ASSC-1 plans submarine cable between Perth and Singapore

Private Australian submarine cable developer ASSC-1 Communications Group is planning a submarine cable between Perth and Singapore. ASSC-1 will deliver a four-fibre pair cable system which will span a distance of 4,600 kilometres with an initial design capacity of 6.4 TBps, to be delivered through 40 GBps technology, with the capability to be upgraded to 100 GBps in the future. The ASSC-1 system will comprise three express fibre pairs between Perth and Singapore, and one omnibus fibre pair between Perth, Jakarta and Singapore. Telstra, the first international carrier to commit to the new cable, has agreed to purchase one of the 4 fibre pairs from ASSC-1's fibre optic submarine cable and will also provide landing party services in Perth. Huawei Marine Networks, a joint venture between Huawei Technologies and Global Marine Systems, will supply and install the ASSC-1 system while Matrix Cable Systems will supply the Jakarta landing through their own cable landing station and will also work with ASSC-1 to manage the Indonesian permit process. The project will begin construction in the first quarter of 2012 and is expected to be completed within 2013.