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Nikkei Asia
3 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Singtel-led group to build 8,900km Asian subsea cable with NEC
A consortium led by Singapore's Singtel has partnered with Japan's NEC for a new subsea cable connecting the two Asian nations. © Reuters TSUBASA SURUGA SINGAPORE -- A consortium led by Singapore Telecommunications and Japan's NEC will build a high-capacity subsea cable linking the two nations, amid surging demand for data infrastructure driven by artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The 8,900-kilometer Asia United Gateway East cable project, announced Wednesday, also links Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan, Singtel and NEC said. The cable, expected to be completed by 2029, will use the latest fiber-optic technology and feature a high-count fiber pair system, allowing it to carry vast volumes of internet and data traffic.
Nikkei Asia
07-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Singapore's DayOne Data Centers eyes Japan, Thailand for growth
DayOne's data centers in Johor: The company was one of the first to arrive in the southern Malaysian state, which has become a regional hub for data centers. (DayOne) TSUBASA SURUGA ISKANDAR PUTERI, Malaysia -- Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers, which develops IT infrastructure in the city-state and its neighbors, is accelerating its expansion across Asia, with new projects in Japan and Thailand, according to its chief executive. "We are still looking to grow wherever possible, obviously at existing markets like Malaysia, Singapore and Batam [Indonesia], but also in new ones like Japan and Thailand," CEO Jamie Khoo said in an interview last month on the sidelines of the Nikkei Forum Medini, Johor 2025. "Those are two very interesting markets we've been working on."
