Cheaper Internet Next Year

[geovalin]

A new submarine telecoms cable due for completion in early 2017 will strengthen existing internet networks, increase capacity and lower costs, according to the company installing the cable. Yves Shaeffer, CEO of EZECOM, which owns Telcotech that is installing the Malaysia-Cambodia and Thailand (MCT) submarine cable, said at a press conference yesterday that the cable will be a boost to Cambodian and regional internet capabilities.
 

“Under the MCT cable, we will be able to bring the additional capacity and lead Cambodia to connect to the rest of the region and the world, since Cambodia is [geographically] at the center of Southeast Asia,” said Mr. Shaeffer. “Since we have many projects in the near future regarding ICT [information and communication technology] projects and the education sector, the MCT cable here in Cambodia will provide fast speed internet effectively and we can support other projects to boost economic growth.”
 

The cable, which will connect Sihanoukville with Rayong in Thailand and Kuantan in Malaysia, will be 1,300 kilometers long. Prakash Velayudhan, chief technology officer at Telcotech, explained that the project was presently 76 percent complete, and will allow traffic of speeds of up to 100 gigabits per second, with an overall capacity of at least 30 terabits per second.

 

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[Anon999]

When it's completed and if on schedule I could be interested but for now....... only a possibility for Thailand.

[Emster23]

I highly doubt any savings will be passed on to consumers

[Asiang]

Utter BS and people are proud to publish/copy it....

[dieseldave1951]

A faster network only to be slowed down by Thailands single gateway?????? way to go boys 

[Sheryl]

Not in Thailand. This is in Cambodia.