AC-2 (cable system)

AC-2 (cable system)

Infobox Submarine communications cable
cable_name = Yellow / AC-2


owners = Level 3 Communications and Global Crossing Ltd.
landing_points =

1.flagicon|USA Bellport / Brookhaven, New York
3.flagicon|UK Bude, UK

technology = Fiber optics
design_capacity = 640 Gbit/s
current_capacity = 320 Gbit/s
length = c. 6,400 km
topology = unkown
first_use_date = November 2000

Yellow / AC-2 (Atlantic Crossing 2) is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the USA and the UK. The different owners give this cable system different names, so it is known as both 'Yellow' and AC-2. It has a capacity of 320 Gbit/s as of January 2007, upgradeable to 640 Gbit/s.

It has landing points in:
#Bellport/Brookhaven, New York, USA
#Bude, UK

References

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* [http://www.vsnlinternational.com/map/ VSNL Int. Map] (Flash only)


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