Beginning June 22, a submarine fiber optic cable will link Viet Nam to other nations through Vung Tau, a city 130 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, according to an announcement by Electricity Vietnam’s telecom.
The company has spent US$30 million on the cable. The system's initial transmission capacity will be 50 Gbps, said Nguyen Manh Bang, the company’s director.
The project’s owner is Tata Communications, a leading provider of high tech communications. The US$200 million cable will link Viet Nam with Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the Philippines.
The transmission capacity will be 3.84 Tbip per second, 12 times faster than Viet Nam’s current international cable.
