Bharti, Google, SingTel in cable deal

DNA, 28 Aug 2008, Amit Tripathi

MUMBAI: The demand for bandwidth is making telecom carriers lay cables east, west, north and south of the globe.

In the latest initiative, Bharti Airtel has linked up with Google, KDDI Corporation, Global Transit and SingTel to form a consortium, called South East Asia Japan Cable (SJC), which will connect Southeast Asia. Sources say the initiative is at the conceptual and planning stage.

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