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India’s leading private telecom company Reliance Infocomm has launched its services in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands employing sophisticated satellite link to provide hi-tech voice and data services to the Union Territory (directly ruled by India’s Central Government).
The satellite links the archipelago of 572 islands with the mainland. A 31 km optical fibre cable network has been laid in Port Blair to connect seven sites at Abardeen Bazaar, Shadipur, Lambaline, Garacharna, Delanipur, Huddo and Mini Bay. Further, places like Diglipur, Ranghat and Car Nicobar of Nicobar Island have been connected via satellite, a company release here said.
Announcing the launch, S P Shukla, President, Wireless Services and Products, Reliance Infocomm, said the project is part of the company’s pan-India network expansion to connect over 5,700 towns and 400,000 villages by December this year.
Apart from bringing high quality voice connectivity, Reliance with its next generation CDMA 1x technology also brings high-speed data connectivity to one of the fastest emerging tourism destinations.
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