SEA-ME-WE 6 explained

Cable Name:SEA-ME-WE 6
Cable Type:Submarine Fibre-optic
Predecessor:SEA-ME-WE, SEA-ME-WE 2, SEA-ME-WE 3, SEA-ME-WE 4, SEA-ME-WE 5
Construction Beginning:21 February 2022
Construction Finished:Expected RFS 2025
Design Capacity:126 Tbit/s
Area Served:South East Asia, Middle East Asia, Western Europe
Owner:Consortium

South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6) is an in-progress optical fibre submarine communications cable system that would carry telecommunications between Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe. Construction began in early 2022. It is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2025[1] The expected cable length is 19,200 km and it has a design capacity of 126 Tbit/s (12.6 Tbit/s per fiber pair), using SDM technology.[2]

Bangladesh, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Djibouti, Egypt, Turkey, Italy, France, Myanmar and Yemen are members of the SEA-ME-WE-6 Consortium.[3]

In May 2023, it was reported the U.S. government had objected to Chinese participation in the cable due to security concerns, and construction was moved from HMN Technologies (Huawei Marine Networks) to a U.S. consortium, SubCom.[4] Due to rising geopolitical tensions between China and the US, two Chinese operators, namely China Telecom and China Mobile withdrew from the consortium.[5] They are planning a rival cable with China Unicom.[6]

Planned landing points

SEA-ME-WE 6 Landing points[7] !Location!Operator & Technical Partner
Marseille, FranceOrange S.A[8]
Port Said, EgyptRas Ghareb, EgyptTelecom Egypt[9]
Yanbu, Saudi ArabiaMobily[10]
Djibouti City, DijboutiDjibouti Telecom[11]
Karachi, PakistanTransworld Associates[12]
Mumbai, IndiaBharti Airtel[13]
Hulhumale, MaldivesDhiraagu[14]
Matara, Sri LankaSri Lanka Telecom[15]
Chennai, IndiaBharti Airtel
Cox's Bazar, BangladeshBangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited[16]
Morib, MalaysiaTelekom Malaysia[17]
Tuas, SingaporeSingtel[18]

Al Khaleej Branch

The Al Khaleej cable is a branch of the upcoming SEA-ME-WE 6 cable connecting the UAE to Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. Jointly operated by Batelco and Etisalat by e&, it will be 1,400 km long and will be ready for service in Q2 2026.[19]

Al Khaleej Branch (Planned Landing points)!Location!Operator & Technical Partner
Barka, OmanBatelco (Al Khaleej Branch)[20]
Doha, QatarBatelco (Al Khaleej Branch)
Manama, BahrainBatelco (Al Khaleej Branch)[21]
Abu Dhabi, UAEEtisalat by e& (Al Khaleej Branch)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baldock . Harry . 2022-02-21 . Work begins on SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable . 2024-02-16 . Totaltelecom . en.
  2. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 6 - Submarine Networks . 2024-02-16 . www.submarinenetworks.com.
  3. Web site: Four Int'l Firms in Race to Build Third Submarine Cable. 6 January 2020. 2020-04-17.
  4. News: On Point. WBUR. Boston. A new rivalry between the U.S. and China over the world's undersea cables. May 22, 2023. Stefano Kotsonis. Meghna Chakrabarti. show transcript.
  5. Web site: Lipscombe . Paul . 2023-02-13 . Two Chinese operators withdraw from SEA-ME-WE 6 subsea cable project as tensions with US grow . 2024-02-16 . Data Centre Dynamics.
  6. https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/2bir5awfnzjo13a5vusqo/news/china-to-build-500m-sea-me-we-6-rival-cable China to build $500m SEA-ME-WE-6 rival cable
  7. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 6 Submarine Cable Map . 2024-02-16 . www.submarinecablemap.com.
  8. Web site: 2022-02-07 . Orange joins SEA-ME-WE 6 cable project with landing station in Marseille . 2024-02-16 . www.telecompaper.com.
  9. Web site: Telecom Egypt extends its network reach through SEA-ME-WE 6 cable and provides it a unique crossing route over its distinctive infrastructure . 2024-02-16 . ir.te.eg.
  10. Web site: 2022-03-09 . Mobily joins SEA-ME-WE-6 consortium to build undersea cable system . 2022-12-12 . SatellitePro ME . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2022-02-21 . Construction of the new SEA-ME-WE 6 Cable - Djibouti Telecom . 2024-02-16 . international.djiboutitelecom.dj . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-02-25 . Pakistan to Get New Submarine Cable SEA-ME-WE 6 with 100Tbps Speeds Through TWA . 2022-02-16 . ProPakistani.
  13. News: 2022-02-21 . Bharti Airtel joins SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium; anchoring 20 pc investment in cable system . 2024-02-16 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  14. Web site: Bank . Asian Development . 2022-10-26 . ADB, Dhiraagu to Expand Internet Access in Maldives Through New Undersea Cable System . 2024-02-16 . www.adb.org . en.
  15. Web site: SLTMobitel . 2024-02-16 . www.slt.lk.
  16. Web site: Bangladesh to connect with 3rd submarine cable by 2021 . 2020-04-17 . banglatribune.com.
  17. Web site: 2022-02-21 . TM In Consortium To Build SEA-ME-WE 6 Submarine Cable System . 2024-02-16 . www.kkd.gov.my.
  18. Web site: SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium to install high-capacity undersea cable system connecting Singapore to France; completion set for Q1 2025 . 2024-02-16 . www.singtel.com . en.
  19. Web site: Grey . Deborah . 2024-02-20 . Batelco signs MoU with e& to land Al Khaleej subsea cable in UAE . 2024-02-24 . W Media.
  20. Web site: Butler . Georgia . 2024-02-16 . Batelco and e& sign MoU to land Al Khaleej subsea cable in UAE . 2024-02-24 . Data Center Dynamics.
  21. Web site: Dux . Simon . 2023-09-20 . Batelco chooses SubCom to build and install SEA-ME-WE 6 branch . 2024-02-16 . Mobile Europe . en-GB.

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