The consortium behind the SEA-US subsea cable has announced the completion of construction of the 20Tbps system.
The $250 million SEA-US cable is now complete and ready for service, consortium member Hawaiian Telecom said [PDF].
SEA-US connects the Philippines and Indonesia with the west coast of the US, via the territories of Guam and Hawaii.
Construction of the 15,000km SEA-US cable system commenced in 2015. It uses the latest 100Gbps technology to deliver an initial capacity of 20Tbps, upgradable in the future as technology improves.
The network is backed by redundant terrestrial networks connecting cable stations and data centers in California, Guam and Hawaii.
Besides Hawaiian Telecom, the SEA-US consortium includes the Philippines' Globe Telecom, Indonesia's Telin and subsidiary Telin USA, as well as Guam's GTA and GTI and RTI in California.
“We’re proud to be part of this significant achievement for Hawaii as SEA-US is the most technologically advanced trans-Pacific cable system that will meet the growing broadband demands between the US and Asia,” Hawaiian Telecom president and CEO Scott Barber commented.
“This landmark cable system ensures Hawaiian Telcom has the capacity to cost-effectively support bandwidth requirements of cloud, streaming video, Internet of Things, and new applications that spur innovation and economic growth for Hawaii’s residents and businesses.”