Kochi (Cochin) is the cosmopolitan and the computer capital of Kerala, ” The Land of Coconuts”, so called because of her natural splendour. (Cosmopolitan means a citizen of the Cosmos). The Landing point for all visitors visiting this tiny state, this strategic center was a major center of trade & commerce with the Arabs, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and the British in the past.
Housing one of the finest natural harbors in the world, Kochi is strategically located on the East – West sea trade route from Europe to Australia.
The 15th Century saw the advent of the Europeans and Kochi’s trade links with the Chinese and Arabs were said to be 2000 years old. Trade links with the Portuguese developed and Kochi soon became a Portuguese colony. Overthrowing the Portuguese, the Dutch arrived towards the end of the 15th century.
Kochi houses the main Stock Exchange of Kerala and she has undergone periods of colonization. She has been exposed to diverse cultures and different types of businesses. The city has Ayurveda, Heritage tourist centers and numerous water sports. Different varieties of merchandise are available to the shopper. The city is a major auction center for spices like cinnamon, pepper and cardamom, ginger, and tea.
More than 200,000 tourists visit this city annually and her tourism industry has developed remarkably. There is still scope for further development in the tourism industry because of her strategic location and the state-of-the-art facilities offered here. A reasonably warm weather characterizes this Arabian Queen.
SAFE Optic Fibre Cable Project:
Kochi is the only Internet Gateway in South Asia because of the South Africa Far East (S A F E) Submarine Cable Project ( length 28800 kms ) for high Speed Net Access and Communications, giving state-of-the-art communication facilities. Like Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of Asia, Kochi has prospects for being the next IT Center in South Asia due to the SAFE Project and the abundant scientific & tech manpower available.
The SAFE project has enhanced the bandwidth for the mushrooming telecom, Net and Multimedia traffic. Also improved are the security and availability of telecom links between Asia and Europe. With a major landing point in India at Kochi, SAFE Cable Project’s other landing points are Cape Town (South Africa), Bay Jacote (Mauritius), Penang (Malaysia) and St Paul (Reunion Island).
The initial equipped capacity of the SAFE Project will be 80 GB expandable to 120-160 GB 1.5 Million hi-speed data channels (64K equivalent) and 12,000 (8MB) digital video channels. The Cable System has a capacity of 7.3 Million simultaneous telephone calls.
Kochi is adorned by a state-of-the-art Software Export Zone & a most modern Port. A major Container Port will be in operation after 3 years (The Vallarpadam Container Terminal). Compared to the infrastructure in other South Indian cities, the Infrastructure in existence here is modern & state-of-the-art.
The International Airport at Nedumbassery is connected to all parts of the world. Air India, Oman Air and Kuwait Airways, along with the domestic Indian Airlines operate here.
The opportunities for investing in the ICT sector and Tourism Industry are considerable as Kochi is the only Gateway in South Asia equipped with a sophisticated, speed telecom SAFE Cable Project, excellent infrastructure and a fairly well-developed Tourism Industry. By implementing and commissioning its E-Tourism projects, we are committed to making Kochi ” The Queen of the E-Tourism Industry”. We seek active participation from you.
