The Government of Vietnam has announced plans to expand its international optical cable system and introduce at least 10 new submarine optical cable lines by 2030. This initiative, approved under the Ministry of Information and Communications, aims to enhance digital infrastructure and increase total capacity more than tenfold.
The Government aims to deploy four new submarine optical cable lines by 2027, increasing total capacity to at least 134 Tbps. From 2028 to 2030, six more lines will be operational, including one owned by Vietnam, pushing the designed capacity to at least 350 Tbps. These efforts will enhance resilience against disruptions and meet growing data transmission needs.
Currently, Vietnam operates two land cables to Hong Kong and Singapore with a total capacity of 5 Tbps, alongside five international submarine optical cables with a total available capacity of 34 Tbps.