A major project to strengthen digital connectivity across Asia has emerged.
According to reports, a consortium led by Microsoft and Singapore-based Lightstorm will lay a 3,600-km undersea cable called I-2SEA.The benefitsThe cable will connect India with Malaysia and SingaporeIt will support rising AI, cloud and data-centre demandThe project is expected to go live by late 2029Experts say such projects can strengthen India's position as a regional data hub.