SUBSEA CABLES
What happens when telcos' DNS server is down
Internet outages in India on June 18 affected over 45,000 Reliance Jio users and 9,000 Bharti Airtel users due to DNS server downtime, impacting popular applications like WhatsApp and Facebook.
Google to invest $1 billion to boost connectivity to Japan via two subsea cables
The two subsea cables, Proa and Taihei, will improve connectivity between the U.S., Japan and multiple Pacific island countries and territories, Google said in a blog post.
Mamata Banerjee announces slew of new policies, sub-sea cable landing station, industrial corridors
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced several new policies at the Bengal Global Business Summit, including plans to double exports, modernize logistics, and promote renewable energy manufacturing. The state's economy is growing at 8.41% and is expected to reach USD 212 billion this fiscal. Banerjee also announced a policy to promote bio-fuels and a new sub-sea cable landing station at Digha sea-resort to improve internet connectivity.
Google unveils new subsea cable system to boost internet infrastructure
Called Nuvem and named after the Portuguese word for "cloud," Nuvem will improve network resiliency across the Atlantic, helping meet growing demand for digital services.
Inside the subsea cable firm secretly helping America take on China
Over the next month, the ship's crew covertly laid an underwater fiber-optic cable to the military base, an operation code-named "Big Wave," according to four people with direct knowledge of the mission, as well as a Reuters analysis of satellite imagery and ship tracking data.
Telecom regulator seeks tweaks in international call, internet service permits
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has suggested amending international long distance/Internet service provider-permits to include two categories of cable landing station (CLS) locations.
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Declare CLS as critical infra; submarine cable repair as essential service: Trai
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recommended the Department of Telecom to form a committee to work on different financial viability models for India Flagged Repair Vessels, including possible incentives from the government as there are no such domestic entities available to handle repair work of submarine cables.
Trai backs including two categories of cable landing stations in licenses
Trai has also called on the government to give all CLS-related operations (including associated activities such as layout, maintenance and repairs of subsea cable systems) the status of essential services, given their critical role in the nation’s high-speed connectivity and security needs.
Israel to build fibre-optic link between Europe and Asia
The cable will hook up to subsea cables that reach Israel's shores. It will be available to any telecom company licensed in Israel under a 25-year lease, the ministry said.
India, UAE hold talks to link grids through subsea cables
India and UAE are in talks to sign an MoU for electricity interconnection and trade. The countries are exploring the possibility of connecting their grids through undersea cables in an effort to exchange renewable energy. A proposal for subsea cable grid connectivity is under consideration by the Cabinet. India and the UAE are looking at cooperation on power market, clean energy investment, and knowledge exchange.
Centre offers subsidy to make ships that deploy offshore wind projects and subsea cables
Under the Rs 4000 crore Shipbuilding Financial Assistance (SBFA), financial assistance up to 20% of the Contract Price or the Fair Price (whichever is lower) is extended to Indian Shipyards for each specialised vessel built by them.
China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival US-backed project
China's three main carriers - China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), China Mobile Limited and China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd(China Unicom) - are mapping out one of the world's most advanced and far-reaching subsea cable networks, according to the four people, who have direct knowledge of the plan.
Voda Idea opposes networth criteria for setting up cable landing stations
The cash-strapped telco gave its counter comments for the consultation paper on Licensing Framework and Regulatory Mechanism for Submarine Cable Landing in India floated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) late last year.
Trai seeks views on ways to attract investments to bring subsea cable systems to India
In its discussion paper, issued Friday evening, Trai said that the DoT, in a reference in August 2022, had voiced concerns that while some Indian international long distance operators (ILDOs) don’t have a stake in consortia owning subsea cables, they still seek home and defence ministry approvals on behalf of the cable consortia for laying/maintaining such cable systems in Indian territorial waters and even applying for setting up landing stations.
US recommends approving Google, Meta undersea data cable to Asia
The Biden administration urged the Federal Communications Commission to grant licenses for the companies to send and receive data on the existing 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network.
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Facebook, telcos to extend subsea cable to four countries
The consortium of the project, called 2Africa, comprises South Africa's MTN GlobalConnect, Facebook, Mauritius-based infrastructure provider WIOCC, China Mobile International, France's Orange SA, Saudi Arabia's stc, Telecom Egypt and Vodafone.
Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning China
Nauru, which has strong ties to U.S. ally Australia, helped scupper a World Bank-led cable tender earlier this year over concerns the contract would be awarded to the former Huawei Marine, now called HMN Tech, after the Chinese firm lodged a bid priced at more than 20% below rivals.
United States spied on Angela Merkel and other Europeans through Danish cables: State broadcaster
According to the investigation, which covered the period from 2012 to 2014, the NSA used Danish information cables to spy on senior officials in Sweden, Norway, France and Germany, including former German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and former German opposition leader Peer Steinbrück.
Reliance Jio joins global consortium to build undersea cable network
The submarine cable networks are used to connect several countries for flow of internet and telecom services. These high capacity and high-speed systems will provide more than 200 Tbps (terabits per second) of capacity spanning over 16,000 kilometres, according to a statement.
Facebook, Google plan new undersea cables to connect Southeast Asia and America
The cables will be the first to directly connect North America to some of the main parts of Indonesia, and will increase connectivity for the central and eastern provinces of the world's fourth most populous country.
Reliance Jio to invest over Rs 1K-crore in cable landing station in WB: CM Mamata Banerjee
Industry experts expect a rapid transformation of West Bengal’s IT and ITeS sectors once Jio’s cable landing station becomes operational. Stronger broadband connectivity is also slated to boost local tourism and employment generation prospects in the state, and lend impetus to the local economy and eventually raise living standards.
Reliance Communications arm announces completion of India data centre for Eagle cable network
"When Eagle lands in two years, it will be connected to the world's largest cloud operators inside India's newest and largest data centre," said Bill.
Sistema JSFC reluctant to buy RCom’s subsea cable arm GCX
Sistema JSFC is now keen to buy only RCom’s enterprise business and the nine data centres, which are collectively valued at about $600 million.
Reliance Jio gets green nod for AAE-I subsea cable project
AAE-1, the largest next generation subsea cable system spanning around 25,000 km and linking South Asia to Africa and Europe via the Middle East, is being constructed.
Microsoft, Facebook to build 6,600 km subsea cable for faster internet
The new "MAREA" cable will help meet the growing demand for high speed, reliable connections and online services for Microsoft, Facebook and their customers.
Green panel nod for Reliance Jio's AAE-I subsea cable project
The company should obtain all permissions from concerned authorities prior to commencement of the project, and should observe all safety requirements.
Obsidian plans to establish super-computer business in India
"Obsidian is recasting supercomputer technology to drive Wide Area Networks with unprecedented efficiency," added Dr Southwell
RCom international business unit shortlists 3 vendors for subsea cable construction
In June 2014, Global Cloud Xchange had announced its plans for the construction of cable as part of its strategy to provide a direct subsea route.
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