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Pakistan Activates 4 Tbps on SEA-ME-WE 6 to Boost International Bandwidth

The initial activation draws on a 13.2 Tbps national allocation from the 19,200‑kilometre system.

Overview

  • Officials report the cable has landed at Hawks Bay in Karachi, providing a new gateway for international traffic.
  • SEA-ME-WE 6 connects Singapore to France with total capacity exceeding 100 Tbps and offers one of the lowest‑latency AsiaEurope routes.
  • The network’s design adds more fibre pairs and geo‑diversified crossings through Egypt to improve fault tolerance and scalability.
  • Pakistan’s share was announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology, with 4 Tbps now active and additional capacity available for phased commissioning.
  • The project is run by a multinational consortium that includes Pakistan’s Transworld Associates alongside regional and global carriers, and it follows recent Africa‑1 and Africa‑2 cable additions.