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. ^ http://www.micsem.org/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=4267
  3. ^ http://www.subcableworld.com/submarine-cable-newsfeed/submarine-cable-newsfeed/new-submarine-cable-systems/Page-3

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