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Teleglobe to offer bandwidth to Indian cos.

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NEW DELHI: Teleglobe Inc., the satellite bandwidth provider of Canada, has

signed up with Satyam Infoway and Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation (GNFC)

to provide bandwidth for their Internet services through the Intelsat series of

satellites. Teleglobe will provide Satyam with 12 Mbps of satellite bandwidth

while GNFC will have 8/2 Mbps, where 8 Mbps will be for inbound traffic and 2

Mbps for outbound traffic.

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Both Satyam and GNFC have set up their gateways that are not operational yet.

According to Teleglobe country manager Sharat Jain, "We will uplink the

traffic on Intelsat through Europe and thereafter carry it through our

transatlantic cable, Cantad."

Currently, Teleglobe provides around 91 Mbps to VSNL, out of which 45 Mbps is

on satellite. The STPI has also brought around 12 Mbps from Teleglobe during the

last six months. The Canadian company is also in the process of closing deals

with two A category ISPs although Jain declined to name the ISPs. Spectranet and

Jain TV are also in the process of closing deals with Teleglobe.

Speaking about the bandwidth scenario in India, Jain says, "However,

despite the demand for bandwidth, the fact is that transponder space over the

subcontinent is fast drying up. And the back-haul infrastructure in the country

to distribute the domestic requirements of bandwidth is not sufficient."

Meanwhile, Teleglobe has also invested $50 million in a submarine cable

project called SAFE (South Africa Far East) that will connect Europe with the

eastern part of the globe through Africa. Starting in the UK, the cable will

touch South Africa and India and then Malaysia. As Jain says, "From Europe

to the US, there is enough capacity and it was critical to provide more

connectivity in this region." The SAFE-SAT3 project will have a landing

station in Cochin. The SAFE project, which will provide a capacity of 50 Gbps to

India, is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2001.

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