India's Investment in Telecommunications Infrastructure Over the Last Decade Has Extended to a Heavy Involvement in International Infrastructure

Business Wire, July 29, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/640f55/india_telecommun) has announced the addition of the "India - Telecommunications Infrastructure - International" report to their offering.

As well as its huge national network, India's investment in telecommunications infrastructure over the last decade has extended to a heavy involvement in international infrastructure. Under the leadership of International operator VSNL the country has been assembling an extensive infrastructure of gateways, satellite earth stations and fibre optic submarine cables. Billions of rupees continue to be invested in a combination of submarine cables and microwave systems to satisfy India's demand for international bandwidth and high-quality connectivity. Most significantly, VSNL - which is now known as Tata Communications - has become a serious international player with a series of acquisitions and good strategic moves. This report looks at some of the submarine and satellite systems that have been put in place in recent times as the country addresses its bandwidth needs.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Synopsis

2. International infrastructure

2.1 Overview

2.2 India-Pakistan

2.3 Submarine cable networks

2.3.1 FLAG

2.3.2 Network i2i

2.3.3 Tata-Indicom cable

2.3.4 SEA-ME-WE 4

2.3.5 Bharat Lanka cable

2.3.6 VSNL's Singapore-Hong Kong-Japan cable

2.3.7 Proposed India, Middle East, Western Europe (I-ME-WE) cable

2.3.8 Other submarine cable projects

2.4 Satellite communications

2.4.1 INSAT

2.4.2 Intelsat

2.4.3 Shin Satellite

2.4.4 Galileo Project

3. Related reports

Table 1 - International undersea cable capacity - 1997 - 2007Exhibit 1 - ISRO satellite network - March 2008

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