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Telecommunications VSNL plans new and upgraded submarine cable systems
Telecommunications VSNL plans new and upgraded submarine cable systems | VSNL plans new and upgraded submarine cable systems |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Tuesday, 29 August 2006 | |
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VSNL Singapore Pte Ltd. (VSNL International), the international arm of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited is to build a new multi-terabit submarine cable system linking Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan to better serve its global customers doing business in and with the burgeoning Asia-Pacific markets. VSNL has also announce plans to upgrade its Trans-Pacific submarine cable network to a 1tbps capacity to serve increased customer demand between Asia and the US. The network connects several key US West Coast Internet and carrier exchanges directly to Japan and onward to other Asian destinations through multiple regional sub-sea cable interconnections. Vinod Kumar, president VSNL International, said that Asian bandwidth demand is forecast to grow at an average of 27 percent CAGR. "This new high-capacity cable system, soon to be one of the region's largest, combined with our existing C2C capacity and TGN-P capacity, will enable us to deliver high-performance bandwidth at the most cost-effective pricing and fulfil our strategy to become the market leader in bandwidth supply." Both moves follow the recent announcement by VSNL of plans to build a new system from India to Europe that will provide connectivity to the Gulf region and the African continent. "The new intra-Asia cable, when combined with the Tata Indicom Cable System (TIC) and the TGN-Pacific cable system (both of which are built with eight fibre pairs capable of supporting more than 7tbps), will complete VSNL International's multi-terabit capability from India to Asia and onward to the US," the company said. Construction of the new intra-Asia cable will commence by December 2006 and it is expected to be completed in early 2008. The company says it is now finalising design details, selecting suppliers and identifying additional partners for the project. Potential landing stations include locations in China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Guam. VSNL's Trans Pacific Cable Network (TGN-P) was bought by VSNL in 2005 as part of the Tyco Global Network (TGN). It consists of a ring of two 12,000km submarine cables each containing eight fibre pairs with each fibre capable of carrying up to 96 10Gbps wavelengths, delivering a total network capacity in excess of 7tbps. Currently, only 640Gbps of capacity is activated. The planned upgrade will take lit capacity of almost 1000Gbps (1tbps) and VSNL International expects the first phase of this upgrade to be implemented by the end of 2006. VSNL, formerly India's Government-owned international carrier, is a part of the Tata Group, a $US22 billion global conglomerate comprising 93 operating companies. VSNL is listed on the major stock exchanges in India and also has its ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange. VSNL International, is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in the US, Europe, and India.
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