Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT (“Hexa”), owner of the Malaysia-U.S. (“MYUS”) cable based in Malaysia, appointed Globe Telecom, Inc. as its Philippine Landing Party for the MYUS cable system.
The MYUS cable is being planned with a ready-for-service date of mid-2028 and will connect Malaysia and the U.S. directly for the first time with high-capacity fiber optic connectivity, increasing access to reliable and affordable digital services across Southeast Asia. The cable backbone will extend between the Malaysian Peninsula near Sedili to Davao, Philippines, the U.S territory of Guam and then directly onward to Alaska Communications’ cable landing station in Florence, Oregon. Along the path, MYUS will also connect Batam, Jakarta and Balikpapan in Indonesia.
Globe’s cable landing station in Davao will serve as a crucial interconnection point for the project.
“The MYUS cable is being designed specifically to provide trusted and reliable direct fiber connectivity between these locations for large hyperscaler, cloud, content, telecom carriers and government customers,” according to Dr. Azhari Abang Hadari, the Founder and CEO of Hexa.
“MYUS customers can be confident in the route design because it avoids the problems plagued by other existing undersea cables that transit contested waters in Southeast Asia. The MYUS Network provides efficient routing for the lowest possible latency, and uses well-known, well-proven cable landing sites that have excellent up-time performance as well as widely available backhaul options for Hexa’s fiber pair owners,” added Dr. Azhari. “Globe Telecom was our top choice when we evaluated strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific Region, with their long history of stable high-performance fiber optic network and the new PDSCN domestic Philippines fiber system connecting major enterprises and data centers throughout the country.”
“We look forward to a long-term relationship hosting MYUS at our premier landing station in Davao. Our cable landing facilities offer diverse route connectivity to global and regional carriers. The access to customers utilizing our robust state-of-the-art network should give confidence to operators looking to interconnect with domestic and international constituents. Davao is a critical hub for subsea fiber optic cables, which are the backbone of today’s internet,” said KD Dizon, Head of Globe Business
MYUS will be an open cable with 16 fiber pairs along its backbone. Hexa’s business model is to sell fiber pairs to long-term owners who will demand reliability, resilience and high cable performance to support their business growth. Hexa’s selection of Globe as a partner builds on its strategy of planning globally and locally with strong, proven and capable operators that can exceed the requirements of the most demanding customers.
The Hexa team met with customers and partners at the Submarine Networks World conference in Singapore (SNW 2024, 25-26 Sep.) and looks forward to creating opportunities with many more in the coming months.
About Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT (“Hexa”)
Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT is a special-purpose start-up company led by a well-seasoned development team of telecom and submarine cable industry veterans for the purposes of planning, financing, constructing and operating the first high-speed undersea fiberoptic cable directly connecting Malaysia and the continental United States, called the Malaysia-U.S. (“MYUS”) Cable.
The Hexa Management Team includes a growing roster of Malaysia-based executives that has been established and being built upon as development progresses. External consultants and core development team members currently providing support include Boston-based T Soja & Associates, Inc. (“TSA”) and Stuart Florida-based Ocean Specialists, Inc. (“OSI”), Commercial Lead, among other leading industry experts being funded by a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (“USTDA”).
The Malaysia-U.S. (MYUS) Cable is a fiberoptic undersea cable network connecting Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines with the United States in Guam, Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest of the continental U.S. MYUS supports Malaysia’s booming green energy-powered digital economy goals. MYUS is designed as a 16 fiber pairs Open Cable system, that will have a minimum 15 Tbps per Pair, 240 Tbps total capacity, and world class system architecture, design, manufacture, Installation and operation.
Sale of MYUS’s wholesale fiber pairs will be targeted to hyperscalers, cloud providers, global telcos and governments as a trusted cable network connecting trusted data center operators and their customers.
MYUS will also provide international on ramps for other ASEAN regional economies and connect with Major Regional Hubs (e.g. Guam). The MYUS Cable route avoids contested waters where permitting, construction and repairs are problematic.
Hexa expects to close on its financing for the MYUS Cable in mid-2025, at which time the System Supply Contract would come into force (“CIF”) and begin manufacturing and construction for a mid-2028 Ready For Service (“RFS”) date.
For further information, please visit www.hexamyus.com.
