Sify opens-up undersea landing station in Mumbai

MUMBAI, INDIA: Internet services provider Sify Technologies Limited announced that its uundersea cable undersea cable landing station, for Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International (GBI),in Mumbai is ready.

The city-based Internet company had last year agreed to provide Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International, a submarine cable landing station in Mumbai.

Raju Vegesna, CEO and MD, Sify Technologies, said, “We now look forward to partnering telecom service providers and playing a larger active role in the communication revolution that is unfolding in the Asia Pacific region, Middle East and Africa. With capacity to land additional submarine cable systems, this connectivity will open a larger market for our industry-leading Managed Enterprise and Data Centre Services in the Middle Eastern market.

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With the opening of this landing station, Gulf Bridge International (GBI) becomes the first to land their sub-sea cable system in India, says the company in a release.

With a capacity of up to 10 terabits per second on certain cable sections, this system is designed to accommodate the rapid growth in voice and rich media traffic (internet, telephony and video) originating from and terminating in the Middle East as well as the African and European markets, adds the release.

Ahmed Mekky, board member and CEO, Gulf Bridge International, said, “We forecast a significant increase in the demand for international bandwidth between the Middle East and Asia, driven by the favourable demographics and increasing economic strength in both regions. This landing station and the GBI cable will become the leading gateway between these markets.”

Sify also signed a Landing Party Agreement (LPA) with MENA Submarine Cable System S.A.E, a licensed telecommunications operator in the Egypt. MENA cable spans over three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia).