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24/07/22 07:38 AM IST

India-Singapore 8,100-km Submarine Cable System

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  • The Expert Appraisal Committee under the Ministry of Forests has recommended Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance for the 8,100-KM long Myanmar/Malaysia-India-Singapore Transit (MIST) Submarine Cable System connecting Mumbai and Chennai in India.
MIST 
  • MIST will directly connect Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and India (Mumbai and Chennai) and deliver a design capacity of more than 216 terabits per second (Tbps).
  • MIST cable system will provide secure reliable, robust and affordable telecom facilities in Asia.
  • The main trunk route is from Tuas (Singapore) to Mumbai (India).
  • A submarine cable system consists of a communication cable laid on the sea bed between cable landing stations (CLS) on the land to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean. Submarine cable systems generally use optical fibre cables to carry international traffic.
Source- PIB 

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