Bharti Airtel to acquire the Indian leg of GBI’s India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable system

Bharti Airtel and Gulf Bridge International (GBI) have entered into a strategic agreement to scale up the capacity of GBI’s India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable system. Under the agreement, Bharti Airtel will acquire the ownership of the India leg of GBI’s India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable. Further, the Indian operator will also pick up significant capacity on the Middle East-Europe leg of GBI’s cable system. Both the companies have also agreed to formulate joint go-to-market strategies and leverage their respective global networks to serve customers worldwide.