TIC belongs to the first cable systems which are fully owned and operated from the beginning (not acquired) by VSNL/Tata. TIC is also known as TIISCS (Tata Indicom India-Singapore Cable System). Several facts:
- Capacity : 320 Gbps lit; 5.12 Tbps design; 8 FPs; 96 Lambdas @ 10 Gbps
- Feature : HW and wavelength protection on wet segment; leading SLAs; linked directly to Tata's redundant network in India; onward connectivity from SG to Hongkong, Tokyo and USA
- Construction : 11/2003 - 9/2004; deep shore-end burial; ring-protected backhaul in SG
- Length : 3,175 km
- RFS since : late 2004
- CAPEX : ??
- Suppliers : Tyco ??
- CLP : Chennai, Changi (backhauled to Global Switch; Tai Seng Avenue)
- #BU : 4 (currently all stubs)
TIC Route (Source/Courtesy Tata)
TIC Route (Source/Courtesy Tata)
August 2008