Construction has begun on a 19,200km undersea cable running from South East Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe, starting in Singapore and ending in France. State-owned telecom firms in China are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network to compete with a similar US-backed project, according to four people involved in the deal. The plan is a sign that an intensifying tech war. TEAS low latency diverse routing will change the global traffic patterns by delivering cutting-edge solutions strengthening connectivity between India, the Middle East and Europe. Cinia and Far North Digital signed Memorandum of Understanding last week to build the.