SINGAPORE: StarHub is joining a regional consortium to build the first high-bandwidth optical fibre submarine cable system linking South East Asia and the United States.
The cable system, known as the Asia-America Gateway, is expected to cost about US$500 million (S$758 million).
StarHub will also be managing and operating its first cable landing station in Singapore, when the gateway becomes operational by the fourth quarter of next year.
The telco says the new cable will meet growing demand for bandwidth requirements for broadband applications.
When completed, the 20,000 km long cable system will connect 10 locations in eight economies across the Asia Pacific region.
They include Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Hawaii and the US West Coast.
StarHub says the gateway is intended to complement existing cable systems currently connecting to North America via North Asia.
The consortium comprises 17 parties, including AT&T of the USA, Bharti of India, British Telecom Global Network Services, Indonesia's PT Indosat, Telekom Malaysia, and Australia's Telstra.
The cable system, known as the Asia-America Gateway, is expected to cost about US$500 million (S$758 million).
StarHub will also be managing and operating its first cable landing station in Singapore, when the gateway becomes operational by the fourth quarter of next year.
The telco says the new cable will meet growing demand for bandwidth requirements for broadband applications.
When completed, the 20,000 km long cable system will connect 10 locations in eight economies across the Asia Pacific region.
They include Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Hawaii and the US West Coast.
StarHub says the gateway is intended to complement existing cable systems currently connecting to North America via North Asia.
The consortium comprises 17 parties, including AT&T of the USA, Bharti of India, British Telecom Global Network Services, Indonesia's PT Indosat, Telekom Malaysia, and Australia's Telstra.
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