Chunghwa Telecom Builds Subsea Cable With Japan, Korea Cos (1)

Taiwan’s biggest telecom company Chunghwa Telecom Co. invests at least NT$4.6b ($139m) in construction of a new undersea cable, according to a filing.

• The 12,500km-long transpacific cable is jointly built by network service providers including Verizon Business Global, SoftBank, and SK Broadband
• Alcatel Submarine Networks is the supplier of the E2A subsea cable
• The purpose is to increase international transmission bandwidth and a diversified cable route
• Service of the cable is expected to be launched from 2H 2028
• NOTE: Taiwan Says Subsea Cable Connecting Penghu Island Broken

(Update with more details from the first bullet)

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