Trans-Pacific Express fiber-optic cable completed
2008/09/30 19:34Construction was completed Monday on a new 18,000 kilometer fiber-optic cable called Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) connecting Internet traffic between Asia and the United States:
The high-speed link will provide more capacity for the region, which is currently served by a single low-capacity cable that provides connectivity between mainland China and the U.S. Most Web traffic between the U.S. and China goes through Hong Kong or Japan. These routes can often cause transmission delays.
The project, which cost about $500 million, was prompted when an earthquake off Taiwan's coast in December 2006 severed several undersea data cables, which resulted in disrupted communications throughout much of Asia.
The Korean landing point for the cable will be at Keoje, South Gyeongsang Province. Work will also continue on phase 2 of TPE which will add a link to Japan.
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