TIS cable network completed

TIS cable network completed

SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) announced
on Tuesday the completion of the TIS (Thailand-Indonesia-
Singapore) cable network, a US$36-million joint project with CAT
Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT) of Thailand and PT
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. (Telkom).

Stretching for 1,100 kilometers, the TIS cable connects in
Songkhla (Thailand), Batam (Indonesia) and Changi (Singapore) and
is linked to SingTel's extensive submarine cable networks in
Asia-Pacific. It will begin carrying commercial traffic with
immediate effect.

SingTel Chief Operating Officer Lim Toon said the project was
significant as Telkom's first submarine cable system.

"Indonesia and Thailand are markets with very strong growth
potential. The new cable strengthens the telecommunications
connectivity between Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore," he said.
-- JP