Keppel Ltd announced that the United States has granted a landing license for the first subsea cable system directly linking Singapore to the American west coast, strengthening Singapore's position as Asia's top digital hub. The Bifrost Cable System, a collaborative initiative by Keppel, Meta Platforms Inc's subsidiary Edge Cable Holdings USA LLC, and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International, is projected to commence commercial operations in the latter half of 2025, according to Keppel's statement released on Friday.