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
Andhra Pradesh to issue power distribution licences to large data centresAndhra Pradesh is introducing a new policy to grant power distribution licenses to large data centers. This initiative aims to ensure a con...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
US Navy starts Hormuz blockade: This 9,000-tonne destroyer with Tomahawk has been deployed to stop the sea traffic, check featuresArleigh Burke-class destroyers, the backbone of the US Navy, are highly versatile warships central to maritime deployments. With advanced A...
14 Apr, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
Resilient subsea networks critical to India's AI, digital ambitions: TRAI Chairman LahotiSubmarine cables and cloud infrastructure face significant challenges. TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti stresses the need for innovation, re...
24 Feb, 2026, 04.03 PM 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
The underwater cables remain the king for internet trafficRights laws and maintenance can keep critical underwater cables — and the internet — shipshape. There is a shift incontent providers prefer...
04 Aug, 2023, 12.46 AM IST
Submarine cable system: Domestic companies cry foul, seek PMO interventionOn March 10, BSNL invited bids for the design, engineering, planning, supply and deployment of a submarine cable system between mainland Ko...
03 Sep, 2021, 07.22 AM IST
Domestic companies cry foul over bids invited for 1,900-kilometre submarine cable system"It is imperative for the Indian government to enable and empower domestic companies in submarine cable systems in line with Atmanirbhar Bh...
23 Mar, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
'Chennai-Andaman submarine cable system project to be completed by 2020'NEC Corporation, the parent company of NECTI, will manufacture the optical submarine cable at its facility in Japan and provide technical a...
12 Nov, 2019, 02.38 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
Reliance Jio Infocomm, Vodafone & others tie up to construct BBG submarine cable systemThe BBG submarine cable system, spanning around 8,000 km, will link Malaysia and S'pore to the Middle East with connections reaching out to...
30 Apr, 2013, 03.43 PM IST
- Sify ready to activate its capacity in submarine cable system
Internet service provider Sify today said it was gearing to link its operations through the Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable syst...
01 Mar, 2011, 01.47 PM IST