India gets its first undersea optical fibre connection
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PM Modi today inaugurated the first ever undersea optical fibre project for Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This is a 2,312-Kilometers long submarine optical fibre cable project connecting Chennai - Andaman and Nicobar Islands. What 'Optical Fibre' means? It is a medium or a technology that transmits information as light pulses along with a glass or plastic strand or fibre. This leads to high-performance data transfer over long distances.