Prysmian is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pirelli, based in Italy. Pirelli's business is centered on the key markets of tires for cars, sport utility vehicles and motorcycles; energy and telecommunications cables and systems; and real estate. Prysmian, based in Columbia, S.C., is focused on the communications cables and systems segment of the business. The company is a producer of optical fibers and telecommunications cables, with multiple production facilities throughout the world. Pirelli supplies a comprehensive portfolio of products to the telecom industry, such as optical, copper, premises, data and network ribbon cables. The company also provides cable assemblies, accessories and connectivity hardware.