China Telecom announces early completion of Asia Direct Cable project

News The Asia Direct Cable (ADC) system is now fully operational, two months ahead of schedule The ADC, developed by a consortium of companies including China Telecom, China Unicom, Singtel, SoftBank, Tata Communications, and Viettel, is the first new submarine cable introduced in the Asia-Pacific in over eight years. The cable spans approximately 10,000km, connecting China, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, and has a capacity of over 160 Tbps. The submarine cable aims to boost connectivity in region and support growing network capacity demands. With existing cable resources increasingly stretched, the activation of ADC capacity is expected to ease congestion and support the expansion of services such as cloud computing and big data analytics . The wet plant of the ADC was marked ready for service last November, with the dry plant section announced as fully operational this week. China Telecom, serving as Co-chair of the ADC Consortium, coordinated efforts among stakeholders, despite delay challenges. faced long delays. The ADC’s launch is expected to enhance digital infrastructure in Asia-Pacific, supporting technology development and digital transformation across industries. As demand for reliable, high-speed connectivity grows, China Telecom continues to expand its global network. Keep up with all the latest cable news at Submarine Networks EMEA, the world’s largest submarine connectivity event live in London next week! Tickets available here Also in the news: Bridging AI and global connectivity: The rise of hybrid cable landing stations and the shift beyond hyperscalers UK space race heats up as Amazon wins UK MoD satellite contract French energy giant EDF offers up land for data centre projects