Kochi prides in being the only international internet gateway in South Asia for the South Africa Far East (SAFE) Submarine cable project for high speed internet access and communications, thereby, raising the facilities to international standards. SAFE project has opened up the city’s prospects for being the next Information Technology Center in South Asia.

The already implemented SAFE cable project has vastly improved the security and availability of telecom links between Europe and Asia and has evolved as an alternate route from West Asia to East Asia. This has enhanced the bandwidth for the mushrooming Internet, telecom and multimedia traffic from these regions.

The SAFE Cable System has a capacity of 7.3 Million simultaneous telephone calls, 1.5 Million hi-speed data channels (64K equivalent) and 12,000 (8MB) digital video channels.
 
Kochi has a full-fledged Software Export Zone and a most modern Port. The Infrastructure in existence here is the best compared to other cities of South India. There are a number of tourism, Power and Telecommunication projects in progress with the aid of local and international agencies.
 
Kochi is the only gateway in South Asia to the worlds, high capacity and speed telecommunication SAFE cable project. Moreover, Kochi is blessed with modern infrastructure, abundant intellectual manpower and a well-developed tourism industry.