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'''EAC-C2C''' is a [[submarine communications cable|submarine telecommunications cable system]] interconnecting several countries in Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. It is a merger of the former EAC (East Asia Crossing) and C2C cable systems[http://www.telecomasia.net/content/asia-netcom-merges-eac-c2c-0 ]). The merger occurred in 2007 by Asia Netcom, and the cable system is now owned/operated by Pacnet |
'''EAC-C2C''' is a [[submarine communications cable|submarine telecommunications cable system]] interconnecting several countries in Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. It is a merger of the former EAC (East Asia Crossing) and C2C cable systems[http://www.telecomasia.net/content/asia-netcom-merges-eac-c2c-0 ]). The merger occurred in 2007 by Asia Netcom, and the cable system is now owned/operated by Pacnet[http://www.optoiq.com/index/display/article-display/358680/articles/lightwave/news-amp-analysis/pacnet-upgrades-capacity-on-eac-c2c.html ]. |
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Revision as of 21:14, 6 July 2010
EAC-C2C is a submarine telecommunications cable system interconnecting several countries in Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. It is a merger of the former EAC (East Asia Crossing) and C2C cable systems[1]). The merger occurred in 2007 by Asia Netcom, and the cable system is now owned/operated by Pacnet[2].
The EAC portion of the cable system includes:
- Changi, Singapore
- Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
- Qingdao, China (later extension)
- Pali, Taiwan
- Capepisa, The Philippines
- Taean, South Korea
- Shima, Japan
- Ajigaura, Japan
Length: 19,500 kilometers
Capacity: 160 Gbit/s - upgradeable to 2.5 Tbit/s
Technology: DWDM (dense wavelength-division multiplex)
The C2C portion of the cable system is comprised of three rings:
- C2C North Ring
- C2C South Ring
- C2C Pacific Ring
The landing points on each ring are as follows:
C2C North Ring
- Chung Hom Kok, Southern District, Hong Kong
- Nasugbu, Batangas Province, Philippines
- Fangshan, Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan
- Tamsui, Taipei County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan
- Nanhui District, Shanghai, China
- Pusan, South Korea
- Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Chikura, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
C2C South Ring
C2C Pacific Ring
- Emi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
- Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Hawaii, USA
- Guam
- Los Angeles, California
Sources
- Pacnet
- Map of EAC
- http://www.nec.com/global/prod/nw/submarine/news/archive/20050628.html
- "http://www.c2ccable.com/". Retrieved July 13, 2007.
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- "http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/telecom_fact/milestones/main.html". Retrieved February 18, 2006.
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