New Launch27 Mar 2025, 06:32 pm
Airtel Lands 2Africa Pearls Cable in India, Boosting International Capacity to Over 100Tbps
AI Summary
Bharti Airtel, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, has landed the 2Africa Pearls cable in the country, connecting India to Africa, and Europe via the Middle East. Airtel is the landing partner for the 2Africa Pearls cable in India, in partnership with the 2Africa Pearls’ investors - center3 and Meta. This investment adds to Airtel's network resilience and further diversifies its global network to support India’s digital growth ambitions. The 2Africa Pearls cable brings over 100Tbps of international capacity to India.
Key Highlights
- Airtel lands the 2Africa Pearls cable in India, connecting the country to Africa, Europe via the Middle East
- 2Africa Pearls brings over 100Tbps of international capacity to India
- Airtel is the landing partner for the 2Africa Pearls cable in India
- This investment diversifies Airtel's global network to support India’s digital growth ambitions
- Airtel has further diversified its global network by landing the SEA-WE-ME-6 cable in Chennai and Mumbai