Japan-US (cable system)

Japan-US (or Japan-US Cable Network – JUSCN or JUCN or J-US or JUS) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the United States and Japan. It has landing points in:

• Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
• Maruyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
• Mākaha, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
• Point Arena, Manchester, Mendocino County, California, United States
• Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

It has a design transmission capacity of 640 Gbit/s, starting operation at 80 Gbit/s and a total cable length of 21,000 km. It started operation in August 2001. It was upgraded to be capable of 1.28 Tbit/s operation in March 2008.

See also

• "Point Arena Cable Station". Retrieved February 15, 2006.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050915213815/http://www.privateline.com/cablestation/. Archived from the original on September 15, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2006. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

References

• "Alcatel". Archived from the original on August 31, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2006.
• "Wave Issue 0139 8/30/01 Article 1-02". Archived from the original on December 4, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2006.
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1999/fcc99167.pdf. Retrieved February 15, 2006. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
• "Fujitsu Completes Upgrade of Japan-US Cable Network". Retrieved October 17, 2008.