Europe India Gateway (EIG) Cable System Connectivity

The Europe India Gateway (EIG) was ready for service in February 2011, spanning 15,000km linking 12 countries across 3 continents. 

The EIG cable system lands in the following countries:

• the United Kingdom,
• Portugal,
• Gibraltar,
• Monaco,
• France,
• Libya,
• Egypt,
• Saudi Arabia,
• Djibouti,
• Oman,
• United Arab Emirates, and
• India.

The EIG cable system connectivity comprises:

• one fiber pair Express trunk, from London to Mumbai, India, via Tajourah (Libya), Egypt.
• one fiber pair Omnibus link, from London to Mumbai and connecting all the cable landing stations throught branching units.
• one fiber pair regional link, only in some specific segments.