SEA-H2X Subsea Cable Lands in the Philippines

Fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions has announced the landing of the South-East Asia Hainan-Hong Kong Express Cable System (SEA-H2X) in Bauang, La Union, Philippines. This fiber-optic submarine cable, with a capacity of 160 Tbps, aims to enhance data capacity and connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region, according to the official release last Friday.

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SEA-H2X Cable System

The 5,000-kilometer submarine cable system, when complete, will connect Hong Kong SAR, China; Hainan, China; the Philippines; Thailand; East Malaysia; and Singapore. The SEA-H2X has six landing points in Southeast Asia: Hong Kong SAR (Tseung Kwan O), China (Lingshui), Malaysia (Kuching), the Philippines (La Union), Singapore (Tuas), and Thailand (Songkhla).

The SEA-H2X submarine cable system will consist of 8 fiber pairs between Hong Kong SAR and Singapore, with a design capacity of 160 terabits per second. Converge will have 2 fiber pairs on the Hong Kong SAR–Singapore segment of SEA-H2X.

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Converge’s Investment and Future Plans

“Building up Converge’s international cabling capacity has always been a long-term investment, and today we see a major development on that front. As early as now, we’re preparing for the region’s capacity needs, as far ahead as 10-15 years down the road,” said Converge.

“The system is intended to provide superior connectivity to subscribers and businesses in the Philippines; it is expected to benefit institutions seen as large consumers of bandwidth, such as outsourcing and offshore industries, including major contact centers, business process outsourcing providers, global financial institutions, and a host of other multinationals,” Converge added.