Airtel Lands SEA-ME-WE-6 Cable in Chennai, Enhancing India's Connectivity to the World with 220 TBPs of Global Capacity

Bharti Airtel Limited, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, has landed the new SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East- West Europe-6, or SMW6) in Chennai. The 21,700 Rkm submarine cable system connects India to Singapore and France (Marseille) crossing Egypt through terrestrial cables. Airtel has further enhanced its network presence with diversified capacity in the submarine cable system globally. The cable landing, both in Mumbai and Chennai, will be fully integrated with Airtel’s data centre arm, Nxtra by Airtel, at its large facilities in the respective cities. As a key member of the consortium of the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable system, Airtel has investment in the core cable and has additionally co-built a private network of four Fiber Pairs between Singapore, Chennai and Mumbai. This cable system will bring a whopping 220 TBPs of global capacity to India.