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NEC Finishes Submarine Cable System Connecting Kochi and the Lakshadweep Islands

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January 18, 2024January 18, 2024

NEC Corporation India & NEC Corporation have announced the successful completion of an optical submarine cable system connecting Kochi and the Lakshadweep Islands. Spanning approximately 1,870 kilometers, the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Cable (KLI) offers an initial capacity of 2×100 Gbps, expandable up to 1,600 Gbps per fibre pair. Jan 12,......

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BSNL CMD: BBNL to be merged with BSNL this month

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March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

After the merger with BBNL, BSNL will get 5.67 lakh km of optical fibre that is laid across 1.85 lakh village panchayats in the country using the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). March 30, 2022 According to a senior government official, the project of the government to merge Bharat Broadband......

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Telecom Commission Nods to Proposals for Improving Connectivity to Fringe Territories

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June 8, 2016October 26, 2020

The approval to proposal considers Lakshadweep, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands; intends to Rs. 1,000 crore from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF); proposes to lay down submarine optic fibre cable between Chennai and the Andamans; Clears the augmentation of satellite system for Lakshadweep May 11, 2016 The inter-ministerial Telecom Commission......