
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said ASEAN should boost its cooperation in information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance regional integration and create new opportunities for its economies.
Speaking at the 13th ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting (TELMIN) on Thursday, Mr Lee shared three ideas on how to do this.
He suggested strengthening the resilience of submarine communications cable systems.
He said the systems are the backbone of the global communications network and the Internet, but they are vulnerable to damage, due to anchoring, fishing activities and natural disasters.
Another way to boost ICT cooperation in the regional grouping is to harmonise 700MHz band for mobile broadband services.
The benefits of doing so include reducing potential radio frequency interference between neighbouring countries and improving regional mobile roaming and quality of mobile broadband services.
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