Iran's threat to Hormuz submarine cablesIran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to impose permits on submarine fiber-optic cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Thi...
20 May, 2026, 10.43 PM IST
Iran fires a fresh threat: After oil, your Insta reels, Amazon deliveries, WhatsApp chats and Netflix streams could be the next targetFrom Whatsapp chats, Insta reels to Amazon deliveries, everything could be hit as Iran is considering imposing fees on undersea internet ca...
18 May, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
Explainer: The Hormuz digital chokepoint - How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?The narrow waterway, already a chokepoint for global oil shipments, is equally vital for the digital world. Several fibre-optic cables snak...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?Iran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: Where oil, war and the internet collideIran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
Ashwini Vaishnaw arrives in Visakhapatnam for Google data centre foundation ceremonyUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday arrived in Visakhapatnam to participate in the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Google AI...
28 Apr, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
Airtel completes landing of SEA-ME-WE-6 submarine cable in ChennaiBharti Airtel completed the landing of the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system in Chennai, enhancing its network with global connectivity. T...
17 Feb, 2025, 04.22 PM IST
Trai seeks views on ways to attract investments to bring subsea cable systems to IndiaIn its discussion paper, issued Friday evening, Trai said that the DoT, in a reference in August 2022, had voiced concerns that while some ...
24 Dec, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
Reliance Jio joins global consortium to build undersea cable networkThe submarine cable networks are used to connect several countries for flow of internet and telecom services. These high capacity and high-...
17 May, 2021, 08.17 PM IST
Airtel partners with Telecom Egypt for global submarine cable systemsBharti Airtel and Telecom Egypt today announced a strategic partnership through which the Indian firm will get the right to use submarine c...
06 Aug, 2018, 11.46 PM IST
Bharti Airtel to buy optical network gear from US-based Ciena CommunicationsBharti Airtel will buy optical network gear from Ciena Communications to ramp up capacity of its i2i undersea cable network linking India a...
29 Apr, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Deal day for Bharti Airtel: To buy Warid Telecom Uganda; signs pact with Reliance JioThe deal with Warid, the No.3 mobile phone company will add 2.8 million customers to take its total user base in the country to 7.4 mn, Bha...
23 Apr, 2013, 04.36 PM IST
- Reliance Globalcom upgrades undersea cable system
The co has upgraded its Trans-Atlantic FA-1 South submarine network with Ciena Corp's GeoMesh solution, which will serve New York to Paris ...
14 Mar, 2013, 09.00 PM IST
- Reliance Globalcom partners with Ciena to upgrade FLAG Europe-Asia submarine cable network
Reliance Globalcom, the undersea cable unit of Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications, is buying transmission gear based on dense wave divis...
27 Nov, 2012, 08.39 PM IST
Reliance Globalcom may acquire optical network gear from US company CienaGlobalcom, which runs RCOM's global carrier operations, is upgrading its international subsea cable assets spanning 73,000 route km.
23 Oct, 2012, 09.59 AM IST
- Six firms to build undersea cable: SingTel
Six international tele- communications carriers, including Bharti Airtel, have agreed to construct an ultra-high-speed submarine cable to c...
26 Feb, 2008, 12.20 PM IST
- Alcatel-Lucent signs submarine cable network contract
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a turnkey contract with a consortium of nine telecom players to deploy a new submarine cable network linking Mumb...
12 Feb, 2008, 09.53 PM IST