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...