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The Ministry of Information and Communications has approved the “Strategy for development of Vietnam’s international fiber optic cable system to 2030, with a vision to 2035.”
Accordingly, Vietnam’s international fiber optic cable system is an important component of digital infrastructure and must be prioritized for modern investment, ensuring Vietnam’s international connection with super large, safe and sustainable ultra-wideband, enough space for some cities to become regional digital hubs.
The strategy sets a goal that by 2030, the system will be among the leading groups in the region in terms of quantity, capacity and quality, becoming a super large cloud computing service provider.
The total number of fiber optic cable routes in Vietnam will be 15, with a capacity of about 350 Tbps. Of these, at least two cables routes are owned by Vietnam, connecting directly to digital hubs in the region.
By 2027, Vietnam will open four new undersea fibre optic cable lines for public use, bringing the total capacity to at least 134 Tbps.
The country will maintain at least Singapore, Hong Kong (China) and Japan as the main digital hub connections, while periodically reviewing and evaluating digital hubs to add appropriate connection points.
Of the four new undersea cable routes that will be deployed by 2027, at least one route will be owned by Vietnam.
From 2028 to 2030, at least six new undersea fibre optic cable routes, including one route owned by Vietnam, will be put into use, increasing the total design capacity of marine fiber optic cables in Vietnam to a minimum of 350 Tbps.
It will maintain a maximum connection of 90% of marine fiber optic cable capacity to four large neighboring digital hubs in Asia and maintain a backup connection of 10% of marine fiber optic cable capacity to two large digital hubs in the Americas and Europe.
Regarding the vision to 2035, the strategy clearly states that Vietnam's international fiber optic cable system is among the region’s leading groups in terms of quantity, capacity and quality, becoming an advantage in attracting investment and construction of large data centers, large to super large cloud computing service providers./.