Singtel-led group to build 8,900km Asian subsea cable with NEC

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A consortium led by Singapore's Singtel has partnered with Japan's NEC for a new subsea cable connecting the two Asian nations. © Reuters

TSUBASA SURUGA

SINGAPORE -- A consortium led by Singapore Telecommunications and Japan's NEC will build a high-capacity subsea cable linking the two nations, amid surging demand for data infrastructure driven by artificial intelligence and cloud computing.

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