ALPHA (Asia Link for Advanced Performance of High-Speed Access) is a new Intra-Asia subsea cable system connecting Singapore, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and more.

The ALPHA cable features at least eight fiber pairs with 18 Tbps per fiber pair, enabling seamless and high-capacity transmission of data across the East and Southeast Asian regions.

The ALPHA consortium comprises KT Corporation (KT), PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), and Japanese based party.

ALPHA consortium signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to plan and develop the ALPHA cable system in January 2024.

The ALPHA consortium aims to come into force in the third quarter, contract in 2024 and will sequentially proceed with procedures for selecting a turn-key supplier and preparation to deliver the contract. The ALPHA cable system is expected to be ready for service by the first quarter of 2027.