APCN 2 (Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2) started operating. It is a submarine telecommunications cable linking several countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with landing points in:
Chongming, Shanghai, China.
Shantou, Guangdong Province, China.
Lantau Island, Islands District, Hong Kong.
Chikura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Kuantan, Pahang State, Malaysia.
Batangas Bay, Batangas City, Batangas Province, Philippines.
Katong, Singapore.
Pusan, South Korea.
The capacity of the cable system is at 2.56 Tbit/s. Made up of four pairs of optical fibers, each pair providing 640 Gbit/s by Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing of 10 Gbit/s wavelengths.
The APCN 2 is 19,000 km long, and is built with a self-healing ring configuration, which allows fast rerouting of data transfers along APCN 2 in the event of disruptions. The cable system is designed to provide interconnection with other major trans-oceanic cable networks linking the USA, Europe, Australia, and other parts of Asia.
APCN 2 complements the first APCN.
