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I2i

i2i is a submarine telecommunications cable connecting Chennai, India, and Tuas, Singapore. It was completed in April 2002 and is fully owned by Bharti Airtel after Singtel divested its interest in 2007.

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i2i
Owners:
Bharti Airtel
Landing points
Total length3,200 km
Design capacity8.4 Tbit/s
TechnologyDWDM
Date of first use2002

i2i is a submarine telecommunications cable connecting Chennai, India, and Tuas, Singapore. It was completed in April 2002 and is fully owned by Bharti Airtel after Singtel divested its interest in 2007.1

The cable consists of 8 fiber pairs with a full capacity of 8.4 Tbit/s. The cable is connected with a terrestrial link between Chennai and Mumbai (2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi)).2 It also connects with C2C Cable network, SEA-ME-WE 3 and Asia Pacific Cable Network.3

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Notes

  1. "Singtel to Divest". NetworkWorld.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. "India, Singapore Tie Up with i2i Cable". itworld. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. "India, Singapore Tie Up with i2i Cable". Computerworld. Retrieved 27 May 2017.