NEC: SJC2 Submarine Cable to Enhance Connectivity Between North and Southeast Asia
2018年3月15日 - 11:39AM
JCN Newswire (英)
The Southeast Asia--Japan 2 consortium (SJC2) signed an
agreement with NEC Corporation (TSE:6701) to build a high
performance submarine cable connecting Singapore, Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Korea and
Japan.
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SJC2 submarine cable route
Construction of the 10,500-kilometer long cable is expected to be
completed by the fourth quarter of 2020.
The cable will feature up to eight fibre pairs of high capacity
optical fibre with initial design capacity of 144 Terabits per
second, roughly the equivalent of simultaneously streaming 5.76
million ultra-high definition videos per second. Its high capacity
allows it to support high bandwidth intensive requirements such as
the Internet of Things, robotics, analytics and artificial or
virtual reality applications.
Ms Linette Lee, Chairperson of the SJC2 consortium and Director,
Submarine Cable Investments at Singtel's Carrier Services,
International Business Unit, Group Enterprise said, "The
construction of SJC2 cable marks a key milestone in intra-Asian
digital collaboration. The newer and higher capacity cable
complements the earlier SJC which was completed in 2013. It is a
critical infrastructure to provide seamless connectivity, lower
latency and network diversity to enterprises and customers in this
economically dynamic part of the world."
The SJC2 will be built and operated by a global consortium
comprising telecommunications and technology companies, including
China Mobile International; Chuan Wei; Chunghwa Telecom; Facebook;
KDDI; Singtel; SK Broadband; and VNPT.
"NEC is honoured to be selected by the SJC2 Consortium as the
supplier for the most advanced optical fiber submarine cable
system, landing at eleven locations across nine countries and
regions. SJC2 is designed so that once completed, it can carry at
least 18Tbps of capacity per fiber pair. The robust and flexible
design will enable SJC2 to cope with future changes in capacity
demands," said Mr. Atsuo Kawamura, NEC's Senior Vice President,
Telecom Carrier Business Unit. "SJC2 will provide seamless
connectivity and network diversity, while serving to complement
other Intra-Asia submarine cables, among others, such as the
original SJC built in 2013," he added.
About SJC2 consortium
The SJC2 is a global consortium comprising telecommunications and
technology companies, including China Mobile International;
Chunghwa Telecom; Chuan Wei; Facebook; KDDI; Singtel, SK Broadband;
and VNPT.
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network
technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world.
By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross
utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's
advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of
its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in
technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society.
For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
Based on its Mid-term Management Plan 2015, the NEC Group globally
provides "Solutions for Society" that promote the safety, security,
efficiency and equality of society. Under the company's corporate
message of "Orchestrating a brighter world," NEC aims to help solve
a wide range of challenging issues and to create new social value
for the changing world of tomorrow. For more information, please
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Source: NEC Corporation
Contact:
NEC
Seiichiro Toda
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