Singapore: Tata Communications sees new opportunities in India with the increasing demand for fibre-optic lines in the country due to government's plan to build 100 smart cities, a senior company official said on January 4.
"We see more opportunities in setting up fibre-optic network in the Indian government's plan to build 100 Smart Cities," Tata Communications Chief Strategy Officer, Tri Pham, told PTI at the recently held technology conference, EmTech Singapore. Pham also elaborated on new opportunities in India, pointing out that Tata Communications is always expanding the range of its services and is widely involved in the setting up of fibre-optic network across cities.
There is demand for fibre-optic lines in tier 3, 4, 5 and 6 Indian cities, as tier 1 cities have been wired up and tier 2 were almost being completed, he said. The 100 smart cities across the country will provide all modern amenities, including education and employment opportunities.
Last year, Tata Communications announced the successful completion of a 400G field trial on a sub-sea network over 6000 km. The test results demonstrated an optical transmission of 400G signals, an industry-first for a submarine cable system of this length, he said.
Pham pointed out that Tata Communications is the single largest undersea cable network owner in the world and is playing a pivotal role in promotion of super-speed links for global network. In October last year, Tata Communications spearheaded the launch of a game changing IZO— network platform for enhanced hybrid cloud enablement that enables any enterprise to build their cloud, their way through access to the full ecosystem of network, cloud and data centre connectivity, Pham said.
There are also new opportunities for Tata Communications in mobile network space, especially for a single account holder to operate his mobile phone and surf the internet from another country, said Pham.
