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A composite cable to be laid by being drawn or blown into a cable tube, which has at least two insulated copper wires (1, 2) which are stranded with one another, and at least one single-fiber optical waveguide (3, 4) and a cable sheath (5). The insulation of the copper wires has an inner layer (1b,

A composite cable to be laid by being drawn or blown into a cable tube, which has at least two insulated copper wires (1, 2) which are stranded with one another, and at least one single-fiber optical waveguide (3, 4) and a cable sheath (5). The insulation of the copper wires has an inner layer (1b, 2b) with foamed polymer and an outer layer (1c, 2c) including an unfoamed polymer (foam skin). The optical waveguide(s) (3, 4) being arranged in the stranding gaps in the insulated copper wires (1, 2) which are stranded with one another, and reinforcing elements (5a) are made from a material having a high tensile strength being embedded in the sheath (5).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A composite cable to be laid by being drawn or blown into a cable tube, comprising: at least two insulated copper wires stranded with one another, at least one single-fiber optical waveguide, and a cable sheath, wherein said insulation of said copper wires includes a fo

The invention claimed is: 1. A composite cable to be laid by being drawn or blown into a cable tube, comprising: at least two insulated copper wires stranded with one another, at least one single-fiber optical waveguide, and a cable sheath, wherein said insulation of said copper wires includes a foamed polymer inner layer and an unfoamed polymer outer layer, and said at least one single-fiber optical waveguide is arranged in the stranding gaps of said insulated copper wires which are stranded with one another, wherein the wires and said at least one waveguide are surrounded by a first layer of non-hygroscopic foils, at least one layer of an aluminum foil arranged on said first layer of non-hygroscopic foils, and a second layer of non-hygroscopic foils lying on said layer of said aluminum foil, and reinforcing elements made from a material having a high tensile strength embedded in the sheath, wherein said layers are surrounded by the sheath. 2. The composite cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the composite cable has two single-fiber optical waveguides and two insulated copper wires which are stranded to form a pair. 3. The composite cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner layer of the insulation of the copper wires consists of foamed polyethylene and the outer layer of the insulation of the copper wires consists of unfoamed polyethylene. 4. The composite cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical waveguides each comprise an optical glass fiber and a plastic layer. 5. The composite cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reinforcing elements are arranged such that they are distributed uniformly over the circumference. 6. The composite cable as claimed in claim 2, wherein the reinforcing elements extend such that they run in longitudinally or with an offset angle of a maximum of 10° with respect to the longitudinal axis of the composite cable in the direction of lay of the pair. 7. The composite cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reinforcing elements are laid directly onto the second layer of non-hygroscopic foils. 8. The composite cable as claimed in claims 1, wherein the reinforcing elements consist of glass-fiber-reinforced plastic.