Xi'an Xigu Optical Communication Co., Ltd., or Xigu Optical for short, was founded in July 1986 and formerly known as Xigu Optical Fiber and Cable. It is the first Sino-foreign joint venture specializing in the research, development, and manufacturing of commercial optical fiber and cable in China. Xigu Optical occupies roughly 7 hectares in the new Xi'an Hi-tech Industries Development Zone industrial park and currently produces in excess of 10 million kilometers of optical fiber and cable, making it one of the largest bases of its kind in Northwest China.