Underwater Cables:
Airtel’s 2Africa Pearls subsea cable has landed in India, boosting internet capacity by 100 Tbps, highlighting the growing need for robust undersea cable infrastructure.Undersea or submarine cables are fibre-optic cables laid on the ocean floor that enable global internet and telecommunication connectivity. Cables carry data using light signals transmitted through hair-thin glass fibres, encoded by lasers at high speeds.As of early 2025, there are over 600 active and planned cables globally, spanning 1.48 million kilometres.
