The project is a 24-fiber pair, 8,000-km submarine cable system connecting Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, scheduled to begin operations in 2028. This role builds upon a long legacy dating back to the 1870s, when telegraph cables linked the city-state to. ARTERIA Networks Corporation (Headquarter: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President: Tatsuya Abe, hereinafter referred to as ARTERIA) announced the signing of a contract with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) to build the Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) submarine cable system. Singapore, 16 July 2025 – Singtel and a group of leading telecommunications and tech companies today announced the signing of a contract with NEC Corporation to build the Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) submarine cable system connecting Singapore and Japan, with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the. Washington, D., Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, Sep 22, 2025 - Meta, SoftBank Corp., PT XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera Tbk, and NEC Corporation are collaborating to develop the Candle submarine cable system. The Candle submarine cable system is a 24-fiber. Set to be completed by late 2029, the 8,900-km Asia United Gateway East system aims to boost bandwidth, network resilience and digital connectivity across the region.