Inauguration of the first international fiber optic cable line invested by a Vietnamese enterprise

On August 4 in Hanoi, VNPT Group officially operated and exploited the VSTN land cable line - the first cable line connecting directly from Vietnam to Singapore entirely via land.

VSTN cable line has a total length of about 3,900 km passing through 5 countries: Vietnam - Laos - Thailand - Malaysia - Singapore.

The cable line is built entirely on land and connects directly from VNPT's technical center in Da Nang to the region's leading international data centers such as: IDC Telehouse (Thailand), MY01 Cyberjaya, Equinix JH01 Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Equinix and Global Switch (Singapore).

VNPT’s direct control of the entire route from Vietnam to Singapore from start to finish not only ensures independent operation capacity and quick handling of incidents. In the context of continuous and prolonged submarine cable incidents affecting the quality of Internet services and international connections, VSTN plays the role of an important backup route, strategically supplementing existing submarine cable routes, increasing the stability, initiative and safety of the national telecommunications infrastructure.

VSTN uses modern wavelength-multiplexed DWDM transmission equipment, one of the most advanced technologies today. Each wavelength can transmit a minimum capacity of 300 Gbps, the total design of the entire line is up to 4 Tbps and can be easily upgraded to 12 Tbps or more. This helps VSTN not only meet current needs but also be ready for strong development in the near future.

VSTN is not only a technical step forward but also a strategic step for Vietnam to step out of its passive position, towards completely mastering the national telecommunications infrastructure, protecting data security, ensuring information flow is transmitted smoothly and safely in all situations.

Currently, VNPT is operating four major international submarine cable lines including AAG, APG, AAE-1 and SJC-2 with a total length of over 65,000 km. Of these, SJC-2 is the newest submarine cable line, which has just been completed. VNPT is also the first and only enterprise in Vietnam that currently owns and operates two telecommunications satellites, Vinasat-1 and Vinasat-2.

With the operation of VSTN cable line, VNPT Group is gradually completing the multi-modal transmission infrastructure ecosystem: from land, across the sea, to space.

Mr. Huynh Quang Liem - General Director of VNPT said that the new cable line not only increases connection capacity but also creates a stable and safe transmission direction, minimizing the risk of disconnection when incidents occur with submarine cables. This is a strategic move, significantly improving the reliability of the international network and VNPT's ability to serve in all situations.

"The cable route is a concrete step, demonstrating VNPT's determination in implementing the Party and Government 's policy on continuing to innovate, improving the efficiency of state-owned enterprises, opening up new development space, requiring VNPT to play a pioneering role, leading the development of national and regional digital infrastructure," said Mr. Liem.

Speaking at the event, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized that Vietnam's telecommunications infrastructure has become digital infrastructure, the infrastructure of the economy, so the safety and sustainability of digital infrastructure is extremely important. To ensure safety and sustainability, we must diversify, have many submarine optical cables, going in many different directions, especially land optical cables, which are very resilient. "This is the order of the Party and the State and Vietnam's digital infrastructure is safe and sustainable."

According to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, in the past 30 years, Vietnam has never had an international cable line 100% invested by Vietnamese people.

"VNPT Group, with its aggressive spirit, has very quickly deployed an international land-based fiber optic cable line. This is the first line 100% invested by Vietnamese people and Vietnamese enterprises. I hope that Vietnamese network operators will continue to invest in building many international fiber optic cable lines with Vietnam as the investor," he said./.

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/khanh-thanh-tuyen-cap-quang-quoc-te-dau-tien-do-doanh-nghiep-viet-lam-chu-dau-tu-post1053607.vnp