Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- The Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC), a state-owned and publicly listed company under the Posts and Telecommunications Division, has clarified that the country currently faces no shortage of international bandwidth.
In a statement issued by the posts and telecom ministry, BSCPLC said it operates two trusted submarine cable systems, SEA-ME-WE-4 and SEA-ME-WE-5, with a combined capacity of around 7,200 Gbps. Of this, 4,200 Gbps is already in use, leaving an additional 3,000 Gbps available for allocation.
The company noted that this capacity can be further expanded through technological upgrades as demand grows.
To meet future bandwidth needs, BSCPLC is implementing a third submarine cable project, SEA-ME-WE-6, exp...