On April 16, a representative from Viettel, the military telecommunications industry group of Vietnam, revealed that in early April 2025, Viettel Networks would put the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) into operation. With a maximum capacity of 50 Tbps, this cable is currently the largest-capacity submarine optical cable line in Vietnam, equivalent to 125% of the total international connection capacity of all five active submarine cables (IA, AAE-1, APG, AGG, SMW-3). The ADC is also faster than previous systems.