The Asia Pacific Cable Network (APCN) is a consortium Intra-Asia submarine cable system linking Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The APCN consists of two fiber pairs stretching 12083 km, with a design capacity of 5 Gbps.
The APCN Australian Extension (also know as JASURAUS) connects Australia (Port Hedland) with Indonesia (Jakarta), and brings Australia to the Asia Pacific Cable Network.
Cable System:
- Asia Pacific Cable Network, or APCN
Cable Length:
- 12,083 Km
Design Capacity:
- 5 Gbps (2xSTM-16)
- 2 fiber pairs
- 1 fiber pair for the APCN Australian Extension (JASURAUS)
Lit Capacity:
- 5 Gbps
Ready for Service Date:
- January 1997
Investment Type:
- Consortium
Owner(s):
- KDDI
- Korea Telecom
- Chunghwa Telecom
- Cable & Wireless (Reach)
- PLDT
- SingTel
- Telekom Indonesia
- CAT Thailand
- Telstra
- etc
Initial Investment:
- approximately US$500 million
Landing Stations:
- Miyazaki, Japan, KDDI
- Pusan, Korea, Korea Telecom
- Toucheng, Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom
- Lantau, Hong Kong, Reach
- Batangas, the Philippines, PLDT
- Mersing, Malaysia, Telecom Malaysia
- Changi, Singapore, SingTel
- Petchaburi, Thailand, CAT
- Ancol, Jarkata, TeleKom Indonesia
- Port Hedland, Australia, Telstra
Vendors:
- KDD-SCS
- AT&T-SSI
- Alcatel Submarine Networks
APCN Submarine Cable Map: