Maldivian telecommunications firm Dhiraagu has formally inaugurated the SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Center East-Western Europe 6 – SMW6) submarine cable touchdown within the Maldives. The telco says that is the primary time within the nation’s telecommunications historical past {that a} Maldivian digital service supplier is becoming a member of as a co-owner of a worldwide submarine cable system consortium.
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Maldives’ Digital Infrastructure
Dhiraagu joined a consortium of 16 international telco and tech corporations to change into a co-owner of this worldwide system in 2021. The corporate says this funding will present the Maldives with direct entry to key international web alternate factors and knowledge facilities, strengthening the nation’s worldwide connectivity.
The touchdown ceremony, held at Hulhumale’ Section 2, was attended by Minister of Cities, Native Authorities, and Public Works Adam Shareef Umar, together with different authorities officers.
Authorities and Firm Statements
“The SMW6 submarine cable inaugurated as we speak will be certain that the Maldives has direct entry to a number of web alternate factors with out counting on any single nation to connect with the worldwide community,” said Adam Shareef Umar, Minister of Cities, Native Authorities, and Public Works, talking on the occasion.
“Connecting our digital community to the SMW6 submarine cable system is a crucial step in the direction of establishing the Maldives as a worldwide digital hub and growing the resiliency of the nation’s digital spine. This entry by the Maldives to key digital hubs internationally will assist us to offer greater speeds of digital connectivity, scale back latency and reduce the price of our web providers sooner or later,” mentioned Ismail Rasheed, Dhiraagu’s CEO and Managing Director.
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SMW6 Submarine Cable
The SMW6 submarine cable, spanning 19,200 km and able to minimal speeds of 100 Tbps, connects Southeast Asia, the Center East, and Western Europe throughout eleven nations, from Singapore to France, utilizing the most recent undersea cable expertise, the official launch mentioned. The SMW6 submarine cable is predicted to be totally operational by early 2026.
