23 February 2022

A planned submarine cable system connecting multiple countries between Singapore and France has commenced construction, made up of a consortium of companies which include Singapore Telecommunications.

The 19,200 kilometre-long submarine cable system will connect multiple countries from Singapore to France -spanning Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, Pakistan, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. It is slated to be ready by the first quarter of 2025, Singtel said in a press statement.

The consortium, called the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6), includes Singtel, the Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company, Bharti Airtel (India), Dhiraagu (Maldives), Djibouti Telecom, Mobily (Saudi Arabia), Orange (France), Sri Lanka Telecom, Telecom Egypt, Telekom Malaysia, Telin (Indonesia) and Trans World Associates (Pakistan).