Bharti, partners to lay India-France telecom cable

Posted: 2008-02-06 15:15:03+05:30 IST
Updated: Feb 06, 2008 at 1532 hrs IST

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Mumbai, February 6: : Top mobile operator Bharti Airtel Ltd said on Wednesday it would build an undersea cable between India and France in partnership with eight telecoms firms to meet growing demand for data transfer.

The network, to be called I-ME-WE, will cover 14,000 km (8,700 miles) and connect India and western Europe via the Middle East, Bharti said in a statement, adding it would be ready by late 2009.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Other partners in the project include Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, UAE's Etisalat, Saudi Telecom Co (STC), France Telecom, Lebanon's Ogero, Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd, Telecom Egypt and Italy's TIS Sparkle, Bharti said.

Bharti owns the i2i cable system, which connects India with Singapore and is one of the consortium partners in the SEA-ME-WE-4 cable system that connects India with Europe.

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