Company Overview

Birla Cable Limited (BCL) is an Indian cable manufacturing company operating in the telecommunications and connectivity infrastructure sector. The company was incorporated on 30 June 1992 and has its registered office and manufacturing works at Udyog Vihar, P.O. Chorhata, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India. The company’s CIN is L31300MP1992PLC007190. 

Birla Cable was formerly known as Birla Ericsson Optical Limited. According to the company, its business began as a joint venture in 1992 involving technology collaboration and financial partnership with Ericsson Network Technologies AB of Sweden. The company subsequently acquired Ericsson's shareholding and became part of the M.P. Birla Group.

Business and Products

Birla Cable's principal business is the manufacture and sale of telecommunication and connectivity cables. Its FY2025–26 annual report identifies a single reportable primary business segment, Cables, under Ind AS 108.

The company's principal product categories include optical fibre cables, copper telecommunication cables, structured copper LAN cables, specialty cables and allied accessories. Its official product portfolio also includes fibre-optic products, specialty cables and telecom fibre accessories.

The company's optical-fibre portfolio serves fibre-based telecommunications networks, while structured copper LAN cables are used in connectivity and enterprise-network applications. The company's official product catalogue also lists cable-related components such as FRP rods, which are used as strength members in fibre-optic and certain copper cables.

Business Model and Customers

Birla Cable operates primarily as a manufacturing and business-to-business cable supplier. Its products are supplied to customers in telecommunications and connectivity-related markets, including domestic and export markets. The company maintains marketing offices in several Indian locations, including Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Goa, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai.

For FY2025–26, the company reported optical-fibre cable sales in both domestic and export markets. Export sales of optical-fibre cables were reported at approximately ₹78.49 crore during the year. The company also recorded its highest-ever revenue in the structured copper LAN cable category, with reported sales of approximately ₹663.13 crore.

Manufacturing and Operations

Birla Cable's manufacturing facility is located at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. The company undertakes manufacturing, product development, technology absorption and quality-control activities at its operations. During FY2025–26, it upgraded four optical-fibre-cable sheathing lines with self-centering crossheads and modified equipment on another sheathing line for micro-cable production.

The company also operates an integrated quality, environmental and occupational-health-and-safety management framework. Its FY2025–26 annual report states that its entire product range continued to be certified to ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems and ISO 45001:2018 for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems by DNV Business Assurance India Pvt. Ltd.

Geographic Presence

Birla Cable has an Indian manufacturing base in Rewa and marketing offices across several major Indian cities. The company's official corporate profile states that, following its acquisition of Ericsson's shares, it developed an international market reach covering more than 60 countries. Its FY2025–26 annual report confirms continuing export activity, including optical-fibre cable exports.

Subsidiary

As reported in the FY2025–26 annual report, Birla Cable Infrasolutions DMCC, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a 100% subsidiary of Birla Cable Limited. The subsidiary's financial information is separately disclosed in the company's annual report.

Corporate Development

On 21 March 2026, the Board of Directors approved a proposed Scheme of Amalgamation under which Birla Cable Limited would be amalgamated into Vindhya Telelinks Limited, with Birla Cable as the transferor company. The scheme remains subject to applicable statutory and regulatory approvals, including approval of the jurisdictional National Company Law Tribunal. Therefore, the proposed amalgamation should not be treated as a completed transaction.

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