Japan-US (cable system)

Japan-US (or Japan-US Cable Network - JUSCN or JUCN or J-US or JUS) 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
Maruyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Mākaha, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Point Arena, Manchester, Mendocino County, California, USA
Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

It has a design transmission capacity of 640 Gbit/s, starting operation at 80 Gbit/s and a total cable length of 21,000 km. It started operation in August 2001.^[1] It was upgraded to be capable of 1.28 Tbit/s operation in March 2008.

References

"http://www.alcatel.com/submarine/refs/cibles/pacn/japanus.htm". http://www.alcatel.com/submarine/refs/cibles/pacn/japanus.htm. Retrieved February 15, 2006.
"http://www.wave-report.com/archives/2001/01390102.htm". Archived from the original on December 4, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051204035842/http://www.wave-report.com/archives/2001/01390102.htm. Retrieved February 15, 2006.
"http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/fcc99167.pdf" (PDF). http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/fcc99167.pdf. Retrieved February 15, 2006.
"Fujitsu Completes Upgrade of Japan-US Cable Network". http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2008/20080327-01.html. Retrieved October 17, 2008.

^ "KDD, NTTWN and Japan Telecom to Sign Japan-U.S. Cable Network Construction and Maintenance Agreement". Press Release. KDD, NTTWN. http://www.kddi.com/english/corporate/news_release/archive/kdd/press-e98/e98-010n5.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

Japan-US (cable system)

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