Dhiraagu-SLT submarine cable system between Lanka, Maldives

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) yesterday announced the inauguration of the Dhiraagu-SLT optical fibre submarine cable system between Sri Lanka and the Maldives. At an investment of US $ 20 million by SLT and Dhiraagu of Maldives, the cable system aims to enhance economic growth view superior telecommunications in South Asia.

The project is seeking to improve trade relations and telecommunications in the entire region, SLT said in a release yesterday.

The cable between Colombo and Male will span 850 kilometres at a capacity of 10 gigabits per second. It will enable Dhiraagu to be connected with the rest of the world, through Sri Lanka and will allow for super highway level bandwidth between Sri Lanka and the Maldives.