Reliance Jio | Maldives
Reliance Jio's subsea cable system IAX to connect the Maldives directly to India & Singapore
Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance Jio Infocomm will land the next generation multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in Hulhumale, the Maldives, directly connecting it with the world’s major internet hubs in India and Singapore, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.
Jio’s IAX Project to land in the Maldives is in collaboration with Ocean Connect Maldives.
Reliance Jio President Mathew Oommen said, "Today’s global economy is driven by low-latency broadband, connecting people, businesses, content, and services. IAX will not only connect the Maldives to the world’s content hubs, but it will also support the explosive growth in data demand expected from the new initiatives being launched by the government of Maldives.”
The IAX system originates in Mumbai in the west and connects directly to Singapore, with branches including additional landings in India, Malaysia, and Thailand.
The IndiaEurope-Xpress (IEX) system connects Mumbai to Milan, landing in Savona, Italy, and includes additional landings in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. IAX is expected to be ready for service end-2023, while IEX will be ready for service in mid-2024.
"These high capacity and high-speed systems will provide more than 200Tb/s of capacity at speeds of 100Gb/s, over 16,000 kilometers. Employing open system technology and the latest wavelength switched RoADM/branching units ensures rapid upgrade deployment and the ultimate flexibility to add/drop waves across multiple locations," the company said.
IEX and IAX together will be one of the most important developments in telecommunications infrastructure in this decade, linking India, Europe to Southeast Asia, and now the Maldives.
Maldives' Minister of Economic Development, Uz Fayyaz Ismail said: “ The first international cable is the first stride towards enhancing our connectivity infrastructure and opening vast opportunities for our people through providing secure, affordable, and high-quality services.
"We also aim to diversify our economy and establish ourselves as a key communications hub in South Asia. Aside from economic development, this will accelerate social development through high-speed internet access throughout the Maldives allowing us to attain the equitable development we seek.”
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