On April 19, 2022, at Quy Nhon, the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) officially announced the landing of the international submarine cable ADC (Asia Direct Cable) at Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam. This is the largest bandwidth fiber optic cable in Vietnam, three times the capacity of the APG (Asia Pacific Gateway) cable. ADC is the fifth submarine optical fiber, with the largest investment scale to date for Viettel, on the basis of cooperation investment and construction with major international telecommunications groups in the world such as: Singtel, China Telecom, SoftBank, China Unicom, NT, PLDT, TATA Communications.
The ADC submarine cable has a length of 9,800 km, a capacity of over 140 Tbps, using the most modern transmission technology available, connecting countries/regions in the Asia-Pacific region with a total initial investment of 290 million USD.
Together with other currently operating submarine cables, Viettel's ADC cable is expected to add 18Tbps to Viettel's total international connectivity when put into commercial operation, contributing to providing a large amount of high-speed connectivity from Vietnam to the world.
Mr. Doan Dai Phong, Deputy General Director of Viettel Business Solutions Corporation (Viettel Solutions) - a member of Viettel Group, said: "After completing the landing, the ADC submarine cable will be officially put into commercial operation by Viettel in 2023. This will affirm Viettel as a leading unit in building and developing digital infrastructure in Vietnam, promoting comprehensive digital transformation, meeting the needs of high-speed data transmission, effectively applying 4.0 technologies and ensuring national information and communication security."
The ADC cable meets the requirements for deploying international Internet connection applications that require high speed, such as: Internet of Things (IoT), automation, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (AR/VR); at the same time ensure network safety, redundancy, ensure the quality of Viettel's Internet services and other international connectivity services.
Speech at the event, Mr. Tran Kim Kha, Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Binh Dinh Province, emphasized: "I believe this is a particularly important national security project, marking a new step forward in the development of telecommunications and IT infrastructure. We will continue to work with Viettel and businesses and government agencies to strengthen protection and ensure the safety of the ADC marine optical fiber."
It is known that Viettel is the only Vietnamese member to invest in the ADC submarine cable. The landing station in Quy Nhon will also be Viettel's third exclusive submarine station.
ADC connects countries/regions in the Asia-Pacific region such as: Singapore - Japan - Hong Kong - China - Philippines - Vietnam - Thailand.
To date, Viettel has invested in 5 submarine cable projects, including: AAE-1 (landing station in Vung Tau), TGN-IA (landing station in Vung Tau), APG (landing station in Da Nang) and AAG (landing station in Vung Tau) and ADC (landing station in Quy Nhon)
