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Japan US (cable system)

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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 USA and Japan.

It has landing points in:

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

    • 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.

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    Japan-US (cable system) Wikipedia
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