NEC has signed a contract with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) to develop the Indonesia Global Gateway Cable System (IGG), an optical submarine cable system that will connect the islands of Sumatra, Batam, Jawa, Bali, Kalimantan and Sulawesi with Singapore.
The IGG is a 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) x 80 wavelengths x four fibre pairs optical fibre submarine cable system, measuring approximately 5,300 km that will connect the cities of Dumai, Batam, Jakarta, Madura, Bali, Makassar, Bilikpapan, Takaran and Manado with Singapore. Once the IGG is completed in early 2018, it will enhance connectivity not only among these Indonesian cities but also provide direct connectivity between two international submarine cables, one from Europe landing in Dumai, and the other from the west coast of the US terminating in Manado.
"Since first building an optical fibre submarine cable system for Telkom in 1991, NEC has continuously helped to expand Indonesia's domestic connectivity. The Papua Cable System (SMPCS) being the latest such contribution. NEC is proud to have the chance to add yet another page to its service history with the IGG," said Toru Kawauchi, General Manager, Submarine Network Division, NEC Corporation.
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