Top 10 submarine communication cables installed by Indian companies

 

The submarine cables also known as optical fiber cable. It is a electrical cable that laid on the sea bed between land based station to carry telecommunication signal across stretches of ocean and sea.It carries digital data which includes telephone, internet and private data traffic.This cable is use for transmit the high speed data with one country to another and it is also responsible for running the internet in the world through the sea route. Here we provide the list of submarine cable installed and owned by Indian companies.

1. SEA-ME-WE 3 CABLE

➤ Sea-Me-We 3 cable is stand for South East Asia Middle Asia East Western Europe 3 optical submarine telecommunication cable.

➤ It is the longest cable installed in the world with 39,000 kilo meter long.

➤ It is led by France telecom, china telecom and also 92 other telecom companies including Indian company.And this cable owned by 52 company 

➤ The data capacity of this cable is around 2.3 terabit per second.

➤ It joins 39 countries including India.

➤ Now this cable is upgraded to sea-me-we 3,4,5 and 6.

2. FLAG CABLE

➤ FLAG is stand for Fiber Optic Cable Link Around the Globe.

➤ It is 28,000 kilo meter long fiber optic cable that connect the united kingdom, Japan ,India and many place in between.

➤ This cable is subsidiary owned by reliance communication.

➤ The data capacity of FLAG cable is around 80 gigabit per second.

➤ The Europe Asia segment of this cable is laid by Cable and Wireless Marine (the British cable provider company).

3. AAE-1 CABLE

➤ AAE-1 cable is stand for Asia-Africa Europe-1 Submarine communication cable.

➤ The AAE-1 cable is installed in 25,000 kilo meter.

➤ It joins 19 countries including India.

➤ It was launched for commercial services and is the largest submarine cable system

in all over decade.

➤ The Data capacity of this cable is about 40 terabits per second.

➤ This cable is maintained and constructed by 17 companies including Reliance-Jio.

4. I-ME-WE CABLE

➤ I-WE-ME is stand for Indian Middle East Western Europe communication cable.

➤ It is 13000 kilo meter long submarine communication cable between India and France.

➤ The data capacity of I-ME-WE is 3.84 terabits per second.

➤ This cable is owned by 9 countries company.

5. TGN-EA CABLE

 

➤TGN-EA is stand for Tata Global Network Euro Asia.

➤ It is a submarine communication cable linking Mumbai with marseille in France.

➤ It is 9280 kilo meter long cable between Mumbai and France.

➤ The data capacity of this cable is around 1.28 terabits per second.

➤ TGN-EA cable system is owned by Tata communication and supplied by Sub-Com.

6. BBG CABLE 

➤ BBG is stand for Bay of Bengal Gateway communication cable.

➤ It covers 8000 kilo meter and connects the UAE,Oman,India,Sri-Lanka and Malasiya.

➤ It is the consortium of Telekom malasia, Vodafone group, Omantel, Etisulat, Reliance jio, Infocom

and Dialog Axiata.

➤ The data capacity of this cable is 10 terabits per second.

7. TGN-IA CABLE

➤ TGN-IA is stand for Tata Globe Network Intra Asia submarine cable.

➤ It is 6,800 kilo meter long cable.

➤ The data capacity of this cable is 3.84 terabit per second.

➤ This cable is constructed, owned and operated by Tata communication.

➤ This cable links with Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

8. I2I CABLE 

➤ I2I is a submarine telecommunication cable between Chennai(India) and Tuas(Singapore).

➤ It is owned by Bharti Airtel.

➤ The data capacity of this cable is 8.4 terabits per second.

➤ The total length of this cable is 3,200 kilo meter.

9. TIISCS CABLE

➤ TIISCS is stand for Tata Indicom India-Singapore cable.

➤ It is also known as Tata Indicom cable (TIC).

➤ It is Singapore's first fully Indian own cable operated and maintained by Tata Communication limited(TCS).

➤ It is 3,175 kilo meter long undersea communication cable linking India and Singapore.

10. BLCS CABLE

➤ The BLCS is stand for Bharat Lanka Cable System.

➤ It is 320 kilo meter long network connects India and Sri Lanka directly.

➤ It is built by Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited(BSNL) and Sri Lanka Telecom(SLT).

➤ The data capacity of  this cable is 40 gigabits per second.

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