NPC (cable system)
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NPC (North Pacific Cable) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the USA and Japan.
It has landing points in:
- Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Pacific City, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
- Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA (branch @ 420 Mbit/s)
It has a transmission capacity of 1,260 Mbit/s, and a total cable length of 5,200 miles (~8,400 km). It started operation in May 1991.
[edit] Sources
- http://www.ptcable.com/ptc/npc/npcable.htm. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.
- http://www.ptcable.com/. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.
- http://www.ptcable.com/ptc/npc/npcroute.htm. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.
