The international cable system that will run from Southeast Asia to the United States (SEA-US), a $250-million venture where Globe Telecom Inc. is an investor, will be completed by the second quarter this year.
The construction of the SEA-US cable system’s cable landing station in California will be completed by the end of January, according to a media advisory.
By February, the installation vessel will arrive in Honolulu, Hawaii, after completing its main-lay construction between California and Hawaii.
In the Philippines the said facility will be housed in Davao.
The SEA-US cable system will ease the country’s dependence on international cable systems routed through northern Philippines.
At a project cost of approximately $250 million, the SEA-US undersea cable system will provide superior latency, delivering an additional 20 terabits-per-second capacity, utilizing the latest 100 gigabits per second transmission technology. Such additional capacity will cater to the exponential growth of bandwidth between the two continents.
The SEA-US cable is being built by a consortium of seven international telecommunication companies, which include Globe Telecom, and will link five countries and territories that include Manado (Indonesia), Davao (Philippines), Piti (Guam), Oahu (Hawaii, United States) and Los Angeles (California, United States).
It spans approximately 15,000 kilometers and provides route diversity from the North Pacific, avoiding earthquake-prone areas in East Asia.
The cable system is expected to provide more efficient connectivity to approximately 1.5 billion people.