REGIONAL ANALYSIS AND CAPACITY OUTLOOK | INDIAN OCEAN REGION 9.6.1 CURRENT SYSTEMS
FIGURE 94: IN SERVICE & PLANNED INDIAN OCEAN SYSTEMS
The Indian Ocean region has been 2012-2025 on a steady path of development since 50 the boom following the submarine cable industry downturn in the early 2000’s. It has enjoyed mostly consistent growth since 2003 despite its small size, due to it being 40 an important crossroads region between the busier EMEA and AustralAsia regions. The region has experienced periods of 30 rapid development, followed by a brief period of dormancy. The years of growth have been driven by trans-regional systems such as SEA-ME-WE 3, 4 and 20 5, FLAG, Falcon, and AAE-1 to name 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 a few. This has resulted in three distinct Figure 94: In-Service & Planned Systems – Indian Ocean 2012-2025 development spikes in 2006-2007, 2009, and 2015-2017. (Figure 94) Local development is largely small systems linking India east to Indonesia or west to the Middle East and two in 2019, two in 2020, and nine systems planned beyond, providing new connections for the countries through 2024, new system development will continue at a that ring the Indian Ocean. sporadic pace. This continues to follow the feast-or-famine style of system development that is the historical norm. 9.6.2 FUTURE SYSTEMS There have been 1-2 systems added each year since With three new systems added in 2017, none in 2018, 2019, and the 11 systems planned for the period 2022 to
TABLE 15: INDIAN OCEAN SYSTEMS, 2012-PRESENT RFS YEAR
SYSTEM
CAPACITY (TBPS)
LENGTH (KMS)
2012
LION-2
1.28
3000
2012
Dhiraagu Cable Network
-
1253
2012
SEAS
0.02
1930
2016
BBG
55
8040
2016
Avassa
16
260
2016
SEA-ME-WE 5
38
20000
2017
AAE-1
80
25000
2017
NaSCOM
3.2
1086
2019
MARS
16
700
2019
FLY-LION3
4
400
2020
CANI-SMC
25.6
2300
2021
METISS
24
3215
2021
Macho-3
-
606