This report serves as a foundational guide for telecommunications operators, cable owners, and infrastructure investors on subsea cables
The legal and regulatory frameworks surrounding subsea optic fibre cable deployment across Asia are complex, diverse, and increasingly critical.
Asia is experiencing an unprecedented surge in high-speed subsea cable deployment, driven by rapid digitisation, cloud service expansion, and a growing demand for low-latency connectivity. Countries across the region have set ambitious deployment targets to increase international bandwidth capacity and reduce dependency on a small number of high-traffic routes.
Asia’s existing subsea cable infrastructure is both extensive and rapidly evolving. The region is home to over 400 subsea cable systems either active or planned.