Question: Reliance Jio recently announced the launch of AAE-1, submarine cable system. This AAE-1submarine cable systemwill be stretched over … continents.
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
Answer- (c)
Related facts:
- On June 29, 2017, Reliance Jio, the biggest 4G and mobile broadband digital service provider in India, announced the launch of the Asia-Africa-Europe (AAE-1) submarine cable system.
- This AAE-1 is touted as the longest 100Gbps technology based submarine system.
- It will stretch over 25,000 km from Marseille, France to Hong Kong, with 21 cable landings across Asia and Europe.
- This project is the combined work of leading telecom service providers from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
- AAE-1 will provide the requisite flexibility and diversity for telecom firms and their customers in addition to diversified Points of Presence in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore) and three onward connectivity options in Europe (via France, Italy and Greece).
- AAE-1 links seamlessly with other cable systems and fiber networks to deliver direct access to all global markets.
- AAE-1 will provide one of the lowest latency routes between Hong Kong, India, Middle East and Europe with the fewest hops.
- The AAE-1 NOC (network operations centre) will be managed by Jio (Navi Mumbai).
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