Pareesa Afreen 
Nov 23, 2025
Pakistan has made a significant leap forward in the way of connecting itself internationally by subscribing to the newly launched SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system, which is a next-generation 19,200-kilometre undersea fibre route that interconnects Southeast Asia with the Middle East and Europe.
As demand for cloud services, digital payments, streaming platforms, and enterprise data persists, the system brings faster speeds, lower latency, and greater resilience.
Delivering more than 100 Tbps of total capacity, SEA-ME-WE 6 establishes one of the most rapid data corridors between Singapore and France, connecting several major digital markets along the route and offering a substantial upgrade compared with previous SEA-ME-WE cables.
The multinational consortium behind the system includes:
- Transworld Associates (Pakistan)
- Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company
- Bharti Airtel
- Dhiraagu
- Djibouti Telecom
- Mobily
- Orange
- Singtel
- Sri Lanka Telecom
- Telecom Egypt
- Telekom Malaysia
- Telin
SEA-ME-WE 6 will be deployed with more fibre pairs and more than double the capacity of earlier cables, with improved protection on high-traffic Asia-Europe routes.
Geodiverse crossings and landing points through Egypt reduce the impact of potential cable cuts,a problem that has repeatedly slowed regional internet traffic in recent years.
The country has so far been allocated 13.2 Tbps, out of which 4 Tbps has already been activated under the new system. This swift capacity boost will be vital in the country's digital transformation in cloud computing, data centres, fintech platforms, e-commerce, and online services.
