Is India's internet boom running into an undersea problem?
At least 13 of India's 18 intercontinental cables come ashore within six kilometres of Mumbai's Versova beach.
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Notable Quotes
"This network faces a critical vulnerability due to severe geographic concentration."
— Anwesha Sen , Academic
"We need to grow the number of cable landing stations several fold."
— Aruna Sundararajan , Executive
"It's true that a significant share of India's landing cables are approaching economic end-of-life, and that is a legitimate area of focus."
— Amajit Gupta , Executive
Key People
Amajit Gupta is the group CEO and managing director of Lightstorm, a digital infrastructure company.
Anwesha Sen is a commentator at the Takshashila Institution, a think tank.
Aruna Sundararajan is the chairperson of the Broadband India Forum.
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At least 13 of India's 18 intercontinental cables come ashore within six kilometres of Mumbai's Versova beach.
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