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Asia Global Crossing's East Asia Crossing Cable Wins KDD as Developer

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Asia Global Crossing's highly anticipated East Asia Crossing (EAC) cable system has secured KDD Submarine Cable Systems as its developer for the first phase of the project. The EAC cable will be a 11,600 kilometer fiber optic cable system connecting Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea, with the capability to provide 2.56 terabit transport capacity using dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. This milestone brings the Asia Pacific region closer to a seamless global network, connecting fast-growing markets in the region to the worldwide fiber optic Global Crossing Network.

Key Takeaways:

  • KDD Submarine Cable Systems has been awarded the contract to develop the first phase of the Asia Global Crossing's East Asia Crossing (EAC) cable.
  • The EAC cable will be a 11,600 kilometer fiber optic cable system connecting Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
  • The system will provide the region's first 2.56 terabit system capacity using bi-directional transport capacity shared over four fiber pairs and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology.
  • The EAC system forms a self-healing ring, connecting Global Crossing's Pacific Crossing-1 with its Japanese network.
  • Global Crossing CEO Bob Annunziata stated that the EAC will bring the Asia Pacific region access to a broadband, seamless global network by linking fast-growing markets in the region.
  • By the time the EAC's second phase is completed, the cable will stretch 17,000 kilometers and link Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Statistics:

  • The EAC cable will be 11,600 kilometers long.
  • The cable system will have a capacity of 2.56 terabits.
  • The EAC system will use four fiber pairs and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology.
  • The cable will connect five countries: Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
  • By the time the EAC's second phase is completed, the cable will be 17,000 kilometers long, connecting eight countries.

Sources:

  • IT Daily (NB), December 28, 1999
  • KDD Submarine Cable Systems at http://www.kddscs.co.jp
  • Newsbytes.com at http://www.newsbytes.com

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