Founded in 1992 in Louisville, Kentucky, General Cable started with a simple belief: every network deserves a cable partner who listens first and manufactures second.
Over three decades, that principle has grown our team to 2,600 people serving customers in 80+ countries. We are not the largest cable manufacturer in the world, but our clients tell us we are the easiest to work with — and that is a distinction we are proud of.
ISO 9001 certified operations with 100% in-line testing on every meter of cable we produce.
24-hour response guarantee on technical inquiries. Dedicated account managers for every project.
180-person R&D team with 210 patents. Continuous investment in bend-insensitive fiber and low-loss cable technologies.
ISO 14001 environmental management. LSZH cables and halogen-free materials across our product lines.
With manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia, we deliver cables where you need them with regional compliance expertise. Our 3 distribution hubs maintain buffer stock of high-demand cables for next-day dispatch.
We invest 5% of annual revenue into workforce training programs and partner with local technical colleges to develop the next generation of cable engineering talent.
Established in Louisville, Kentucky with a single copper cable extrusion line producing Cat3 and RG-6 coaxial cables for the US domestic market.
Commissioned our first fiber optic cable draw tower with 200 km/month capacity, entering the single-mode fiber market to serve regional telecom carriers.
Achieved ISO 9001:2008 across all manufacturing sites, implementing 100% in-line optical testing with OTDR verification on every fiber reel produced.
Opened our Frankfurt distribution center and engineering office, reducing lead times for European customers from 6 weeks to 10 business days.
Launched our Shanghai manufacturing plant with 6 production lines producing 18,000+ km of fiber and copper cable annually, earning IATF 16949 automotive-grade certification.
Filed our 210th patent covering bend-insensitive fiber cable designs with 15 mm minimum bend radius for micro-duct installation in dense urban FTTH deployments.
Our products and processes meet the most demanding international standards.
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
UL Listed
RoHS
REACH
IATF 16949
Whether you need 100 meters or 100,000 km, we are ready to help.
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