AC-2

Yellow / AC-2
Owners Level 3 Communications
Landing points 1. Bellport / Brookhaven, New York 3. Bude, UK
Total length	c. 6,400 km
Topology	unknown
Design capacity	640 Gbit/s
Currently lit capacity	320 Gbit/s
Technology	Fiber optics
Date of first use	November 2000 (2000-11)
Decommissioning date

Yellow / AC-2 (Atlantic Crossing 2) is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the USA and the UK. The different owners give this cable system different names, so it is known as both 'Yellow' and AC-2. It has a capacity of 320 Gbit/s as of January 2007, upgradeable to 640 Gbit/s.

It has landing points in:

1. Bellport/Brookhaven, New York, USA
2. Bude, UK

References

• "Transoceanic Services". http://www.level3.com/investor_relations/aboutlevel3/level3_network/transatlantic.html. Retrieved January 16, 2007. 
• "Level 3 International Connectivity" (PDF). http://www.level3.com/downloads/Landing_Station_Map.pdf. Retrieved January 5, 2010.