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$300M Asia Link Cable to connect China and Southeast Asia

A group of Communication Service Providers (CSPs) servicing the Asia Pacific region announced Tuesday a shared investment of $300 million to develop a 6,000 kilometer (km) submarine cable system in Southeast Asia they’re calling the Asia Link Cable (ALC). The group includes China Telecom, Globe Telecom, DITO, Singtel and UNN. Once completed, the ALC will be able to transmit up to 18 terabits per second (TBps) over eight fiber pairs.

The ALC’s trunk will connect Hong Kong and Singapore, with connecting branches into the Philippines, Brunei and Hainan, China. HMN has been named the system supplier; it anticipates completing construction of the ALC by the third calendar quarter of 2025.

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