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]

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

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]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Singtel to divest". netwrokworld. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ "India, Singapore tie up with i2i cable". itworld. p. 1. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ "India, Singapore tie up with i2i cable". Computerworld. Retrieved 27 May 2017.