S'pore to double capacity for subsea cable landings to meet digital needs

Cable network and new green data centres expected to bring in $20b in investments

As part of efforts to enhance the country's digital connectivity, Singapore aims to double its capacity for international subsea cable landings over the next decade.

The souped-up cable network and another big-ticket item - new green data centres - are expected to bring in $20 billion in investments, and lay the foundation for tomorrow's digital needs, from generative artificial intelligence (AI) to autonomous systems to immersive multi-party interactions.

Announcing the vision for the nation's digital future on Monday, Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo said: "We are not going for more of the same, just faster.

"Instead, we are building capacity for the widespread use of new applications that the current bandwidth will not be good enough for, such as those with data-intensive operations or heavy use of AI." Singapore's domestic infrastructure will also be upgraded to support 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) broadband speeds within the next five years, she said.