A metal communication cable gathers communication wires made by conductor such as copper or aluminum, which transmits electrical signals and insulated with a plastic material, etc., and then encasing them in a sheath. Balance-type cables that gather together stranded wires are used mainly for telephones and LANs, while coaxial cables structured such that the circumference of an internal conductor covered by an insulating body is wound with an external conductor are used mainly for broadcasting.
Since its founding, Furukawa Electric has continued to manufacture and supply various kinds of metal communication cable along with electrical wires and, by doing so, has played an important role in the construction and maintenance of social infrastructure.