India Can Become Global Hub For Submarine Telecom Cable Network
The cable landing, both in Mumbai and Chennai, will be fully integrated with Airtel’s data centre arm, Nxtra by Airtel. Airtel’s global network spans five continents
India Can Become Global Hub For Submarine Telecom Cable Network
New Delhi: India, which plays a key role in the global submarine cable network, has the potential to further dominate the market due to its strategic geographical location.
The country currently hosts around 17 international subsea cables across 14 distinct landing stations located in Mumbai, Chennai, Cochin, Tuticorin and Trivandrum.
The total lit capacity and activated capacity of these cables stood at 138.606 terabits per second (Tbps) and 111.111 Tbps, respectively (at the end of 2022).
Indian telecom operators involved in submarine cable infrastructure include Tata Communications, which owns five cable landing stations in Mumbai, Chennai, and Cochin; Global Cloud eXchange, which owns stations in Mumbai and Trivandrum; Bharti Airtel, operating stations in Chennai and Mumbai; Sify Technologies and BSNL, both involved in the operation of various cable landing stations; and Vodafone and IOX, the latter planning to construct a new cable landing station in Puducherry.
Last month, Bharti Airtel landed the new SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East-West Europe-6, or SMW6) submarine telecom cable in Chennai.
