Converge hosts SEA-H2X consortium meeting in PH

MANILA-- Consortium members from China Mobile International Limited (CMI), China Unicom Global (CUG), Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (Converge), PPTEL SEA H2X Sdn. Bhd (PPTEL SEA-H2X) with the infrastructure builder HMN Technologies Co., Limited (HMN Tech) convened in Manila to continue discussing the technical implementation of the South East Asia Hainan - Hong Kong Express Cable System (SEA-H2X).

The SEA-H2X consortium is optimistic that the 5,000-kilometer submarine cable system will be online by 2024.  SEA-H2X will connect Hong Kong SAR China, Hainan China, Philippines, Thailand, East Malaysia, and Singapore.

Converge hosted the meeting held recently in Taguig City, Metro Manila. The upcoming international cable system will land in La Union province in the Philippines, Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong SAR China, Hainan China, Songkhla Thailand, Kuching Malaysia and Tuas in Singapore.

The SEA-H2X submarine cable system will consist of 8-fiber pairs between Hong Kong SAR and Singapore, with a design capacity of 160 terabits per second to meet the growing bandwidth requirement in the region.

Converge will have 2-fiber pairs on the Hong Kong SAR – Singapore segment of SEA-H2X. The System is targeted to be ready-for-service in 2024 which will help businesses and consumers benefit from increasing digital ties.

Converge Chief Operations Officer, Jesus Romero, highlighted the significance of this intra-Asian submarine cable, particularly in positioning the Philippines as a digital gateway in the region.

“In Converge, we have a dream and that is to make the Philippines a digital transit hub in Asia. The SEA-H2X project is one step towards that dream where we hope to create a more vibrant industry that can position businesses for success, provide employment, and continually improve the lives of Filipinos over time,” Romero said.

PPTEL SEA-H2X is delighted with the progress of SEA-H2X. The company embarked on a massive telecommunications infrastructure project in Sarawak to build a strong internet backbone that connects Sarawak to the wider world, Dr Jonathan Smith, CEO of PPTEL bared.

“We have laid our first subsea cable BaSICS (Batam – Sarawak Internet Cable System) and our very own Tier IV Data Centre is ready and connected. With the addition of SEA-H2X, we are endeavoring to place Sarawak firmly on the map as the alternative regional hub in Southeast Asia,” Smith added. (Photos: Converge FB/Google Images)