Central-tube Unarmoured, Multi-tube Single/Double Sheath Unarmoured, Central-tube Armoured, Multi-tube Single/Double Sheath Armoured, Dielectric Rodent Protected, Steel Wire Armoured, FRP Rod Armoured, Ribbon Type, All Dielectric Self Supporting Aerial (ADSS), Figure-8 Type Aerial, Drop Cables, Indoor Drop Cables, Micro Cables, and Interconnect Cables for telecommunications, railways, defence, and enterprise applications.
• Speciality Cables Specialized cables including Stainless Steel Wire Armoured Tactical Cables for military applications, Fibre to Antenna (FTTA) solutions for radio-based stations, Hybrid Optical & Copper cables for underground signalling, Automobile Wires (FLRY, AV, AVS, AVSS types), 50 Ohm Coaxial Cables, Screened PCM Cables, Switchboard Cables, and Data Communication Cables for defence, industrial and automotive applications.
• Telecom Fibre Accessories Complete range of fibre optic accessories including Fibre Connector Series (LC, SC, FC, ST), Fibre Adapter Series (LC Quad/Duplex/Simplex, ST, SC), Fibre Pigtail Series (SC, LC, ST in Singlemode/Multimode), Fibre Patchcord Series (SC, LC, ST, FC), Fibre Management Series (Rackmount, Wall mount), and FOSC 400 Joint Closure systems for telecommunications network installation and maintenance.
• Structured Cables LAN structured cables across categories including CAT5e (UTP, FTP, SFTP, Armoured LSZH, Drop), CAT6 (UTP, SFTP Armoured), CAT6A (UTP, F/UTP, S/FTP, U/FTP LSZH, Armoured), and CAT7 (S/FTP, F/FTP) with accessories including Patch Cords, Patch Panels, Face Plates, Key Stones, and RJ45 Connectors for enterprise networking and data centres.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ericsson Network Technologies AB (Sweden)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1992Originally established in 1992 as a Joint Venture company with technology collaboration and financial partnership with Ericsson Network Technologies AB of Sweden. This collaboration provided global telecom cable manufacturing expertise and technology standards. The company subsequently acquired Ericsson's shares to become fully Indian-owned while retaining the technology capabilities and quality systems established during the partnership.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Prysmian Group: Prysmian is the world's largest cable manufacturer with significant fibre optic and telecom cable operations globally, competing with Birla in the export and large-project segments especially for tier-1 telcos.
• Polycab India Limited: Polycab is India's largest cable manufacturer with a broad portfolio spanning power cables, telecom cables, and structured cabling — overlapping with Birla in CAT cables and copper telecom cables but with a much wider power-cables franchise.
• Finolex Cables Limited: Finolex Cables is a long-established Indian cable manufacturer with overlapping offerings in copper telecom cables, LAN cables, and structured cabling, competing with Birla in enterprise and telecom segments.
• CommScope Holding Company: CommScope is a global leader in structured cabling, fibre connectivity, and enterprise network infrastructure, directly comparable to Birla's CAT cable and fibre accessories portfolio serving enterprise/data centre customers.
• Corning Incorporated: Corning is a global leader in optical fibre and fibre optic cable manufacturing with deep R&D and global telco relationships, competing with Birla in high-fibre-count cables and specialty optical products.
• Nexans SA: Nexans is a major global cable manufacturer with telecom, fibre optic, and specialty cable offerings, competing with Birla in international markets and large infrastructure projects.

Direct peers

• Sterlite Technologies (STL): STL is India's largest fibre optic and telecom cable manufacturer, directly competing with Birla Cable across fibre optic cables, structured cabling, and telecom infrastructure solutions for Indian and global telecom operators.
• Aksh Optifibre Limited: Aksh Optifibre is an Indian manufacturer of optical fibre, fibre optic cables, and FRP rods, competing with Birla in fibre optic cable supply to telecom service providers and ISPs in India.
• HFCL Limited: HFCL is an Indian telecom equipment and optical fibre cable manufacturer directly competing in fibre optic cables, passive telecom infrastructure, and turnkey network deployment for Indian telecom operators and defence.

Emerging players

• Furukawa Electric: Furukawa Electric is a Japanese optical fibre and cable specialist; its Indian joint venture (Birla Furukawa, referenced on the company website) is a directly comparable fibre optic cable player in the Indian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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