FIBER broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. yesterday said the South-East Asia Hainan-Hong Kong Express Cable System (SEA-H2X) has landed in Bauang, La Union.
SEA-H2X aims to address the growing bandwidth requirements in the region.
“Building up the Converge international cabling capacity has always been a long-term investment and today, we see a major development on that front. As early as now, we’re preparing for the region’s capacity needs, as far ahead as 10-15 years down the road,” said Dennis Anthony Uy, Converge chief executive officer and co-founder in a statement yesterday.
The SEA-H2X has six landing points in Southeast Asia: Hong Kong SAR (Tseung Kwan O), China (Lingshui), Malaysia (Kuching), Philippines (La Union), Singapore (Tuas), and Thailand (Songkhla).
The international submarine cable system has a design capacity of 160 terabits per second (Tbps), SEA-H2X aims to further increase the international capacity and reinforce the resiliency of its undersea fiber links within the Asia Pacific region.
This will provide superior connectivity to subscribers and businesses in the Philippines; it is seen to benefit institutions seen as large consumers of bandwidth such as outsourcing and offshore industry, including major contact centers, business process outsourcing providers, global financial institutions, and a host of other multinationals.
Aside from Converge, other members of the SEA-H2X consortium are China Mobile International Limited (CMI), China United Network Communications Group Company Limited. (CU), AP SEA H2X Sdn. Bhd (AP SEA-H2X, previously known as IRIX SEA-H2X and PPTEL SEA-H2X), while HMN Technologies Ltd. has been engaged to build the cable system.
“As an important large-bandwidth submarine system in the region, SEA-H2X will further upgrade connectivity to Hong Kong SAR, Hainan SEZ, and Southeast Asia countries, boosting unimpeded trade, communication, financial integration along the route,” said Dr. Meng Shusen, CU chairman and president.
The project was started in 2022 and initially targeted to be operational by year-end.
