Singapore, 16 July 2025 – Singtel and a group of leading telecommunications and tech companies today announced the signing of a contract with NEC Corporation to build the Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) submarine cable system connecting Singapore and Japan, with Brunei . Singapore, 16 July 2025 – Singtel and a group of leading telecommunications and tech companies today announced the signing of a contract with NEC Corporation to build the Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) submarine cable system connecting Singapore and Japan, with Brunei . The Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) submarine cable system connects Singapore and Japan, with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan, spanning a total distance of 8,900 km. Targeted for completion by the third quarter of 2029, the 8,900 km high-capacity cable. Set to be completed by late 2029, the 8,900-km Asia United Gateway East system aims to boost bandwidth, network resilience and digital connectivity across the region. This role builds upon a long legacy dating back to the 1870s, when telegraph cables linked the city-state to. SINGAPORE – Asia Piling, a company involved in many public and commercial projects here, is the sub-contractor that hit critical underground fibre-optic cables, causing a 20-hour broadband outage to more than 5,000 households on April 18. In naming the sub-contractor, the Land Transport Authority.