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NEC building Bay cable system

The new Bay to Bay Express Cable System (BtoBE), which is being funded by a consortium including China Mobile International, Facebook, and Amazon Web Services, will be constructed by NEC Corp, according to a statement on NEC’s official website.

NEC is a Japanese company whose main businesses include the integration of information technology and network technologies.

The nearly 16,000-kilometer optical submarine cable is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020, the statement said.

BtoBE will further enhance and contribute to the much-needed expansion of communications networks among the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area, the San Francisco Bay Area and Singapore, read the statement.

SCGC, Mikron venture in Russia

Shanghai Chinllenge Gases Co has signed an agreement with Russia-based Mikron to establish a joint venture for the production, supply and storage of industrial gases and gas mixtures in Russia, according to a statement on the official website of Mikron.

Mikron is an integrated microcircuits maker with leading manufacturing facilities.

The main projects and areas of cooperation include production of industrial gases, supply and maintenance of equipment for industrial gas supply systems, transportation and storage of rare gases and gas mixtures.

The two also plan to work together in the fields of construction and modernization of plants for the production of industrial gases, in a bid to expand the existing production facilities of Mikron.