India seeks to create conducive environment for submarine cable investments, says TRAI’s AK Lahoti

NEW DELHI: India aims to create a conducive regulatory environment to attract investments in the submarine cable systems sector, with the country’s total lit capacity rising by 60% year-on-year to 309Tbps by the end of December 2025, said a top official of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday.

“This infrastructure has been built through sustained investments by Indian operators and global partners, supported by a stable regulatory framework. As of December 2025, the total lit capacity and activated capacity of these cables stood at 309Tbps and 268Tbps, respectively,” said Anil Kumar Lahoti, chairman, TRAI, at an industry event organised by the Broadband India Forum (BIF) here.