Bifrost Cable System Achieves Ready for Service Status, Primed for Trans-Pacific Connectivity

Bifrost lands in Singapore, Guam, and Grover Beach, California, with branching units extending connectivity to Jakarta and Manado in Indonesia, Davao in the Philippines, and Winema, Oregon, in the USA, enabling dynamic traffic routing and robust regional interconnection.

Over in Davao, Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (Converge) will be the landing party. Mr Dennis Anthony Uy, CEO of Converge, said, “The Philippines is in a prime location being in the centre of the region, so this critical digital infrastructure - the Bifrost Cable System - is envisioned to support the booming connectivity needs of the Asia-Pacific region and provide an important direct link with the US. This will not only boost the company’s international bandwidth capacity, but for the Philippines, it will mean redundancy and diversity in network infrastructure to power the country’s digital journeys.”

Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), a global leader in the development of subsea cable systems, carried out the construction of Bifrost. Mr Alain Biston, CEO of ASN, said, “We are very proud to have been selected by Keppel and its partners to deliver this landmark project across the Pacific. Reaching this new milestone is a testament to the hard work of ASN teams working hand in hand with our client to bring Bifrost to Ready for Service.”

With Bifrost on track to go live in the coming weeks, the system is expected to play a pivotal role in supporting the next wave of digital transformation, enhancing the resilience of regional digital infrastructure, and strengthening global data exchange.