PM Narendra Modi launches submarine optical fibre cable between Chennai and Port Blair

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the submarine Optical Fibre Cable between Chennai and Port Blair via video conferencing.

The submarine optical fibre cable link will deliver bandwidth of 2 x 200 Gigabits per second (Gbps) between Chennai and Port Blair, and 2 x 100 Gbps between Port Blair and the other islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands chain.

The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to other seven islands – Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat.

The Prime Minister laid foundation stone for this project on December 30, 2018 at Port Blair.
The project is funded by the Government through the Universal Service Obligation Fund under Ministry of Communications.