Reliance Jio on Thursday announced the launch of the Asia-Africa-Europe (AAE-1) submarine cable system. AAE-1 is touted as the longest 100Gbps technology based submarine system that will stretch over 25,000 km from Marseille, France to Hong Kong, with 21 cable landings across Asia and Europe. Jio says that AAE-1 will help cater to the increasing demand for video centric data in India and other regions. " AAE-1 links seamlessly with other cable systems and fiber networks to deliver direct access to all global markets, " says Jio.

This large scale project will be backed by the leading telecom service providers from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. "With diversified Points of Presence (PoP) in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore) and three onward connectivity options in Europe (via France, Italy and Greece), AAE-1 will provide the requisite flexibility and diversity for carriers and their customers."

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AAE-1 will pass through the critical hubs connecting Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, with Malaysia and Singapore, then onwards to Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Yemen, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greece, Italy and France. AAE-1 cable system will come with 100Gbps transmission technology and a minimum design capacity of 40 Tbps.

"The new terabit capacity and 100Gbps direct connectivity to global content hubs and interconnection points ensure that Jio will continue to offer its customers the most exceptional high speed internet and digital service experience," said Mathew Oommen, president, Jio. "We are excited to participate in the launch and deliver the cable landing in Mumbai at the time when India's data traffic continues its accelerated data consumption and growth."

Jio says that the new AAE-1 will provide one of the lowest latency routes between Hong Kong, India, Middle East and Europe with the fewest hops. The Network Operations & Management for AAE-1 Cable System is managed by Jio.