PPC-1 (Pipe Pacific Cable-1)

PPC-1 is owned (via its subsidiaries) by PIPE Networks, which is claimed itself as "Australia's largest peering provider and operates 16 IX points in 6 cities with over 130 active connections". PIPE has a close partnership with VSNL(Tata), in particular as the company intends to expand its business to the international wholesale market.

• Contractors: Tyco (contract on January 2008)
• Landing points: Collaroy beach, Cromer Sydney (Aus), Madang (PNG) near SEACOM, Tata Piti TGNP Guam (US)
• Capacity: 2 FP (4 in segment Cromer CLS - BU Sydney??); 1 FP for Australia-Guam trunk, 1 FP for Australia-PNG-Guam, 1.92 Tbps design, 140 Gbps initial for Australia-Guam, 10 Gbps for the other trunk; 96 Lambdas @ 10 Gbps
  
• Length: Approx. 6,900 km
• Others: 4 BU (1 Passive off Sydney; 3 Active/OADM)
• Products: 2.5 Gbps unprotected wavelengths; 10 Gbps unprotected wavelengths; SDH; dark fiber
• Cable burial: 1.5m burial to 2km off Sydney; 1m burial to 1km off Madang
• CAPEX:
• RFS: July 2009
  

• "PPC-1 is the first 'new' cable to land in PNG since 1960's"
• Connections from Guam to other destination are facilitated by Tata
• PPC-2 will extend PPC-1 to the North Island of NZ (partnership with Kordia)

PPC-1 (Source/Courtesy: Brett Worrall/PIPE Intl. taken from Subtel)