India’s Reliance Communications unveiled plans to invest US$1.5 billion (nearly Rs. 7000 crore) to expand FLAG Telecom’s global optic fiber network.
Termed – FLAG Next Generation Network (NGN), the project involves laying 50,000 additional kms of undersea optic fiber cable reaching 6O countries.
FLAG NGN will comprise of the following 4 systems:
- FLAG NGN System 1: Asia — India, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Honk Kong
- FLAG NGN System 2: Africa — Kenya, Mozambique, Republic of South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritius
- FLAG NGN System 3: Mediterranean — Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta, Libya, Lebanon
- FLAG NGN System 4: Trans-Pacific – US West Coast, Japan, China and Hong Kong
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