PC-1

PC-1 (Pacific Crossing 1) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the USA and Japan.

It has landing points in:

1. Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
2. Ajigaura, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
3. Harbour Pointe, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
4. Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

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.

References

• "http://www.pc1.com/". http://www.pc1.com/. Retrieved February 12, 2006.