Airtel lands subsea cable in Chennai to connect India to Singapore, France

The proposed 21,700 km-long optical fibre submarine cable called SEA-ME-WE 6 — which will connect India to Singapore and France (Marseille) — came a step closer to reality on Monday as Bharti Airtel announced its landing in Chennai.

The company had already landed the SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East-West Europe-6, or SMW6) cable in Mumbai on December 30, 2024. It is expected to become operational in 2026.