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. It was upgraded to be capable of 1.28 Tbit/s operation in March 2008.

See also

• "Point Arena Cable Station". http://www.thecentraloffice.com/Microwave/NMW/PARNCA/PARNCA01.htm. Retrieved February 15, 2006. 
• "http://www.privateline.com/cablestation/". http://www.privateline.com/cablestation/. Retrieved February 15, 2006. 

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.