New undersea cables activation in 2025 to push India's data transmission capacity four times: Trai Chairman
The Hindu
India's data transmission capacity set to quadruple with new submarine cables in 2025, says Trai Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti.
India's data transmission capacity is expected to grow four times with the activation of new submarine cables due in 2025 that connect the country to several key markets of the world, Trai Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said on Friday (January 17, 2025).
While speaking at a telecom industry event Digicom Summit, he said India plays a key role in the global submarine cable network as it hosts around 17 international subsea cables across 17 district landing stations.
"As of the end of 2023, the total lit capacity and activity and activated capacity of these cables stood at 180 TBPS (terabit per second) and 132 TBPS, respectively. Multiple next-generation systems are due to become operational in 2025, replacing ageing cables. Once the new systems are fully operational, India's data transmission capacity is projected to quadruple with additional crucial routes," Mr. Lahoti said.
He said that telecom services are the backbone of the digital economy and industry is playing a critical role in supporting its growth.
Trai Chairman said the contribution of the digital economy to the nation's GDP has grown to about 12% of the GDP which is estimated to reach 20% by 2026-27.
"Since the current growth rate of the digital economy is 2.8 times the GDP growth rate. Accordingly, the government aims for a $1 trillion digital economy by 2027-28. The Indian telecom sector, which is the backbone of a digital economy, has witnessed significant development in recent years, setting the stage for a transformative era given unprecedented data consumption, a vast user base, and a policy-type friendly environment. India continues to foster industry growth and digital connectivity," Mr. Lahoti said.
He said that the telecom user community has grown to about 1.2 billion, out of which 944 million are broadband users.
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