Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT (“Hexa”), owner of the Malaysia-U.S. (“MYUS”) cable based in Malaysia, appointed Alaska Communications as its U.S. Landing Party for the Malaysia-US (MYUS) cable.
The MYUS cable is being planned with a ready for service date of mid-2028 and will connect Malaysia and the U.S. directly for the first time with high-capacity fiberoptic connectivity, increasing access to reliable and affordable digital services across Southeast Asia. The cable backbone will extend between the Malaysian Peninsula near Mersing to the U.S territory of Guam and then directly onward to Alaska Communications’ cable landing station in Florence, Oregon. Along the path, MYUS will also connect Batam, Jakarta and Balikpapan in Indonesia, and Davao in the Philippines.
“The MYUS cable is being designed specifically to provide trusted and reliable direct fiber connectivity between these locations for large hyperscaler, cloud, content, carrier and government customers,” according to Dr. Azhari Abang Hadari, Founder and CEO of Hexa.
“MYUS customers can be confident in the route design because it avoids the problems plagued by other existing undersea cables that transit contested waters in Southeast Asia, provides efficient routing for lowest possible latency, and uses well-known, well-proven existing cable landing sites that have excellent up-time performance as well as widely-available backhaul options for Hexa’s fiber pair owners,” added Dr. Azhari. “Alaska Communications was an obvious choice when we evaluated strategic partnerships in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.”
Alaska Communications’ cable landing facilities in Florence include the beach landing, front-haul fiber and cable landing station built in 2008 for the Alaska-Oregon Network (AKORN) which was commissioned in 2009.
“We look forward to a long-term relationship hosting MYUS at our premier landing station. Strategically positioned along the Oregon coast, our Florence landing station is a critical hub for subsea fiberoptic cables which are the backbone of today’s internet. This location provides unparalleled access to multiple fiber backhaul providers, ensuring seamless connectivity to major data center complexes in Seattle, Hillsboro, Silicon Valley and beyond. By hosting international cables, our landing station plays a vital role in driving global economic growth and enhancing access to education, healthcare, and overall quality of life. Our highly trained, experienced local team will act as strategic partners in operating MYUS, further demonstrating our leadership in global subsea cable management,” said Jeff Vogt, chief operating officer, Alaska Communications.
MYUS will be an open cable with 16 fiber pairs along its backbone. Hexa’s business model is to sell fiber pairs to long-term owners that will demand reliability and high performance of the cable to support their business growth. Hexa’s selection of Alaska Communications as a partner builds on its strategy of planning globally but partnering locally with strong, proven operators capable of and proven for meeting the requirements of the most demanding customers.
