EAC-C2C

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:

Landing points:

1. Changi, Singapore
2. Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
3. Qingdao, China (later extension)
4. Pali, Taiwan
5. Capepisa, The Philippines
6. Taean, South Korea
7. Shima, Japan
8. Ajigaura, Japan

Length: 19,500 kilometers

Capacity: 160 Gbit/s - upgradeable to 2.5 Tbit/s

Technology: DWDM (dense wavelength-division multiplex)

Entire C2C Network

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

1. Chung Hom Kok, Southern District, Hong Kong
2. Nasugbu, Batangas Province, Philippines
3. Fangshan, Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan
4. Tamsui, Taipei County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan
5. Nanhui District, Shanghai, China
6. Pusan, South Korea
7. Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
8. Chikura, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

C2C South Ring

1. Hong Kong
2. Nasugbu, Batangas Province, Philippines
3. Vietnam
4. Changi, Singapore

C2C Pacific Ring

1. Emi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
2. Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
3. Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
4. Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
5. Hawaii, USA
6. Guam
7. 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. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
• "http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/telecom_fact/milestones/main.html". Retrieved February 18, 2006. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

http://www.pacnet.com/inter/index.asp