Sify Technologies establishes Undersea Cable Landing Station
Sify Technologies has announced the operational readiness of their Undersea Cable Landing Station in Mumbai. On this occasion, Sify also signed a Landing Party Agreement (LPA) with MENA Submarine Cable System S.A.E.
Raju Vegesna, CEO & Managing Director, Sify Technologies, said, "Sify is being increasingly recognized as a leading integrated ICT (Information & Communication Technology) company and this cable landing station is an important milestone in our journey. We now look forward to partnering telecom service providers and playing a larger active role in the communication revolution that is unfolding in the Asia-Pacific region, Middle East and Africa. With capacity to land additional submarine cable systems, this connectivity will open a larger market for our industry-leading Managed Enterprise and Data Centre Services in the Middle Eastern market.
Ahmed Mekky, Board Member & CEO, Gulf Bridge International, said, "We would like to congratulate Sify on the successful opening of this cable landing station. We forecast a significant increase in the demand for international bandwidth between the Middle East and Asia, driven by the favourable demographics and increasing economic strength in both regions. This landing station and the GBI cable will become the leading gateway between these markets."
Ahmed Khalaf, Managing Director, MENA Submarine Cable System, said, "We are proud to partner with Sify in India. By landing with SIFY, we believe that MENA will be able to connect India to Europe with its express fiber link in order to serve the growing demand on the Indian market. As a private investment and ownership, MENA will be able to show fast, flexible and professional offerings where our strategy is to provide unique services in the market to India, Asia, Middle East and Europe customers."
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