Yangtze Welcomes 8th Overseas Production Site

On August 8, local time, Jalisco, Mexico welcomed the grand opening of Yangtze Optics Mexico Cable S.A. de C.V., marking the eighth overseas production base of Yangtze Optical Fiber & Cable Co. ("Yangtze Fiber Optics") has successfully set up its eighth overseas production base in its 36-year development history, further advancing its internationalization strategy blueprint.

Today, we are proud to witness the official launch of Yangtze Fiber Optics Mexico in the state of Jalisco, a milestone that not only deepens our ties with our regional markets and partners, but also marks a solid step in our globalization journey," declared Yangtze on its international social media. Let's celebrate together and look forward to writing more brilliant chapters in Latin America!"

It is reported that the total investment of the plant up to 341 million Mexican pesos (about 19 million U.S. dollars), covers an area of 19,515 square meters, focusing on the Mexican telecommunications industry to provide top optical fiber, fiber optic cables and a full set of ancillary equipment, is expected to create 203 jobs in the next two years, a strong contribution to the local economic development, highlighting the Yangtze fiber to the social responsibility of the firm commitment. Yangtze Fiber Optic's strong commitment to social responsibility is demonstrated.

Since 2023, Yangtze has been focusing on tapping the potential of the Mexican market, accelerating the localization of its production capacity, and successfully producing its first tray of fiber optic cables in mid- to late-April 2024, and finally inaugurating the company's operations in August. This move marks Yangtze's deep rooting in Mexico and significantly enhances its ability to provide customized services to local customers.

From Follower, Leader to Leader

As a pioneer in China's optical communication industry nurtured by the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Yangtze Fiber Optics is not only the first Sino-foreign joint venture, but also the birthplace of China's first commercial optical fiber. From follower to leader to industry leader, Yangtze Fiber Optics has been diligently pursuing light for 36 years, not only shouldering the mission of revitalizing the national optical communication industry, but also being a model for Chinese enterprises to successfully go global, realizing a perfect rebound from the "Philips by the Yangtze River" to the "Yangtze of the World". It has realized a perfect reversal from "Philips by the Yangtze River" to "Yangtze of the World".

Focusing on the communications industry, Yangtze Fiber Optics is a global leader in the research, development, innovation and manufacturing of fiber optic pre-fabricated rods, optical fibers, optical cables and data communications-related products, and has formed a complete industry chain integrating optical communications-related products and services such as rods, fibers and cables, integrated cabling, optical modules and communications network engineering, as well as a diversified and internationalized business model.

Overseas Brand Influence Continues to Increase

It is worth mentioning that Yangtze is the only company in the world that has mastered the three mainstream pre-fabricated rod preparation technologies of PCV, VAD and OVD, and has successfully realized industrialization.

In the fiber optic cable industry, Yangtze Fiber Optics said that fiber optic cable is an important infrastructure for mobile networks and fixed networks, and is also an integral part of the arithmetic network base for new applications such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

In addition, Yangtze is also exploring new directions such as industrialization of multi-core fiber, less-mode fiber, hollow core fiber and other next-generation new optical fibers, and has helped China Mobile and China Telecom to establish the world's first 800G hollow core fiber optic transmission technology test network (Shenzhen-Dongguan, Guangdong Province) and the world's first single-wave 1.2T, unidirectional super 100T hollow core fiber optic cable transmission system demonstration of the existing network.

In terms of internationalization, Yangtze Fiber Optics has always taken internationalization as one of the company's important strategic initiatives. Up to now, Yangtze has established 8 production bases, 20+ overseas platforms and 50+ overseas offices in 5 countries, including Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil, Poland and Mexico, with business covering more than 90 countries and regions worldwide. The company continues to improve the overseas localization supporting capacity and drive the development of local industry.

Source: OFweek