Submarine network provider Huawei Marine Networks has signed a system design and construction agreement with a consortium comprising Telekom Malaysia, Symphony Communication and Telcotech to build the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) submarine cable system. The MCT cable system adopts 100G technology with a total design capacity exceeding 30 Tbps. The system will be commissioned and ready for commercial service by end-2016.
Spanning around 1,300 km, the MCT cable system will provide connectivity between Cherating in Malaysia and Rayong in Thailand with a branching unit connecting from the main trunk into Sihanoukville in Cambodia. Access to neighbouring counties such as Laos and Myanmar will be possible through further connection to terrestrial based networks.
As part of the project, Huawei Marine will deploy its optical amplifier that supports up to 6 fiber pairs and uses a slim-line titanium housing to reduce operational costs associated with system deployment by allowing for simultaneous lay and burial beneath the seabed, the company said.
