TPC-5CN

TPC-5CN or Trans-Pacific Cable 5 Cable Network is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking Japan, Guam, Hawaii and mainland USA.

It has landing points in:

• Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
• Bandon, Coos County, Oregon, USA
• San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
• Keawaula/Yokohama Beach, Wai'anae, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
• Tumon Bay, Tumon, Tamuning, Guam
• Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

It has a transmission capacity of 5 Gbit/s, and a total cable length of 22,500 km. It started operation on 31 December 1996.

External links

• "AT&T Keawaula Cable Terminal Station, Waianae, Island of Oahu, Hawaii". Archived from the original on February 21, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2006.

References

• Barnett, W. Christopher; Takahira, Hitoshi; Baroni, James C.; Ogi, Yoshihiro (February 1996). "The TPC-5 Cable Network". IEEE Communications 34 (2): 36–40. doi:10.1109/35.481242.
• "The Entire TPC-5CN to Begin Service" (Press release). KDDI. December 12, 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2006.
• Taga, Hidenori (1997). Global lightwave undersea cable networks: present and future. Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies. Hong Kong. p. 17. Retrieved February 11, 2006.
• "Global Marine, OCC and NEC Announce Strategic Alliance To Deliver Integrated Submarine Cable Networks" (Press release). NEC. March 8, 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2006.