The New Subsea Cables RFS 2025 Series: Asia Link Cable (ALC)
Type of Cable System: Latest Generation Coherent Optics. Open Cable System: Yes, and possibly the first for Southeast Asia. Consortium Members: China Telecom, Singtel, Globe Telecom (Philippines), DITO (Philippines), Singtel, Malaysia Telecom, Global Transit, and UNN (Brunei). Construction Status: On schedule. Number of Fibre Pairs: 8. Estimated RFS: 3Q2025. Day One Aggregate Throughput: 144 Tbps. Salient Features: Three digit terabit cable between Singapore, China, HK, Malaysia, Vietname, and Philippines. ALC connects Brunei, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, and China. It is a 8 fibre pair system with minimum throughput per pair of 18 terabits per second. Hauwei Marine is building the system which should be ready for service 3Q2025. The project co-leads are Singtel and China Telecom. Hauwei's involvement will deter many foreign carriers from using the cable's transport services, but there are extensive commercial ties and strong telecom traffic flows between Singapor