No bandwidth shortfall as 3,000 Gbps in surplus: BSCCPLC

State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCCPLC) says there is no shortfall in the country’s international bandwidth supply, claiming a surplus of around 3,000 Gbps.

In a statement issued on Saturday (October 18), the company said it currently operates two submarine cable systems with a combined capacity of roughly 7,200 Gbps. 

Of this, approximately 4,200 Gbps is being delivered to the domestic market, with an additional 3,000 Gbps available on demand.

BSCCPLC said a third submarine cable project is underway to meet future needs. Targeted to go live by late 2026, the system—linking Cox’s Bazar with Singapore and the Mumbai–France route—would add about 30,000 Gbps (30 Tbps) of capacity.

The firm dismissed recent media reports of a bandwidth shortage as inaccurate and said Bangladesh faces no present or foreseeable gap in international connectivity.

It also warned against linking to “untrusted” submarine cable systems, arguing such connections could threaten cybersecurity and sector stability. BSCCPLC urged operators and service providers to source capacity from the country’s two national cables rather than be swayed by “misleading” claims.