Reliance Jio will establish world’s largest submarine cable system

Reliance Jio, the leading Indian telecommunication company, has over 370 million subscribers. The leading Internet Service provider averagely adds 7 customers every single second. 

 

The company has over 370 million users, and is giving stiff competition to Vodafone and Airtel. 

 

India offers a vast market for digital services and Internet Service Providers. With over 687.6 million users, the country is the hub for the world’s biggest telecommunications company. 

 

To provide its users with the fastest Internet, Reliance Jio will deploy the world's largest submarine cable system in India. Jio has collaborated with Subcom world’s largest submarine cable provider, and several others for setting the cable lines. Subcom, is deploying two next gen cables to support exorbitant data demands.

 

The India-Asia Xpress System(IAX), links India eastbound to Singapore and beyond. The Indian European Xpress System(IEX), links India westbound to the middle East and Europe. 

 

The IAX system will also interlink India to Asia Pacific markets with express connectivity from Mumbai and Chennai to Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. The IEX system will stretch India's connectivity to Italy, landing in Savona, and additional landings in the Middle East and North Africa.

 

The conjoined systems will be connected to the world’s top interexchange points and content hub for the service extension. 

 

The IAX and IEX systems will provide faster Internet, enhanced cloud services and more secure Internet. These systems will be linked to Reliance, Jio’s Global Fiber Optical Network.

 

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Submarine Cable System

 

• Submarine cable, is cable that is laid on the sea bed that lies between land- based stations to carry telecommunication signals across the stretches of ocean and sea.

 

• Cables are buried under the seabed for protection, in the deep sea submarine cables are directly laid on the ocean floor.

 

• Modern submarine cables employ the optical fibre technology to carry digital data.

 

• Modern cables are 25 millimetres (0.98) in diameter and weigh 1.4 tonnes or more (per kilometre)

 

• The optical fibre cables carry the light pulses. These fibre lines are connected to the user's home/workstation’s router. The router converts light signals to electrical signals. 

 

• Ethernet cables are used to transmit electrical signals to laptops.

 

According to Times Now , Mathew Oommen, President, Reliance Jio. said, “Jio is at the forefront of India’s explosive growth in digital services and data consumption. To meet the demands of Streaming Video, Remote Workforce, 5G, IoT, and beyond, Jio is taking a leadership role in the construction of the first of its kind, India-centric IAX and IEX subsea system.”