To be built using the latest fibre optic technology, AUG East will feature a high-count fibre pair system designed to deliver significant bandwidth capacity. By providing additional bandwidth to complement existing submarine cable systems, it will address the region’s artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure needs. Tech research firm Omdia forecasts that global network traffic from AI applications will surpass that of conventional applications by 2031.
Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) and a group of leading telco and tech firms have signed a contract with NEC Corporation to build a new 8,900 km submarine cable system.
Called the Asia United Gateway East (AUG East), the subsea cable will connect Singapore and Japan, with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan. It is scheduled for completion by the third quarter of 2029.
