FASTER (cable system)

Trans-Pacific submarine communications cable

FASTERCable type| Fibre-optic

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Fate| Active
Construction beginning| 2014
Construction finished| 2016
First traffic| 2016
Design capacity| 60 Tbit/s
Built by| NEC (supplier)
Landing points| Oregon USA,
Japan, Taiwan

FASTER is a trans-Pacific submarine communications cable that went live during the last week of June 2016.[1] The cable has a total length of approximately 11,629 km[2] and a capacity of 60Tb/s.[3]

The companies involved in the project include:[1][3]

* Google
* KDDI
* SingTel
* China Telecom Global
* China Mobile International
* Global Transit Communications

FASTER has landings in:[1][2]

* Bandon, Oregon, USA
* Chikura, Chiba, Japan
* Shima, Mie, Japan
* Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan

## See also

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* List of international submarine communications cables
* Unity (cable system)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Google-Backed FASTER Submarine Cable to Go Live This Week; Data Center Knowledge". 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
2. ^ a b "Submarine Cable Map: FASTER". TeleGeography: Submarine Cable Map. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
3. ^ a b "A Global Consortium to Build New Trans-Pacific Cable System "FASTER"". NEC. 11 August 2014.

## External links

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* "A Global Consortium to Build New Trans-Pacific Cable System "FASTER"". NEC.
* http://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/faster

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Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean

* APCN
* APCN 2
* APNG
* APNG-2
* ASEAN
* Alaska United
* Asia Pacific Gateway
* Asia-America Gateway
* Australia–Japan Cable
* Bay of Bengal Gateway
* CUCN
* Commonwealth Pacific Cable System
* EAC-C2C
* FASTER
* Fibre-optic Link Around the Globe
* G-P
* Gondwana-1
* HANTRU-1
* HAW-1
* Hawaii Inter-Island Cable System
* Honotua
* Interchange Cable Network
* Japan-US
* Manatua One
* Matrix Cable System
* NPC
* PAN AM
* PC-1
* PacRimWest
* Pacific Caribbean Cable System
* Pipe Pacific Cable
* RJK
* RNAL
* SAm-1
* SEA-ME-WE 3
* SEA-ME-WE 4
* SEACOM
* SPIN
* Southern Cross Cable
* T-V-H
* TIS
* TPC-5CN
* TPE
* TSE-1
* Tasman Global Access
* Telstra Endeavour
* Tonga Cable System
* Transpac
* Unity
* VSNL Transpacific

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