PM Modi Inaugurates Undersea Optical Fibre Venture for Andaman and Nicobar

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the primary ever undersea optical fibre venture for Andaman and Nicobar Islands which is able to present excessive velocity broadband connections within the Union Territory at par with providers within the mainland.

On December 30, 2018, the Prime Minister had laid the inspiration for the two,312-Kilometers lengthy submarine optical fibre cable venture connecting Chennai – Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI).

“From Chennai to Port Blair, Port Blair to Little Andaman and Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep, this service has began largely of Andaman Nicobar from at this time,” Modi mentioned after inaugurating the venture.

 

 

The venture has been carried out at a price of Rs 1,224 crore.

In addition to, Port Blair, it’ll join different islands specifically Swaraj Dweep (Havlock), Lengthy Island, Rangat, Little Andaman, Kamorta, Automotive Nicobar, and Larger Nicobar.

PM mentioned that it’s the accountability of the nation to supply fashionable telecom connectivity to the folks of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

All telecom operators within the nation will be capable to present their cell and broadband providers utilizing the CANI optical fibre hyperlink.

“The optical fibre connectivity venture to attach Andaman and Nicobar with the remainder of the nation and the world is a logo of our dedication in the direction of ease of residing,” Modi mentioned.

In response to official knowledge, Web with velocity of 400 gigabyte (GB) per second shall be offered at Port Blair and for different islands it is going to be 200 GB per second.

Undersea cable linking Andaman Islands with Chennai was laid earlier than time, Modi mentioned whereas inaugurating the cable hyperlink.

Work of laying undersea cable has been executed by BSNL in a report time of lower than 24 months.

This venture will toughen 4G cell providers and digital providers like tele-education, tele-health, e-governance providers, and tourism on the islands.





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