RTI Connectivity (RTI-C) and NEC have announced they have started construction of the Hong Kong - Guam Cable system (HK-G). The 3,900 kilometer undersea cable, featuring 100 Gbps optical transmission capabilities, is expected to deliver design capacity of more than 48 Tbps, and is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2019.
In Hong Kong, the cable is expected to land in Tseung Kwan O (TKO) and will land in Piti, Guam at the recently completed Teleguam Holdings LLC (GTA) cable landing station. HK-G will land in the same facility as the Southeast Asia - United States Cable System (SEA-US).
HK-G is designed to contribute to the expansion of communications networks between Asia and the United States, while complementing other regional submarine cables. The cable system will be built using capital from the Fund Corporation for the Overseas Development of Japan's ICT and Postal Services (Japan ICT Fund), along with syndicated loans from Japanese institutions including NEC Capital Solutions Limited, among others.
