TE SubCom to upgrade South-East Japan Cable System

US-based undersea communications technology firm TE SubCom is upgrading the South-East Japan Cable (SJC) System, the company said on Thursday.

Using TE SubCom’s latest 100-gigabyte per second transmission technology , this third upgrade increases the system capacity by 6.3 terabytes per second (Tbps).

The system links Brunei, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, and mainland China.

In a statement released by Globe Telecom Inc. on Thursday, TE SubCom said it has signed a contract with the consortium to upgrade the system. Globe is a member of the SJC consortium.

Upgrading the 8,986-kilometer SJC System will be completed at the end of June 2016, and is expected to meet the increase in demand for businesses and communications in the Asia-Pacific.

"We are pleased to bring value to the SJC members by delivering state of that art technology, at competitive pricing with 100-percent on-time delivery," said Aaron Stucki, TE SubCom president.

The SJC consortium also counts as members:

• Brunei International Gateway Sendirian Berhad

• China Mobile International Ltd.

• China Telecommunications Corporation

• China Telecom Global Limited

• Donghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. – a subsidiary of Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

• Google

• KDDI Corporation

• Singapore Telecommunications Limited

• PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International – a subsidiary of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia

• TOT Public Co. Ltd.

TE SubCom is a TE Connectivity Ltd. company. – Jon Viktor Cabuenas/VDS, GMA News