Google and Meta’s Echo Cable Lands in Singapore

Jason Ma, Data Center Dynamics
August 6, 2026

Google and Meta's Echo subsea cable landed in Singapore on July 31, extending the trans-Pacific system toward its planned Southeast Asian endpoints. The landing adds Singapore to a route designed to connect the city-state and Jakarta with Eureka, California, through a cable landing station in Guam.

Echo will span more than 17,000km (10,563 miles) when the full system is complete. Part of the network is already operating between California and Guam. The Singapore landing therefore advances another section of the cable while work continues toward the complete route linking Southeast Asia and the United States.

Google and Meta announced Echo in 2021 as a joint venture. Other telecommunications companies have since secured interests on the system. Telstra and Trans Pacific Network purchased fiber pairs in 2024, while subsea cable operator FLAG acquired capacity in December 2025.

Echo was planned alongside Bifrost, a sister cable that also connects Singapore with the United States. Bifrost includes branches serving Guam, Mexico, and the Philippines and became ready for service in October 2025. Echo follows a different stated path through Singapore, Jakarta, Guam, and California.

The July 31 landing is a specific construction milestone for Echo's Singapore end. The completed system is intended to provide a direct cable route from Singapore and Jakarta to California, with Guam serving as an intermediate landing point.

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