TOKYO– (BUSINESS WIRE) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TOKYO: 6701) heeft vandaag aangekondigd dat het Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Consortium een ​​hoogwaardige onderzeese kabel bouwt die China (Hong Kong SAR en de provincie Guangdong), Japan, de Filippijnen verbindt , Singapore, Thailand en Vietnam. Het consortium heeft NEC uitgekozen om de 9.400 kilometer lange ADC-kabel te bouwen, die naar verwachting in het vierde kwartaal van 2022 gereed zal zijn.

De kabel zal meerdere paren optische vezels met hoge capaciteit bevatten en is ontworpen om meer dan 140 Tbps aan verkeer te vervoeren, waardoor gegevensoverdracht met hoge capaciteit in de Oost- en Zuidoost-Aziatische regio’s mogelijk wordt. Dankzij de hoge capaciteit van ADC kan het steeds bandbreedte-intensievere applicaties ondersteunen die worden aangedreven door technologische vooruitgang in 5G, de cloud, het internet der dingen en kunstmatige intelligentie. Dit zal de uitbreiding van communicatienetwerken in de regio verder versterken.

“Het ADC-systeem biedt de hoogste kabelcapaciteit en noodzakelijke diversiteit voor de belangrijkste informatiehubs in Azië, waardoor vervoerders en serviceproviders hun netwerken en diensten beter kunnen plannen voor een duurzame ontwikkeling”, zegt Chang Weiguo, een van de ADC-covoorzitters van China Telecom.

Asia Direct Cable Consortium to Build New Asia Pacific Submarine Cable

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– NEC Corporation (NEC; TOKYO: 6701) today announced that the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Consortium is building a high-performance submarine cable connecting China (Hong Kong SAR and Guangdong Province), Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The consortium has selected NEC to construct the 9,400-kilometer long ADC cable, which is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022.

The cable will feature multiple pairs of high capacity optical fibers and is designed to carry more than 140 Tbps of traffic, enabling high capacity transmission of data across the East and Southeast Asian regions. ADC’s high capacity allows it to support increasingly bandwidth-intensive applications which are driven by technological advancements in 5G, the cloud, the Internet-of-Things and Artificial Intelligence. This will further enhance the expansion of communications networks in the region.

“The ADC system provides the highest cable capacity and necessary diversity for Asia’s key information hubs, which will enable carriers and service providers to better plan their networks and services for a sustainable development,” said Chang Weiguo, one of the ADC Co-Chairs from China Telecom.

ADC Co-Chair, Mr. Koji Ishii of SoftBank also said, “This new system will contribute to drive the Asian ICT business growth as one of the core infrastructures in the region and to meet the evolving marketplace. As a leading submarine cable system vendor, NEC has successfully provided many trans-Asia submarine cable systems, making the company the most reliable choice for the ADC supply partner.”

“As the supplier of the ADC Cable, NEC continues to support critical infrastructure in Asia. This advanced optical fiber submarine cable system will provide seamless connectivity to the countries it lands in and the regions it services,” said Atsushi Kuwahara, General Manager, Submarine Network Division, NEC Corporation. “NEC is impressed by the level of commitment from members of the ADC Consortium, and will fully capitalize on our regional expertise to support ADC and to ensure the successful completion of this project.”

About the ADC Consortium

The ADC is a global consortium comprised of leading communications and technology companies, including CAT, China Telecom, China Unicom, PLDT Inc., Singtel, SoftBank Corp., Tata Communications and Viettel.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of “Orchestrating a brighter world.” NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.

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