It is based on ATM technology as against the existing fibre cables which offer point to point connectivity. It is also the first submarine network which has been designed from the start as a global network-with capacity of up to 320 GHz available on every segment. Expected to be operational by the year 2000. In short, technology and new applications are becoming a part of daily life. Not surprisingly, the Net is one of the biggest drivers of demand for network capacity.
Most people think cyberspace is in outer space.
Altogether 230,000 kilometres. Deregulation of telecom markets and the impact of competition are also driving capacity demand and having a far-reaching effect on the submarine cable business. Ongoing liberalisation of telecom markets has resulted in the emergence of more than 4,000 new entrant telecom carriers worldwide. International Bandwidth Internet growth is not simply a growth in the number of users, Web sites or customers. The real growth of Internet is now being driven by an increasing use of bandwidth-hungry applications.