IMEWE submarine cable launched for commercial use
Bharti airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa today announced the launch of IMEWE cable system which will open a second gateway for airtel?s customers to the European market from Asia via Mumbai (India).
The deployment of the cable system will enable Bharti airtel to deliver the much anticipated capacity to meet the connectivity requirements of Middle East and European countries to Asia transiting through India and vice versa. While company?s state of the art i2i and SEAMEWE4 cable systems already provide connectivity to these markets, IMEWE will help provide alternate routes for meeting the bandwidth requirements and diversity needs of the customers at any given time.
The upcoming EIG cable system will also land in Bharti?s cable station in Mumbai (India). The combination and seamless connection between landing stations of IMEWE, EIG, i2i and SEMEWE4 will allow Bharti airtel to offer enhanced redundancy and network resilience to the customers in India, MENA and APAC region.
According to Ajay Chitkara, CEO-Global Data Business, Bharti airtel said, ?Our investment in IMEWE reiterates our commitment to invest in state of the art infrastructure for providing scalable solutions for our customers. The commencement of IMEWE cable system will significantly enhance the connectivity from Asia to Western Europe and Middle East by offering high speed and diverse connectivity. This cable system is an important milestone in the telecommunications infrastructure and Bharti airtel is proud to be part of the global consortium to build the same.?
