US-Japan underseas fiber optic link
TPC-5CN or Trans-Pacific Cable 5 Cable Network is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking Japan, Guam, Hawaii and mainland United States.
It has landing points in:
- Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Bandon, Coos County, Oregon, United States
- San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
- Keawaula/Yokohama Beach, Wai'anae, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
- Tumon Bay, Tumon, Tamuning, Guam
- Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
It has a transmission capacity of 5 Gbit/s, and a total cable length of 22,500 km (14,000 mi). It started operation on 31 December 1996.
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References
- Barnett, W. Christopher; Takahira, Hitoshi; Baroni, James C.; Ogi, Yoshihiro (February 1996). "The TPC-5 Cable Network". IEEE Communications. 34 (2): 36–40. doi:10.1109/35.481242.
- "The Entire TPC-5CN to Begin Service" (Press release). KDDI. December 12, 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2006.
- Taga, Hidenori (1997). Global lightwave undersea cable networks: present and future. Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies. Hong Kong. p. 17. Retrieved February 11, 2006.
- "Global Marine, OCC and NEC Announce Strategic Alliance To Deliver Integrated Submarine Cable Networks" (Press release). NEC. March 8, 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2006.