Reliance Communications FALCON Cable System inaugurated

Reliance Communications Ltd has announced that the Company owned FALCON Cable System, connecting India to Rest of the World, was inaugurated, by Thiru Dayanidhi Maran, Hon´ble Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology at a hi-tech e-inauguration ceremony at New Delhi on September 05, 2006.

The inaugural call of the 2.56 terabit FALCON Cable System, spanning 4 continents and 11 countries, was made between Thiru Dayanidhi Maran and Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt, in the presence of Mr. Anil Ambani, Chairman - Reliance ADA Group, marking the commercial launch of the 11,589 route km long undersea cable four months ahead of schedule.

Shri. D S Mathur, Secretary-Department of Telecommunications and Shri. Jainder Singh, Secretary - Department of Information Technology were present at this momentous occasion.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Thiru Dayanidhi Maran´ said, "FALCON heralds a new era in the telecom landscape of the country by providing a reliable and cost-effective source of international bandwidth".

"The initiatives of Reliance and others will provide healthy competition and robust growth. The Carriers will further bring down their tariff in line with the prevailing market prices. The benefits would soon be experienced by Indian enterprises and consumers. I am confident that availability of high quality international connectivity would catalyze the broadband revolution for the masses, and at the same time boost the vistas of the burgeoning ITES and BPO enterprises", added Thiru Maran.

Thiru Maran congratulated Mr. Anil Ambani on FLAG Telecom Global Network becoming the World´s largest undersea cable system covering 65,000 route kms, with the launch of FALCON.

At the inauguration ceremony, Mr. Anil Ambani said, "in a world torn by violent disagreement and conflict FALCON will bring the calming influence of communication and dialogue. It will enhance the flow of ideas and information".

"FALCON will have an equally powerful impact on the economic front, driving higher levels of trade, commerce and global integration", Mr. Ambani added.

The vision at Reliance ADA group is to "give millions of ordinary people across the world the means to realize their dreams, the power to shape their destiny, the chance to fulfill their true and diverse potential" Mr. Ambani said.

The FLAG Global Network bridges the distance between 35 diverse developed and developing economies, connecting the global economic hubs in USA, UK, Germany, France, Middle Easts, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Japan to name a few. The Company´s FLAG is the first and only global network of this scale to provide integrated connectivity on one seamless network to the three highest growing regions; India, Middle East and China; in terms of international bandwidth demand.

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