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The Reliance Communications (RCL) owned FALCON Cable System.
September 05, 2006
Thiru Dayanidhi Maran (Union Minister of Communications and IT), inaugurates Reliance Communications FALCON Cable System
FALCON commences commercial operations with the first call between Thiru Dayanidhi Maran and Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt.
FALCON makes Reliance Communications subsidiary, FLAG Telecom, the largest undersea cable system in the world spanning 65,000 route kms
FALCON is the world's largest Private Cable System to be constructed in the last 5 years and has been launched 4 months ahead of schedule, at 80% of the envisaged Project Cost
The 11,589 route km and 2.56 terabit, FALCON will provide abundant and reliable international bandwidth between India and the rest of the World
FALCON has 14 Landing Stations providing international connectivity to 11 countries in the fastest growing economic regions.
The Reliance Communications (RCL) owned FALCON Cable System, connecting India to Rest of the World, was inaugurated by Thiru Dayanidhi Maran, Hon'ble Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology at a hi-tech e-inauguration ceremony at New Delhi today.
The inaugural call of the 2.56 terabit FALCON Cable System, spanning 4 continents and 11 countries, was made between Thiru Dayanidhi Maran and Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt, in the presence of Mr. Anil Ambani, Chairman - Reliance ADA Group, marking the commercial launch of the 11,589 route km long undersea cable four months ahead of schedule.
Shri D.S. Mathur, Secretary - Department of Telecommunications and Shri Jainder Singh, Secretary - Department of Information Technology were present at this momentous occasion.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Thiru Dayanidhi Maran said, "FALCON heralds a new era in the telecom landscape of the country by providing a reliable and cost-effective source of international bandwidth".
"The initiatives of Reliance and others will provide healthy competition and robust growth. The Carriers will further bring down their tariff in line with the prevailing market prices. The benefits would soon be experienced by Indian enterprises and consumers. I am confident that availability of high quality international connectivity would catalyze the broadband revolution for the masses, and at the same time boost the vistas of the burgeoning ITES and BPO enterprises", added Thiru Maran.
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