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China’s Huawei loses out to Japan’s NEC on Chile-Asia trans-Pacific cable project
- Santiago has awarded contract for 13,000km fibre-optic to Tokyo-based multinational, according to Japanese media report
- Decision comes amid US-led campaign to encourage nations to shun Huawei products and technology
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Chile has picked Japanese firm NEC ahead of rival bidder Huawei to build the first fibre-optic undersea cable between South America and Asia, according to Japanese media, as the Chinese tech giant continues to face opposition around the world.
Under the NEC proposal, a 13,000km (8,077 mile) cable will run under the Pacific Ocean from Chile to New Zealand and on to Australia, where it will end in Sydney, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday.
Huawei’s bid had Shanghai as the landing point in Asia.
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NEC is one of the world’s top three suppliers of undersea cables, along with Subcom of the United States and Alcatel Submarine Networks from France.
Joseph Jasper from the company’s corporate communications division in Tokyo declined to comment on the project, but said NEC had a “well-established record of constructing submarine cables in the Pacific Ocean and Oceana, and we aim to continue expanding on this”.
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