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NTT Com commences operation of ASE 40Gbps ultra-low latency undersea cable
[August 29, 2012]

NTT Com commences operation of ASE 40Gbps ultra-low latency undersea cable


Aug 29, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- NTT Communications Corporation, or NTT Com, a cloud services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT Group, has announced the commencement of the operation of the Asia Submarine-cable Express, or ASE, a 40-gigabit-per-second, or Gbps, ultra-low latency undersea cable connecting major cities in Asia.



ASE will reportedly enhance NTT Com's global network services by boosting the capacity and strengthening the redundancy of its Asian cable networks.

ASE, which eventually will incorporate 100 Gbps optical technology, will launch with a total carrying capacity exceeding 15 terabits per second (Tbps)n a total length of about 7,800km, and special designs to withstand earthquake and typhoon damage. NTT Com is the major investor in the cable system, which has been constructed in cooperation with Malaysia-based Telekom Malaysia, Philippines-based PLDT and Singapore-based StarHub.


The cable has landing points in Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia, and will add Hong Kong in the first quarter of 2013. The route between Japan and Singapore not only covers the shortest distance to maximize reliability and minimize latency, it is also connected directly to the Serangoon Data Center in Singapore and later will also connect to the Hong Kong Financial Data Centre. The direct connection enables customers there to use NTT Com's network, data centers and cloud services on an end-to-end, one-stop basis.

With the launch of the new subsea cable, NTT Com will begin offering an enhanced global leased line service, by incorporating ASE's low-latency routes into its existing Arcstar Global Leased Line Service. The newly enhanced service leverages ASE's Japan-Singapore connection with a latency of less than 65 milliseconds latency, more than 3 milliseconds faster than routes via other subsea cables.

Existing US-Japan routes also will be used, including the NTT Com's own PC-1 cable which offers the lowest latency connection between Tokyo and Chicago. Superior service between Asia and the US is especially attractive for financial enterprises, such as high-frequency trading firms that issue huge numbers of buy/sell orders for financial products and must transmit such information instantaneously, the company said.

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