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Detailed explanation-1: -Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is constructing the largest international submarine cable system centered in India. The construction of the cable line will be done in collaboration with several key global partners and a submarine cable supplier, SubCom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Diversified conglomerate Reliance’s ambitious submarine cable system for high-capacity and high-speed internetconnectivity from India (Mumbai) to Europeand Asia has received approval from the environment ministry’s expert panel.

Detailed explanation-3: -Q. Which telecom operator is constructing the largest international submarine cable system centred on India? Notes: Indian Telecom operator Reliance Jio is constructing the largest international submarine cable system centred on India with global partners and submarine cable supplier Subcom.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest submarine cable system in the world, India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) and India-Asia-Xpress (IAX), is anticipated to be operational between 2023 and 2024.

Detailed explanation-5: -Major players in the submarine cable systems market are ZTT, The Okonite Company, TE Connectivity, SubCom, Saudi Ericsson, Prysmian Group, NKT A/S, Nexans S. A., NEC Corporation, JDR Cable Systems Ltd., Huawei Marine Networks Co., Ltd., Hexatronic Cables & Interconnect Systems, HENGTONG GROUP CO.