PUTRAJAYA: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is leading a consortium of 17 international telcos to set up the US$500mil Asia-America Gateway (AAG), the first submarine cable system linking South-East Asia directly with the US.
The consortium members include US-based AT&T Inc, Bharti AirTel (India), Brunei Government, British Telecom Global Network Services, CAT Telekom (Thailand), Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc (Philippines), Indosat (Indonesia) and Pacific Communications Pte Ltd (Cambodia).