VSNL Transpacific

TGN-Pacific (TGN-P,[1] previously VSNL Transpacific) is a submarine telecommunications cable system transiting the Pacific Ocean.

The cable system is constructed with one cable from Emi, Japan, to Hillsboro, Oregon, United States; one from Toyohashi, Japan, to Hillsboro; one from Toyohashi, Japan, to Los Angeles, California, United States; and one from Toyohashi to Guam. The cables between Japan and Hillsboro are each constructed with 8 fibre pairs per cable. At construction the cable could support up to 96 10 Gbit/s waves in its 2001 configuration. In 2014 the cable was upgraded to 100G optical transport.[2]

It has landing points in:

• Emi, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
• Piti, Guam
• Nedonna Beach, Tillamook County near Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, United States (two cable landing points)
• Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Tata Communications (formerly VSNL[3]) acquired the cable from its builder Tyco in May, 2005.[4]

References

1. "Tata lights up 100G services on TGN-P cable route linking U.S., Asia and Japan - FierceTelecom". www.fiercetelecom.com.
2. "Tata Communications brings 100G connectivity to carrier and enterprise customers from the US to Asia with Ciena's GeoMesh - Ciena". www.ciena.com.
3. Tata.com. "VSNL to be named Tata Communications Limited via @tatacompanies".
4. Webmaster. "VSNL Acquires TGN for $130 million - Submarine Cable Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com.

• "Tyco Telecommunications, Network Services on the Tyco Global Network – TGN, Presentation to LISHEP, February 17, 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". Retrieved November 22, 2006.
• "PUBLIC NOTICE" (PDF). FCC. Retrieved October 16, 2008.