Bharti Airtel today commenced operations of its Far-East Connect Network enhanced specifically for its customers in the Asia and Pacific region.

The network spans across cable routes of i2i, SMW4, APCN2, JUCN, AAG and also a proposed investment in another High Speed Network between Singapore and Japan. With the new network in place, Bharti Airtel can serve its customers in Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States and Vietnam.

Manoj Kohli, CEO and Joint Managing Director, Bharti Airtel said on the launch, “The launch of the ‘Far-East Connect Network’ is another step towards Bharti Airtel’s vision of making Bharti Airtel, the communication services partner of choice for global telcos. Our investments of over US$500 million over the last two years are designed to create a global network that offers unmatched resilience and maximum diversity. Asia and the Pacific represent one of the fastest growing markets for ICT and as industry leaders in India. Bharti Airtel is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this growing market opportunity.”

The new Network will also allow Bharti Airtel to provide connectivity on the Asia America Gateway (AAG) which is a 20,000 Rkm cable system.

Bharti Airtel’s capacity in the region is now increased by additional 1 Terabit per second with a capability to link major cable landing stations in India, HK, Japan, Singapore and across the Pacific to the United States.

Bharti Airtel also has alternate routes and connectivity as a back-up measure in this region spanning the markets of Japan, Taiwan, Australia and South Korea.