A new submarine cable system connecting three countries has just been completed, giving users the beginning of a new era of improved and secure internet for the region. The three countries involved are Malaysia, Thailand and Malaysia, with the landing ports for the cable being Kuantan in Malaysia, Rayong in Thailand and Sihanouk in Cambodia.
The announcement of the new submarine cable was made at an event which was tended by Samdech Techo HUN Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E. Mr. Tram Iv Tek, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, as well as numerous other local and international VIPs, in Cambodia.
Commenting on this latest achievement, Mohamad Rozaimy Abd. Rahman, Executive Vice President, Global Wholesale, TM said, “TM is indeed proud to represent Malaysia in yet another esteemed regional project and to be given the opportunity to partner with Telcotech of Cambodia and Symphony Communication of Thailand in connecting the region. The MCT cable system will definitely play an important role to the business growth of ASEAN especially in telecommunication sector and it will become the catalyst for other growing industries in Indochina that requires telecommunication infrastructure as communication is an essential element for current businesses in this era.
The completion of MCT submarine cable system marks another major milestone for TM as the regional managed wholesale player towards enhancing the ASEAN connectivity. Furthermore, TM supports and promotes any initiatives towards the success of Asean regional economic integration specifically the Asean Economic Community (AEC) through enhanced infrastructure and communications connectivity.”
TM signed the agreement for a joint investment with Telcotech (an EZECOM company) of Cambodia and Symphony Communication of Thailand for the development of MCT submarine cable system back in May 2015. MCT is Cambodia’s first submarine cable which spans approximately 1,300 km and will position Cambodia as the gateway to Asia which enables Cambodia to harvest the Asia traffic and extend the connectivity to ASEAN and the rest of the world via Malaysia.
