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.
See also
- "Point Arena Cable Station". Retrieved February 15, 2006.
- "http://www.privateline.com/cablestation/". Retrieved February 15, 2006.
References
- "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. Retrieved February 15, 2006.
- "http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/fcc99167.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2006.
- "Fujitsu Completes Upgrade of Japan-US Cable Network". Retrieved October 17, 2008.
- ↑ "KDD, NTTWN and Japan Telecom to Sign Japan-U.S. Cable Network Construction and Maintenance Agreement". Press Release. KDD, NTTWN. Retrieved April 22, 2011.