There are currently 11 external submarine fibre-optic cable systems that connect Hong Kong to the rest of the world. Photo: ShutterstockThere are currently 11 external submarine fibre-optic cable systems that connect Hong Kong to the rest of the world. Photo: Shutterstock
There are currently 11 external submarine fibre-optic cable systems that connect Hong Kong to the rest of the world. Photo: Shutterstock
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Hong Kong’s regional telecoms hub role, 5G mobile plans imperilled by US block of cable system link

  • A US government panel moved to stop the first high-capacity, direct fibre-optic cable link between Hong Kong and Los Angeles
  • It raised national security concerns over Chinese investment in the Pacific Light Cable Network
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Bien Perez
Bien Perez

Updated: 7:31pm, 19 Jun, 2020

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There are currently 11 external submarine fibre-optic cable systems that connect Hong Kong to the rest of the world. Photo: ShutterstockThere are currently 11 external submarine fibre-optic cable systems that connect Hong Kong to the rest of the world. Photo: Shutterstock
There are currently 11 external submarine fibre-optic cable systems that connect Hong Kong to the rest of the world. Photo: Shutterstock
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