Airtel lands India’s 20th undersea cable to connect with Africa, Europe

Bharti Airtel on Monday announced landing in Mumbai a subsea cable that will connect India to Africa and Europe via West Asia. It is part of the 2Africa system, which will be the world’s longest subsea cable system when completed, spanning over 45,000 km.

The 2Africa Pearls that Airtel announced is India’s 20th undersea cable and it will have a data transfer rate of 100 terabits per second (Tbps). Airtel has partnered with Meta, the social media giant, and center3, a subsidiary of the Saudi Telecommunications Company, for laying the cable.