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RETN opens new subsea route between Taipei and Hong Kong
Taiwan relies heavily on undersea cables for international internet connections.
RETN has opened another route between Taipei and Hong Kong, bringing its Taiwan routes to six.
More routes can help reduce the impact of cable disruptions.
The new route is also intended to support growing use of AI, cloud services and high-performance computing.
RETN has opened a new subsea route between Taipei and Hong Kong.
The company said the route is intended to strengthen its network against recurring cable disruptions around Taiwan.
The new route brings RETN’s total number of routes serving Taiwan to six.
RETN also said the route would support growing demand for artificial intelligence, cloud and high-performance computing.
- Who
- Britain-headquartered network service provider RETN.
- What
- It opened a new subsea route between Taipei and Hong Kong.
- When
- The opening date is not stated.
- Where
- Between Taipei and Hong Kong.
- Why
- To address recurring subsea disruptions around Taiwan and support demand for data-intensive workloads.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Like many island economies, Taiwan’s international connectivity relies heavily on subsea cables, which creates exposure to risks such as concentration where multiple systems share similar corridors or landing points, alongside ageing subsea cables, natural hazards and fishing activities.
We aim to address recurring subsea disruptions and support growing demand for data-intensive workloads such as artificial intelligence, cloud, and high-performance computing.
RETN issued a statement describing risks to Taiwan’s subsea connectivity and its aim to address disruptions and growing demand.
SCMP reported that RETN had opened a new subsea route between Taipei and Hong Kong.
- Routes serving Taiwan
- Six
- Taipei–Hong Kong routes
- Four
- Taipei–Tokyo routes
- Two
- Statement date
- September 28
Sources
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