OREANDA-NEWS. Okano Cable Co., Ltd. (main office: 1-5-28 Fukami-nishi, Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yamato, Fukaminishi 1-5-28,, President: Yasuhiro Kamikura, "Okano Cable" below), a member of the Furukawa Electric Group, has developed a new lateral pressure-resistant optical fiber cable for use outdoors that offers low increase of optical loss (Okano Cable comparison) even when lateral pressure is applied, and is lightweight and highly flexible ("Outdoor Gorilla Cable" below). Okano Cable began selling the product in October of this year. Sales of five million yen per month are expected in the second half of this fiscal year.


Outdoor Gorilla Cables feature improved lateral pressure resistance and can be safely used even under condition where heavy loads could fall or communication failures could occur due to pressure caused by cable congestion.

They offer particularly excellent resistance to fire, weather, oil, water, and abrasion. In addition to being used outdoors, they can be used in environments where substances such as oil could adhere, such as in factories. Being optical fiber cables, they are also not affected by noise.

The product was developed as a lateral pressure resistant optical fiber cable for use outdoors, based on the technology Okano Cable has developed over many years of working with optical fiber pulling manufacturing technologies.

About Furukawa Electric Group

Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, ISIN; JP3827200001) Group started business in 1884, when its copper-smelting facility and wire manufacturing factory was established. Since then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers in the latest technologies by addressing diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products in a number of areas, including telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have attained the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society in numerous business areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 867.8 billion (approximately USD 8.2B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.