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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

OVERLAND CABLE LINK THRU NATHU LA ESTABLISHED

First overland cable link ushers new era for India and China telecom

by Ek Heng, Asia-Pacific Correspondent

Mon. August 31, 2009

The first terrestrial high-bandwidth link commissioned between India and China marks a high point for two of the world’s largest telecom markets. India’s Reliance Communications collaborated with China Telecom for this overland 300 km cross-border cable link with a design capacity of 4.8 Tbit/s.

The China-India Cable System passes through the north eastern India city of Siliguri and Yadong in Tibet using the Nathula pass. It complements the submarine connections between two fastest growing economies and offers alternative cable route in the event of disruptions to the existing subsea network grid that are susceptible to natural disasters.

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