{{Short description|Telecommunications cable}} {{About|the submarine communications cable|the song|A Goofy Movie#Music}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox Submarine communications cable | cable_name =i2i | map = | owners = Bharti Airtel | landing_points =Chennai, India <br/> Tuas, Singapore | technology =DWDM | design_capacity =8.4 Tbit/s | current_capacity = | length =3,200 km | topology = | first_use_date = 2002 }} {{Lowercase title}} '''i2i''' is a submarine telecommunications cable connecting Chennai, India, and Tuas, Singapore. It was completed in April 2002 and is fully owned by Bharti Airtel after Singtel divested its interest in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Singtel to Divest |url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/012307-singtel-to-divest-from-india-singapore.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015083824/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/012307-singtel-to-divest-from-india-singapore.html |archive-date=15 October 2012 |access-date=27 May 2017 |work=NetworkWorld.com}}</ref>
The cable consists of 8 fiber pairs with a full capacity of 8.4 Tbit/s. The cable is connected with a terrestrial link between Chennai and Mumbai ({{convert|2000|km}}).<ref>{{Cite news |title=India, Singapore Tie Up with i2i Cable |url=http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/india-singapore-tie-up-with-i2i-cable/123280 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321171408/http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/india-singapore-tie-up-with-i2i-cable/123280 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=21 March 2012 |access-date=27 May 2017 |work=itworld |page=1}}</ref> It also connects with C2C Cable network, SEA-ME-WE 3 and Asia Pacific Cable Network.<ref>{{Cite news |title=India, Singapore Tie Up with i2i Cable |url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/24180/india_singapore_tie_up_i2i_cable/ |access-date=27 May 2017 |work=Computerworld}}</ref>
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