Undersea optic fibre cable TWA-1 lands at Karachi
Pakistan Times Business & Commerce Desk

KARACHI: Transworld Associates (TWA), Pakistan’s first private undersea optic fibre cable operator, announced today that its undersea optic fibre cable system, TWA-1, has landed at its cable landing station in Karachi.

With direct cable landings in Karachi , Fujairah (UAE) and Al Seeb (Oman), the TWA-1 undersea optic fibre network would offer end-to-end, direct broadband, high-speed connectivity to Pakistan’s growing number of telecom operators, internet service providers, and corporate customers, a press release said.

Speaking on the occasion, Kamran Malik Chief Operating Officer TWA, said, "This is a proud moment for Pakistan considering that we are the first Pakistani-owned submarine cable system."

He said that Undersea Cable systems are a key strategic national asset and a key ingredient for telecom and IT growth of any country. With international traffic from Pakistan growing rapidly, there is an urgent need for reliable international connectivity. TWA-1 will fulfil this need.

Tyco Telecom, an industry pioneer in the undersea communications technology, is building TWA-1 on a turnkey basis and their experts and sub contractors were also present at the occasion.

The TWA-1 cable system will achieve an ultimate capacity of more than a terabit per second providing maximum resilience and unmatched flexibility to its customers.

The goal is to provide quality bandwidth to Pakistani customers at affordable rates. The company plans to offer an extensive line of service packages that will be unveiled shortly.●