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The first trans-Pacific submarine cable system, TPC-1 (Trans Pacific Cable 1), was put into servie on on June 19, 1964. It's a submarine coaxial cable linking Japan, Guam, Havaii and mainland U.S.A. via Hawaii, with a small capacity of only 128 telephone lines. After that, many transpacific submarine cable systems were built continuously.
The following table lists the major trans-pacific optic fiber cable systems.
| System | RFS | Retire |
| TPC-5 | 1995 | |
| China-US CN | 2000 | 2016 |
| Japan-US CN | 2000 | 2022 |
| PC-1 | 2001 | |
| TGN Pacific | 2002 | |
| TPE | 2008 | |
| AAG | 2009 | |
| Unity | 2010 | |
| Faster | 2016 | |
| SEA-US | 2017 | |
| NCP | 2018 | |
| Jupiter | 2021 | |
| PLCN | 2022 (partially) | |
| HK-G | Withdrawn | |
| HKA | Withdrawn | |
| BtoBE | Withdrawn | |
| CAP-1 | Withdrawn | |
| Topaz | 2023 | |
| Echo | 2024 | |
| Bifrost | 2024 | |
| JUNO | 2024 | |
| JAWS | 2026 | |
| TPU | 2025 | |
| Proa | 2026 | |
| Taihei | 2026 | |
| SCCN | 2000 | |
| Telstra Endeavour | 2008 | |
| Hawaiki Cable | 2018 | |
| Southern Cross Next | 2022 | |
| Humboldt Cable | 2025 | |
| Hawaiki Nui | 2025 | |
| Tabua | 2026 | |
| Honomoana | 2026 | |
| Bulikula | 2026 | |
| Halaihai | 2026 | |
| HIFL | 2026 | |
| ASH/SAS Cable | 2009 | |
| Honotua | 2010 |
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