Chunghwa Telecom, SK Broadband, SoftBank, and Verizon to Build E2A Subsea Cable System

The E2A consortium—comprising Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), SK Broadband (SKB), SoftBank, and Verizon Business (Verizon)—has announced that it will initiate the construction of a new submarine cable system, “E2A” (East Asia to North America), which will connect Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and the United States. The agreement was signed on March 21 in Seoul, and the consortium has selected Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build a transpacific fiber-optic network spanning approximately 12,500 km, designed to significantly enhance digital connectivity between Asia and North America.

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E2A Submarine Cable

Crossing the Pacific Ocean, the E2A submarine cable system will link major digital hubs in Asia and North America, with landings in Maruyama (Chiba, Japan), Toucheng (Taiwan), Busan (South Korea) and Morro Bay (California, USA).

The consortium said the E2A submarine cable system will provide a backbone for Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, data centers, and cloud services, ensuring high-speed connectivity across the Pacific as well as intra-Asia.

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Technology Powering the E2A Cable

The E2A cable will integrate the latest advancements in submarine network technology, featuring 12 fibre pairs (FP) with a capacity exceeding 192 Tbps, an Open Cable System architecture for scalability and multi-operator connectivity, 18kV power feeding technology to enhance efficiency and low latency to support next-generation computing and digital services.

Chunghwa Telecom said the E2A submarine cable, crossing the Pacific Ocean, will soon be able to interconnect with other upcoming Asian cables, such as the SJC2 and Apricot, in Taiwan, enabling diverse connectivity options.