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The E2A system, linking Japan and the USA, is anticipated to be prepared for service in 2028
At this time, a global consortium together with Chunghwa Telecom, SoftBank Corp., SK Broadband, and Verizon Enterprise has introduced the beginning of development of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system.
The E2A system, which options 12 fibre pairs and a complete capability of over 182Tbps, will span roughly 12,500km throughout the Pacific, connecting Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan to the west coast of the US.
Photograph courtesy of Chunghwa Telecom
The system can be deployed by subsea cable specialist Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and is anticipated to be prepared for service in H2 of 2028.
In line with the consortium, the driving issue behind the cable’s conception is the speedy progress in AI purposes, information centres, and cloud companies, which is going down in each the US and East Asia.
“We’re more than happy to have initiated the venture for a brand new submarine cable connecting East Asia and the USA. As we enter an period the place AI is being totally carried out, the significance of worldwide submarine cables connecting not solely Japan and the USA but in addition main elements of Asia as arteries of knowledge is growing,” defined Teruyuki Oya, Vice President, Head, Cell & Community, Know-how Unit at SoftBank. “SoftBank will advance the event of worldwide, multifaceted, and steady platforms by constructing infrastructure for the AI period.”
The significance of creating various information transport routes throughout the Pacific was additionally highlighted, with E2A anticipated to connect with extra subsea tasks presently underneath development, such because the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 (SJC2) and Apricot methods.
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