The explosive growth of broadband-enabled communications – whether for data, voice or image – is proving to be a good source of business for telecom and opto-electronic products supplier, Sumitomo Electric Europe Limited. Established in 1972, the company is part of Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited, a major Japanese producer of cable, materials and equipment for the semiconductor and opto-electronic industries.

There is strong demand around the globe from Sumitomo Electric’s customers in the telecommunications, power transmission, information technology and automotive cable markets and in particular, those related to fibre-optic deployment.