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HANTRU-1

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HANTRU-1 is a submarine communications cable system that connects the Reagan Test Site in the Kwajalein atoll to Guam.[1] The cable was funded by $100 million from the US Army. Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia arranged to add extensions to this trunk line for total of $30 million. It has cable landing points at:

HANTRU-1 is named after owner Hannon Armstrong Capital LLC and operator Truestone LLC.[1] The dedicated Micronesian fiber pair will have an ultimate capacity to transmit 16 10-Gigabit wavelengths.[2] The HANTRU-1 extensions were completed in March 2010. Previously connectivity to these island nations was only available using satellite transmission.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Island Business - Internet cable for two isolated Pacific nations
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2010-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)