PC-1
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PC-1 (Pacific Crossing 1) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the United States to Japan.
It has landing points in:
- Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- , Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Harbour Pointe, Snohomish County, Washington, United States
- Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
It has a design transmission capacity of 640 Gbit/s, with 180 Gbit/s lit (as of February 2006), and a total cable length of 20,890 km. It started operation in January 2001.
Since 2009, PC-1 has been owned by Japanese carrier NTT.
References[]
- "http://www.pc1.com/". Retrieved February 12, 2006.
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- "http://www.pc1.com/company_background.cfm".
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Categories:
- Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean
- Japan–United States relations
- Communications in Washington (state)
- Communications in California
- 2001 establishments in California
- 2001 establishments in Japan
- 2001 establishments in Oregon