Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecoms provider, will join an international consortium to build an undersea cable across the Pacific. The cable will link Taiwan with Japan, South Korea and the U.S. to improve connectivity and data transmissions between Asia and North America.
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00:00Taiwan's largest telecom provider Zhonghua will help build an undersea cable across the
00:05Pacific.
00:06It will join an international consortium to establish the E2A system.
00:10The over 12-thousand kilometer cable will connect major digital hubs in Taiwan, South
00:15Korea, Japan and the United States.
00:17Zhonghua says the demand for AI and data processing has never been higher and the project will
00:22enhance digital connectivity between Asia and North America.
00:26The cable is set to enter service in 2028.