Britain-India undersea cable system will be launched in 2010
The top global telecommunications industries on Thursday have signed a deal to build the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fibre undersea cable system from Britain to India. The 700 million-pound Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable system is expected to “significantly enhance capacity & diversity” between the countries of three continents.
Sixteen telecommunications AT&T, Bharti Airtel, BT, Cable & Wireless, Djibouti Telecom, Du, Gibtelecom, IAM, Libyan Post, Telecom and Information Technology Company, MTN Group Ltd, Omantel, PT Comunicacoes S.A., Saudi Telecom Company, Telecom Egypt, Telkom SA Ltd & Verizon Business all these companies are investing in the project. The 15,000-km cable system, targeted to be operational in the second quarter of 2010, will connect Asia, Africa & Europe.
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