Singapore, Vietnam firms in talks for new undersea cables


FILE PHOTO: A Keppel signage is pictured in their office in Singapore July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

HANOI: Singaporean asset manager Keppel and Vietnamese conglomerate Sovico Group are discussing plans for new undersea fibre-optic cables that would boost the region’s data centre industry, people familiar with the discussions say.

South-East Asian countries, a major junction for cables connecting Asia to Europe, are seeking to expand their networks to meet booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) services and data centres.

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