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
UK accuses Russia of covert submarine operations in British watersBritain has revealed it thwarted Russian submarine activity near its waters. UK forces tracked and deterred a Russian attack submarine and ...
09 Apr, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Lawmakers want US tech CEOs to address concerns about submarine cablesWashington has been raising alarm about the network of more than 400 subsea cables that handle 99% of international internet traffic. The l...
21 Jul, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Tata Communications announces TGN-IA2 subsea cable linking Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan to enhance connectivityTata Communications has launched the TGN-IA2 subsea cable system, enhancing connectivity across Asia by linking Singapore, Hong Kong, and J...
04 Jun, 2025, 12.41 AM IST
Submarine optic fibre infra booms as Google, Meta pour in dollars; data rivalry with local telcos in the offingGoogle and Meta are heavily investing in submarine fiber optic cables in India, setting up a competition with domestic companies such as Re...
11 Dec, 2024, 02.48 PM IST
ITU & ICPC launch International Advisory Body to boost submarine cable resilienceThe ITU and ICPC have launched a 40-member advisory body, including India's telecom secretary, to bolster the resilience of submarine cable...
05 Dec, 2024, 08.40 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
Trai seeks views on charges for accessing submarine cable bandwidthThere are presently 16 submarine cable systems, which connect India to the rest of the world.
18 Oct, 2018, 10.54 PM IST
Tata Communications invests in Seaborn NetworksThe investment will help the Tata Group buy a significant capacity in the cable, Seabras-1, which is expected to be ready for service by th...
19 Jan, 2015, 07.56 PM IST
Tata Communications eying Latin American market, invests in submarine cableSeaborn Networks is the developer of the first express submarine cable between the US and São Paulo, Brazil. The Seabras-1 system can be re...
19 Jan, 2015, 02.58 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
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
- Tata Communications to acquire capacity on US-Brazil cable
Tata Communications and Seaborn Networks said it plans to buy capacity, as an anchor customer, from the latter's cable system.
10 May, 2012, 10.53 PM IST
- Bharti, RCom seek telecom corridor through Bangladesh: Report
Telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications have sought to build a fibre optic network in Bangladesh to get connected to the i...
06 Sep, 2009, 06.06 PM 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