India, China to have optical fibre cable network

Mumbai: Tata Communications and China Telecom Corp will jointly build a 500-km optical fibre cable network between India and China over the next 12 months.

The India-China route will be a key route providing much-needed diversity from the subsea cable systems.

The Terrestrial Cable will also provide a high-speed connectivity path between Europe and Asia by transiting India and China.

The Tata group company currently owns the Tata Global Network, which includes TGN Atlantic, TGN Western Europe, TGN Northern Europe, TGN Pacific, TGN Intra Asia and is the world's largest carrier of voice traffic. It is also a partner in consortium cables, including SeMeWe3, SeMeWe4, SAFE/SAT 3, and APCN 2.