Kochi (Cochin) is the cosmopolitan and the computer capital of Kerala, "
The Land of Coconuts", so called because of her natural spendour. (
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 Portugese developed and Kochi soon became a Portugese colony.
Overthrowing the Portugese, 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. Kochi is a major auction center for spices like cinnamon,
pepper and cardamom, ginger, and tea.

More thatn 200000 tourists visit this city annually and her tourism industry
has developed remarkably. There is still scope for furthur development in
the tourism industry in Kochi because of her strategic location and the
state-of-the-art facilities offered here. A reasonably warm weather
characterises 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 Mutimedia 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.