Reliance Jio invests in BBG to expand India's connectivity to the world
liance Jio on Monday announced the launch of a new, state of the art 8,100 km cable system, the Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG) to "expand India's connectivity to the world." BBG is one of the new cable systems in the region in which Reliance Jio has invested as part of its broadband plans.
BBG provides direct connectivity to South East Asia and the Middle East, then onward to Europe, Africa and Far East Asia through interconnection with existing cable systems. Reliance Jio owns and operates the strategically important undersea cable landing facility in Chennai.
"We are excited about the launch of BBG as it offers not just direct connectivity in and out of India through Chennai and Mumbai but also acts as a state-of-the-art 100 Gbps extension of Jio's 100 Gbps core network," Mathew Oommen, president Reliance Jio said. "This global connectivity brings key international content hubs closer to our customers, delivering a much richer experience as an important part of driving India's broadband adoption, enabling consumers to shift away from the current high-cost low value propositions," he added.
BBG makes use of the latest submarine cable 100Gbps transmission technology, utilising wavelength add/drop branching units along the route, with an initial equipped capacity of 9 terabits per second.
Other BBG partners include: Dialog Axiata, Etisalat, Omantel, Telecom Malaysia, and Vodafone.
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