Atlantic Crossing 1
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| AC-1 | |
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| Owners: Tyco / Level 3 Communications | |
Landing points
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| Total length | 14,000 km |
| Topology | unknown |
| Design capacity | 40 Gbit/s |
| Currently lit capacity | 120 Gbit/s |
| Technology | Fiber optics |
| Date of first use | 1999 |
Atlantic Crossing 1 (AC-1) is an optical submarine telecommunications cable system linking the United States and three European countries. It transports speech and data traffic between the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands and Germany.[1] It is one of several transatlantic communications cables. It was operated by American company Level 3 Communications and Irish company Tyco International, until their respective mergers in 2017 and 2016 with other companies.
It has landing points in:
- Brookhaven Cable Station, Shirley, New York, United States
- Land's End Cable Station, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
- Westerland Cable Station, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- KPN Telecom cable station, Beverwijk, Netherlands
References
[edit]- ^ Staff writer. "VS Wijst Knelpunten Nederland Aan". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- "ATLANTIC CROSSING (AC-1) CABLE SYSTEM EXPANDS INTO THE NETHERLANDS". Retrieved February 5, 2006.
- Global Crossing Press Release
- Global Crossing Completes Upgrade on Trans-Atlantic Route
- VSNL Int. Map (Flash only)
Categories:
- Transatlantic communications cables
- Submarine communications cables in the North Atlantic Ocean
- Submarine communications cables in the English Channel
- Submarine communications cables in the North Sea
- 1999 establishments in England
- 1999 establishments in Germany
- 1999 establishments in the Netherlands
- 1999 establishments in New York (state)