Jios IAX undersea cable system to connect Maldives to India and Singapore

27 Feb 2022 , 01:34 AM

Reliance Jio Infocomm will land the next generation multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress IAX undersea cable system in Hulhumale Maldives The high capacity and high-speed IAX system will connect Hulhumale directly with Worlds major internet hubs in India and Singapore The IAX system originates in Mumbai in the west and connects directly to Singapore with branches including additional landings in India Malaysia and Thailand The India-Europe-Xpress IEX system connects Mumbai to Milan landing in Savona Italy and includes additional landings in the Middle East North Africa and the Mediterranean IAX is expected to be ready for service end-2023 while IEX will be ready for service in mid-2024 These high capacity and high-speed systems will provide more than 200Tbs of capacity at speeds of 100Gbs over 16000 kilometers Employing open system technology and the latest wavelength switched RoADMbranching units ensures rapid upgrade deployment and the ultimate flexibility to adddrop waves across multiple locations IEX and IAX together will be one of the most important developments in telecommunications infrastructure in this decade linking India Europe to Southeast Asia and now the Maldives