NEC Corp. has announced the completion of the Asia Direct Cable (ADC), a high-capacity submarine cable system connecting China (Hong Kong SAR and Guangdong province), Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The project, led by the ADC Consortium, marks a milestone in advancing digital connectivity in East and Southeast Asia.
Equipped with multiple pairs of optical fibers, the cable can handle data transmission exceeding 160 terabits per second (Tbps). It is the first major intra-Asia cable connecting China (Hong Kong SAR), Japan and Singapore in eight years, meeting rising traffic demands. Supports bandwidth-heavy applications like 5G, cloud services, IoT, and artificial intelligence (AI).
“NEC has earned the trust of its clients, and the consortium is extremely satisfied with the successful completion of this cable,” said Billy Li, MC co-chairman of the ADC Consortium. “It offers the greatest cable capacity and essential diversity required for Asia’s major information hubs, enabling telecom carriers and service providers to optimize their network and service planning for sustainable growth.”
With over 60 years of experience, NEC has installed more than 400,000 kilometers of submarine cables, nearly enough to circle the Earth 10 times. NEC provides end-to-end solutions for submarine cable systems, while its subsidiary, OCC Corp., specializes in optical cables designed for extreme depths exceeding 8,000 meters, ensuring durability and reliability.
The ADC is a transformative addition to Asia’s digital infrastructure, fostering innovation and addressing the region’s growing communication needs.
“NEC is honored to have taken part in this prestigious project, which will support increasingly bandwidth-intensive applications driven by technological advancements in 5G, the cloud, the Internet-of-Things and artificial intelligence,” said Tomonori Uematsu, senior vice president at NEC Corp. “We thank the consortium for their partnership and for helping us to push the boundaries of numerous challenges to bring this project to fruition.”
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