Tata Communications has launched its SEACOM cable system that it says is the first undersea submarine cable system that connects the African continent to Europe, Asia and India.African countries South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya can hook onto Tata Communications’ network services to connect to networks in Europe, Asia and India. Tata Communications is operating the landing point in Mumbai while Neotel, a South African telco which is a subsidiary of Tata Communications, will manage the landing point in South Africa.

According to the Indian giant, the launch of SEACOM, which augments Tata Communications’ SAT3/SAFE cable system, also provides a fully redundant service by supplying access via multiple routes to anywhere in the world, and can reach Europe, for the first time, via three different routes: SAT3, SEACOM and SAFE -- SEA-ME-WE3/4.

Meanwhile, Tata Communications is touting SEACOM to enhance connectivity for businesses based out of Europe, Asia and India with cable and capacity options into South Africa. Tata Communications’ subsidiary Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) will manage the network administration, operations and maintenance of the 17,000 km cable system supporting 1.28 Tbps of capacity.

“As a truly global service provider, Tata Communications is able to provide end-to-end solutions in India, Europe and South Africa, as well as onward connectivity to major business destinations in the US and Asia,” said Byron Clatterbuck, senior vice president, global transmission services at Tata Communications.