New undersea web cable to connect major Asian information hubs

NEC has announced the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Consortium's plans to build a high-performance submarine cable connecting Hong Kong, China's Guangdong Province, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.The Japanese company was selected by the consortium to construct the 9,400-kilometer long ADC cable which is scheduled to be completed during Q4 of 2022.General manager of the submarine network division at NEC Corporation, Atsushi Kuwahara explained how the new undersea cable will pro