Intra-Asia & Transpacific Cables

According to Byron Clatterbuck (Tata), current supply for transpacific connection is as follows:

TGN-Pacific

• Capacity: 8 FP; 96 channels at 10 Gbps each; 1.4 Tbps lit; 7.8 Tbps design
• Owner: Tata/TGN

JUSCN

• Capacity: 4 FP; 1.28 Tbps lit & design (full occupied) ??
• Owner: Consortium

PC-1

• Capacity: 4 FP; 320 Gbps lit; 1.28 Tbps design
• Owner: (same owner as Southern Cross??)

How about intra-Asia segments? There are also many alternatives. This includes EAC-C2C (Pacnet), IAC, TIC, Flag (FNAL). There might be also several other systems.

Tata currently expands their intra-Asia presences by constructing TGN-Intra Asia (TGN-IA):

• Length: approx. 6,800 km
• Capacity: 4 FP; 320 Gbps lit; 3.84 Tbps design
• Services: STM1/4/16/64 - GbE?
• RFS: Q3/2008
• Contractors: Tyco ?

TGN IA (Intra Asia) and TGN Pacific - Source/Courtesy: Tata