Huawei lays its own optical cables
Huahai Communications, which was set up in 2008, has focused on transoceanic communication through the laying of underwater optical cables, creating global arteries for information interconnection, and helping to transform the world's digital economy. The United States' move to ban Chinese technology from undersea communications cables is an important moment in global tech governance with potentially significant implications for Southeast Asia. 6 million project priced at more than 20% below rivals Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), part of Finland's Nokia, and Japan's NEC, the. government reportedly warned tech firms including Google and Meta that undersea cables in the Pacific could be vulnerable to spying by China. It started out as strictly business: a huge private contract for one of the world's most advanced undersea fiber-optic cables. In 2018, Amazon, Meta and China Mobile agreed to work together on a cable connecting California to Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
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