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VSNL to lay express cable system

MUMBAI: VSNL has announced that it is constructing a new $250-million TGN Eurasia cable system, linking Mumbai directly to Paris, London and Madrid via Egypt. The new cable system is being built in partnership with SEACOM and Telecom Egypt (TE) and will provide VSNL with 1.28 terabit of new capacity on this route during 2009.

The new system will offer express connectivity between India and Europe and will have future options for additional connectivity in the Gulf region as well as multiple locations in Europe. Combined with VNL’s significant capacity ownership on other cable systems and its privately owned TGN Atlantic and TGN-TIC cable systems, the TGN Eurasia Cable System will enable the company to offer seamless and diverse connectivity between India, Southeast Asia, South Africa, Western Europe and the U.S.

“The plan to build the TGN-Eurasia cable system coupled with our recent announcement to build the TGN-Intra Asia cable system is a major step towards VSNL’s vision to offer seamless global connectivity at affordable prices,” said Vinod Kumar, President, Global Data Solutions, VSNL.

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