Birla Cable Ltd Company Summary

Birla Cable Limited was formerly incorporated as Birla Ericsson Optical Limited on June 30, 1992 and was promoted by Priyamvada Buta, Universal Cables, Vindhya Telelinks and Ericsson Cables, Sweden (30% stake). The name of the Company was thereafter changed from Birla Ericsson Optical Limited to Birla Cable Limited w.e.f. August 29, 2016.

The Companys main business activities are manufacturing and sales of all types of Optical Fibre Cables, Copper TelecommunicationCables, Structured Copper LAN Cables, Specialty cables and allied accessories. Key growth drivers include AI-enabled hyperscale data centres, drone applications, increasing internet penetration, government initiatives, smart city projects, and the proliferation of IoT applications.Optical fibre cables are the latest development in the field of telecommunication cables and are superior to the conventional cables in many aspects such as lower distortion, wider frequency band, no dampening of frequency and no electromagnetic interference. Optical fibre cables are extensively used in the telecom sector in urban area networks for long-distance trunk routes; intra-city exchanges and subscriber networking and also for railway signalling and defence systems.The company commenced commercial production and achieved a turnover of Rs 71.08 cr in the first year of operations.

Optic Fibre Goa Limited, a venture promoted by the Company in association with Universal Cables Limited and VindhyaTelelinks Limited, was commissioned during 2001-02. The Company launched new products including Structured Cables, Specialty Communication and Data Cables, etc. for copper connectivity within wireless and fixed line broadband segments during 2008-09.The Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on March 21, 2026, have approved the Scheme of Amalgamation between the Company and Vindhya Telelinks Limited (VTL) for the amalgamation of the Company into VTL with effect from April 1, 2026, which is under process of implementation.