Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信) yesterday said it has activated a new submarine cable system — the Southeast Asia–Japan Cable 2 (SJC2) — jointly with its Asian partners to satisfy growing data transmission demand and enhance its network resilience.
SJC2 spans about 10,500km, and connects key locations across Southeast and Northeast Asia, including Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, South Korea and Japan, Chunghwa Telecom said in a statement.
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TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
Built with cutting-edge optical wavelength division multiplexing technology, SJC2 delivers up to 126 terabits per second of transmission capacity, the statement said.
The company has invested NT$1.36 billion (US$46.2 million) in the project, which is part of its network enhancement plan covering undersea, land and space networks, Chunghwa Telecom chairman Chien Chih-cheng (簡志誠) said in the statement.
“Chunghwa Telecom will continue to take concrete actions to enhance the digital resilience of Taiwan’s communications network, and empower artificial intelligence to drive industry transformation and change,” Chien said.
DUAL LANDING
Taiwan features a dual landing design with cable stations in New Taipei City’s Tamsui District (淡水) and Pingtung County’s Fangshan Township (枋山), ensuring route diversity and enhancing Taiwan’s international connectivity, the company said.
The launch of SJC2 comes after the company on Wednesday inked an agreement with several overseas partners to jointly construct another submarine cable, the Asia United Gateway East Submarine Cable System.
The company is investing NT$2.4 billion in the project and expects it be to be completed in 2029, it said.
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