Enhancing Redundancy of Singapore's Undersea Cable Communications Networks

32 Dr Tan Wu Meng asked the Minister for Communications and Information whether the Ministry can provide an update on what measures are being taken to enhance the redundancy of Singapore's undersea cable communications networks, including the preservation of adequate bandwidth for the Internet and cloud computing access for essential services which include Singapore's financial sector.

Mrs Josephine Teo: The Member may refer to my Parliamentary reply on 7 November 2022 on the measures taken to safeguard Singapore's access to and the resilience of submarine cable networks. [Please refer to "Safeguarding Submarine Data Cables against Sabotage and Major Disruptions", Official Report, 7 November 2022, Vol 95, Issue 73, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]

To further support our growing bandwidth needs, we will allocate more space and landing resources for submarine cable operators.