PC-1 (cable system)
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PC-1 (Pacific Crossing 1) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the USA and Japan.
It has landing points in:
- Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Ajigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Harbour Pointe, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
- Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
It has a design transmission capacity of 640 Gbit/s, with 180 Gbit/s lit (as of February 2006), and a total cable length of 20,890 km. It started operation in January 2001.
[edit] Sources
- http://www.pc1.com/. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.
