Reliance Expands ’s Connectivity to the World

Mumbai, 18 April 2016: Reliance Jio announces the launch of a new, state of the art 8,100 km cable system, the (BBG). BBG provides direct connectivity to South East Asia and the Middle East, then onward to Europe, Africa and Far East Asia through seamless interconnection with existing cable systems. Reliance Jio owns and operates the strategically important undersea cable landing facility in , providing a high-speed, high-capacity, low latency route connecting India to the rest of the world.“

“We are excited about the launch of BBG as it offers not just direct connectivity in and out of India through Chennai and but also acts as a state-of-the-art 100 Gbps extension of Jio’s 100 Gbps core network,” said Mathew Oommen, President Reliance Jio. “This global connectivity brings key international content hubs closer to our customers, delivering a much richer experience as an important part of driving India’s broadband adoption, enabling consumers to shift away from the current high-cost low value propositions.”

Providing robust, reliable, low latency connectivity, BBG strengthens one of the fastest growing global internet routes. BBG has deployed the latest submarine cable 100Gbps transmission technology, utilizing wavelength add/drop branching units along the route, with an initial equipped capacity of 9 terabits per second. In addition to Reliance Jio, the BBG partners include: Dialog , , Omantel, Telecom , and .

BBG is one of the new cable systems in the region in which Reliance Jio has invested as part of its broadband plans.

About Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited:

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Limited (RIL), India’s largest private sector company, is the first telecom operator to hold pan India Unified License.

RJIL is setting up an entire digital ecosystem with stated goal to break the digital divide between ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ and propel India into global leadership in digital economy. The ecosystem consists of pan- India high speed data network, specially designed devices to run on this network, a wide variety of applications and services -- from news, entertainment, payment, business, healthcare and education – and rich content.

RJIL has created a legacy free, next-generation voice and broadband network which can be seamlessly upgraded even to and beyond. It will be the only company in the world providing next generation digital services over an end-to-end all-IP network at this scale.

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