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SK Broadband, LS Marine Solution team up to protect vital Asia cable link

SK Broadband, the telecommunications unit of SK Group, is strengthening safeguards around a vital undersea cable linking Korea with Japan and Singapore, partnering with marine engineering specialist LS Marine Solution to speed up emergency repairs along vulnerable coastal stretches. The companies signed an agreement Tuesday to improve the reliability of the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 (SJC2)…

SK Broadband, LS Marine Solution team up to protect vital Asia cable link

SK Broadband, a division of the SK Group, has teamed up with marine engineering firm LS Marine Solution to bolster defenses on a crucial undersea cable connecting South Korea with Japan and Singapore. The agreement, announced on Tuesday, aims to bolster the reliability of the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 (SJC2) submarine cable system.

As part of the partnership, both companies will maintain emergency response vessels and specialized equipment, while also standardizing technical data and repair procedures beforehand. The primary goal is to streamline the overall recovery process, from deploying crews to extracting damaged cables, reconnecting lines, and precisely reburied them on the seabed.

This joint effort will concentrate on shallow coastal waters near Busan, where conventional vessels struggle and emergency repairs demand specialized marine expertise and a swift response. SK Broadband will provide cable analysis data and monitoring capabilities to support the partnership.

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