CANI Submarine OFC Hyperlink to Kamorta and Campbell Bay Restored

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 22 October 2025

The Car Nicobar–Kamorta section of the CANI Submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) had developed a snag on twentieth September 2025 at round 3:32 PM, disrupting communication throughout Nancowry and Great Nicobar for over a month.

Following the disruption, each islands needed to depend on restricted satellite tv for pc bandwidth to supply primary 2G connectivity to residents. Some previous DSL (copper line) broadband connections have been operational, however web speeds remained extraordinarily sluggish as a result of restricted bandwidth.

Early on twenty second October, simply after 1:00 AM, messages started circulating from Campbell Bay reporting that the hyperlink had been restored. For some clients BSNL’s FTTH connections have come again on-line.

Nicobar Times had earlier reported on twenty first October 2025 that the Cable Repair Ship ASEAN Restorer was working to repair the Car Nicobar–Kamorta section of the CANI Submarine OFC, with restoration anticipated by twenty second October.

With the hyperlink now restored, the month-long issues confronted by residents of Nancowry and Great Nicobar—brought on by the shortage of high-speed web and good high quality voice connectivity—have lastly come to an finish.

Mobile knowledge companies will quickly be absolutely practical because the change is made out of satellite tv for pc to the CANI Submarine OFC, permitting residents to as soon as once more keep absolutely linked with the remainder of the world.