Investments
Tata Communications is expanding its subsea network between India and Singapore through new investments in fiber capacity and a planned submarine cable system, as it seeks to address rising demand for AI, cloud and data center connectivity across Asia.
The company said it has acquired significant fiber capacity on a new subsea cable system connecting Mumbai and Singapore and has also joined a consortium building a new submarine cable linking Chennai and Singapore. The Chennai-Singapore cable is expected to be ready for service in the fourth quarter of 2029.
The investments are aimed at strengthening connectivity between India's emerging AI hubs in Mumbai and Chennai and Singapore, one of Asia's largest cloud and AI infrastructure markets.
The India-Singapore route is expected to become an increasingly important digital corridor, supporting enterprise, hyperscaler and cloud traffic between India, Southeast Asia and global markets.
"As global demand for digital and AI-driven services continues to accelerate, these investments reinforce our commitment to building future-ready digital infrastructure at scale," said Genius Wong, executive vice president, Core and Next-Gen Connectivity Services, and chief technology officer at Tata Communications.
"By combining subsea capacity enhancement with both short-term and long-term strategic investments, we are strengthening the reliability, scalability and performance of connectivity solutions for our customers across one of the world's busiest digital corridors," he said.
The new cable systems will integrate with Tata Communications' terrestrial fiber network in India, providing connectivity to more than 100 data centers across the country. The company said the enhanced infrastructure will also connect with its global Tata Global Network (TGN), enabling customers to access a broader portfolio of cloud and data center connectivity services.
According to the company, the expanded infrastructure will strengthen offerings including IZO DC Dynamic Connectivity and IZO Multi-cloud Connectivity, which provide automated provisioning, self-healing network capabilities and on-demand connectivity between data centers and cloud platforms.
The investments form part of Tata Communications' broader strategy to expand its global subsea network and support the rapid growth in AI workloads, cloud adoption and enterprise digital transformation.
The company said its global network currently comprises more than 500,000 kilometers of subsea optical fiber and over 200,000 kilometers of terrestrial fiber. Last year, it integrated the TGN IA2 (Tata Global Network – Intra-Asia 2) submarine cable to improve latency, resilience and network diversity across Asia.
The company said it has acquired significant fiber capacity on a new subsea cable system connecting Mumbai and Singapore and has also joined a consortium building a new submarine cable linking Chennai and Singapore. The Chennai-Singapore cable is expected to be ready for service in the fourth quarter of 2029.
The investments are aimed at strengthening connectivity between India's emerging AI hubs in Mumbai and Chennai and Singapore, one of Asia's largest cloud and AI infrastructure markets.
The India-Singapore route is expected to become an increasingly important digital corridor, supporting enterprise, hyperscaler and cloud traffic between India, Southeast Asia and global markets.
"As global demand for digital and AI-driven services continues to accelerate, these investments reinforce our commitment to building future-ready digital infrastructure at scale," said Genius Wong, executive vice president, Core and Next-Gen Connectivity Services, and chief technology officer at Tata Communications.
"By combining subsea capacity enhancement with both short-term and long-term strategic investments, we are strengthening the reliability, scalability and performance of connectivity solutions for our customers across one of the world's busiest digital corridors," he said.
The new cable systems will integrate with Tata Communications' terrestrial fiber network in India, providing connectivity to more than 100 data centers across the country. The company said the enhanced infrastructure will also connect with its global Tata Global Network (TGN), enabling customers to access a broader portfolio of cloud and data center connectivity services.
According to the company, the expanded infrastructure will strengthen offerings including IZO DC Dynamic Connectivity and IZO Multi-cloud Connectivity, which provide automated provisioning, self-healing network capabilities and on-demand connectivity between data centers and cloud platforms.
The investments form part of Tata Communications' broader strategy to expand its global subsea network and support the rapid growth in AI workloads, cloud adoption and enterprise digital transformation.
The company said its global network currently comprises more than 500,000 kilometers of subsea optical fiber and over 200,000 kilometers of terrestrial fiber. Last year, it integrated the TGN IA2 (Tata Global Network – Intra-Asia 2) submarine cable to improve latency, resilience and network diversity across Asia.
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