SUBSIDIARY NAME
IOX SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM
COUNTRY
Mauritius
SECTOR/ INDUSTRY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
OWNERSHIP %
70% IIB-DG
ACQUISITION DATE
JULY 26,2020
ACQUISITION VALUATION
200 MILLION
TOTAL ASSET VALUATION
2 BILLION
TELECOMMUNICATION,IT
IOX SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM acquired on 26 July 2022 that IOX Submarine Cable System is a Four (4) Fibre Pair Optical Submarine Cable System at a length of approximately 9000 kilometers connecting East London, South Africa; La Cambuse, Mauritius; Rodrigues, Mauritius and Puducherry, India with branch landings at Madagascar, La Reunion, Maldives and Sri Lanka Islands carrying above 80 Terra bits per second of capacity. This cable system will enhance voice and data services with direct access between these two continents along with all Indian Ocean Islands in this region. Also build the capability of data centers and cloud services in this cable system connecting countries.
Below are few High-Level Technical Specifications:
- Cable System Name: IOX Submarine Cable System
- Equipment Manufacturer: Alcatel Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) France
- No. Of Fiber Pairs: ASN OALC, 4 Fibres Pairs
- Type of Fiber: Coherent
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Phases to Build:
- Phase-1: South Africa to Mauritius (80% manufacturing done)
- Phase-2: Mauritius to India (Desktop Study done),
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Cable Length: Total approximately 9000km,
- Phase-1: 3800 km
- Phase-2: 4200 km
- Design Capacity: Above 80 Tbps