AC-1 (cable system)

AC-1 (cable system)

Infobox Submarine communications cable
cable_name = AC-1


landing_points =

1.flagicon|USA Shirley, New York (Brookhaven Cable Stn.)
2.flagicon|UK Whitesand Bay, UK (Land's End Cable Stn.)
3.flagicon|Germany Westerland, Sylt, Germany
4.flagicon|Netherlands Beverwijk, Netherlands (PTT Telecom Cable Stn.)

owners = Tyco / Global Telesystems Ltd
technology = Fiber optics
design_capacity = 40 Gbit/s
current_capacity = 120 Gbit/s
length = 14,000 km
topology = unknown
first_use_date = 1999

AC-1 (Atlantic Crossing 1) is an optical submarine telecommunications cable system linking the USA and three European countries.

It has landing points in:
# Brookhaven Cable Station in Shirley, New York, USA
# Land's End Cable Station in Whitesands, UK
# Westerland Cable Station on Sylt, Germany
# PTT Telecom cable station, Beverwijk, Netherlands

References

*
* [http://www.globalcrossing.com/news/1997/march/Release_AC-1_03-20-97_final.pdf Global Crossing Press Release]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BFP/is_1999_August_30/ai_55603439 Global Crossing Completes Upgrade on Trans-Atlantic Route]
* [http://www.vsnlinternational.com/map/ VSNL Int. Map] (Flash only)


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