Tata Indicom India - Singapore Cable Systems collaboration for laying the terabit capacity undersea cable that is expected to transform the international bandwidth scenario in the country, achieved yet another significant milestone as Tyco.

Telecommunications cable ship, the CS Tyco Durable, departed Chennai to commence the laying of the 3175 km undersea cable in the Indian seabed on May 15, 2004. Tata Indicom India - Singapore Cable System, planning to cater to the exponential increase in the International bandwidth demand in the country, is in the line with VSNL's objective of providing robust end-to-end connectivity to its enterprise and broadband customers.

Tyco Telecommunication, one of the world's leading providers of undersea fiber optic systems, is the turnkey supply contractor for VSNL's Tata Indicom India - Singapore Cable Systems.

The new 3175 km Tata Indicom Submarine Cable Systems will run between Chennai and Singapore. The state-of-the-art cable system will have and initial capacity of 320 Gbps with the ability to scale up its design capacity of 5.12 Tbps.

With an estimated operating lifespan of 25 years, the new cable will connect Chennai to Singapore, from where onward extension of the US and other significant geographies is readily available at competitive prices.

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