SEA-ME-WE5 (South East Asia- Middle East – Western Europe 5) submarine internet fiber system will be installed in early 2017, said an official from the Ministry of Transport and Communication.
Currently, installation of land cable networks is at it’s final stage for the installation of the SEA-ME-WE5 submarine cable networks. This SEA-MEWE5 submarine cable networks is 20,000 kilometers long, linking Southeast Asia to Western Europe passing 17 countries.
Myanmar Post and Telecommunication(MPT) is one among telecommunication operators, which is building the network. After the completion of this cable network, backbone bandwidth will be wider on fiber-optic networks.
Currently, Myanmar has been using cross-border fiber link, SEA-ME-WE3 submarine cable network and INTELAST9, MEASAT 3 AND Satellite THAI-COM 5 for internet network, out of which Cross-border fiber link and SMW3 are mainly used. The rate of internet usages has risen this year.
The measures to enhance the SEA-MEWE3 submarine cable network were undertaken in 2015. As a result, the bandwidth of SEAME- WE3 has risen from 7Gbps to 60Gbps. Three operators in Myanmar are currently using cross-border network between Thailand and Myanmar. However, it is only MPT that has been using SEA-ME-WE3 submarine cable network.
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