Tuesday February 26, 7:43 AM
SingTel, others to build $300mln submarine cable system
SINGAPORE, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications
said on Tuesday that it has entered an agreement with
five international telecommunications carriers to build a ultra
high-speed cable system worth $300 million.
The 10,000 km (6,200 mile) submarine system, named Unity,
will link the United States to Japan.
Other carriers involved in the project include Bharti
Airtel , Globe Transit, Google , KDDI Corp
and Pacnet, SingTel said in a statement.
The cable system is expected to be ready for service in the
first quarter of 2010, it said.
(Reporting by Daryl Loo; Editing by Jan Dahinten)
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