Bharti Airtel’s high capacity terrestrial optical fibre link between India and Bangladesh has become operational.
The link, which extends from Bongaon in West Bengal to the Petrapole-Benapole border, will enhance voice and data connectivity between the two countries.
It would also transit traffic between Bangladesh and the rest of the world, apart from providing high bandwidth to support the anticipated data thrust in Bangladesh, the company said in a statement.
“This commencement of terrestrial optical fibre connection between India and Bangladesh will be a key catalyst for Bangladesh’s future growth in telecommunication. This will enable Bangladesh to connect to the rest of the world with improved voice quality and high speed data,” said Airtel Bangladesh Chief Executive Officer Chris Tobit.
The cable would help in transiting traffic between Bangladesh and key business hubs such as Singapore, London, Chennai, Mumbai and Los Angeles via India.
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