Asia's fastest data cable links
Posted in: Miscellaneous at 20/08/2012 14:49
A new high-speed undersea data cable has opened to traffic in Asia.
The 7,800km Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) connects Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
It transfers data via an optical fibre system at 40 gigabits per second, and is three milliseconds faster than any other cable between Singapore and Tokyo.
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