SEA-ME-WE 6

South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6) is a proposed optical fibre submarine communications cable system that would carry telecommunications between Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe. It is estimated to cost between $65 million and US$72 million.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Bangladesh, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Djibouti, Egypt, Turkey, Italy, France, Myanmar and Yemen are members of the SEA-ME-WE-6 Consortium.[8] It will run from Singapore to France and will have a bandwidth of 12 Tbps.[1]

SEA-ME-WE 6
Cable typeSubmarine Fibre-optic
PredecessorSEA-ME-WE, SEA-ME-WE 2, SEA-ME-WE 3, SEA-ME-WE 4, SEA-ME-WE 5
Design capacity12 Tbit/s[1]
Area servedSouth East Asia, Middle East Asia, Western Europe
Owner(s)Consortium

See also

References
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  2. Islam, Muhammad Zahidul (May 21, 2019). "Two Singapore firms show interest in 3rd submarine cable". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. "Capacity Media". capacitymedia.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. "Bangladesh Govt Decides for 3rd Submarine Cable". subtelforum.com. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. "Bangladesh to connect with 3rd submarine cable by 2021". banglatribune.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  6. "Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL)" (PDF). www.bsccl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  7. "Govt to go for third submarine cable". The Daily Star. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  8. "Four Int'l Firms in Race to Build Third Submarine Cable". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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