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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 (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. 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
- 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
- "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)
| Transatlantic communications cables | |
|---|---|
| TAT series | |
| Private non-TAT | |
| Other | |
- 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)