Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Update
The wholesale telecom community eagerly anticipates the lighting of the ADC system. This 8 fibre pair cable has an intitial design capacity of 180 Tbps. It will serve China, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. NEC is building the cable. Consortium members include China Unicom, China Telecom, Singtel, Softbank, Tata, and one of the two Vietnam operator incumbents. My sources tell me the current RFS estimate is January, 2025. Good Singapore/Tokyo pricing available. Figure as low as $15K per monthon long term contracts. SJC and SJC2 are relatively good complements as they do not share cable landing stations with ADC. HK-SG 35.5 ms RTD. SG-TOKYO 66.5 ms RTD. TOKYO-HK 44.5 ms RTD. Singapore Landing Station: Tuas. Tokyo Landing Station: Maruyama.