TM in project to build new submarine cable system

In a statement, TM said the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system would connect Malaysia with multiple countries, namely, Singapore, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Pakistan, Oman, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and France.

PETALING JAYA: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has joined a consortium to build the South-East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6) submarine cable system that connects Malaysia to a number of countries.

In a statement, TM said the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system would connect Malaysia with multiple countries, namely, Singapore, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Pakistan, Oman, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and France.

TM group chief executive officer Imri Mokhtar said TM’s investment in SEA-ME-WE 6 would allow the company to address its capacity requirements to cater for increasing future digital demand across Asia and Europe while continuing to provide reliable, diversified and uninterrupted global connectivity solutions to customers.

“It will also allow TM to support the deployment of hyperscalers’ data centres as well as the future requirements of 5G network in the country.”

“The SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable will land at TM’s new cable landing station in Morib, the latest addition to TM’s existing four international cable landing stations in the country,” he said.

Imri also said the cable’s strategic proximity to the Klang Valley, which is close to most hyperscalers’ data centres, positions it as a key cable landing site for Malaysia.

TM’s participation in the consortium was made official with the signing of the construction and maintenance agreement with all consortium members recently. It would provide TM with one of the lowest latency routes between Malaysia and Europe. — Bernama