The 200 billion VND (8.81 million USD) cable system, which includes the latesttechnology, is expected to assist CMC Telecom in improving its infrastructureand expanding its network scale, to meet the increasing demand of both domesticand foreign businesses.
The system will be routed through 20 cities and provinces nationwide, includingHai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Hue, Quy Nhon and Nha Trang.
It is expected to become operational in mid-2017.
In December, the corporation brought online its Asia Pacific Gate (APG)submarine cable system. With a length of some 10,400km, the APG system providesbroadband of 54Tb per second, resulting in internet speeds that are 20 timesfaster than the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System.
In addition to CMC Telecom, large telecom providers in Asia such as JapaneseDocomo, China Telecom and KT of the Republic of Korea, are co-owners of the APGcable system.-VNA