TPC-5 Submarine Cable System Overview

The TPC-5 Submarine Cable Network (TPC-5 CN) is the first self-healing ring transpacific optic fiber submarine cable system. The TPC-5 submarine cables consist of two fiber pairs, form a four-fiber-ring automatic protection switching network. Each fiber pair of the TPC-5 CN has a design capacity of 5 Gbps. The entire TPC-5 ring network was ready for service on December 31, 1996.

Submarine Cable System:

• TPC-5 Cable Network, TPC-5 CN

Cable Length:

• 22,560 Km

Design Capacity:

• 10 Gbps
• 2 fiber piars, each of 5 Gbps

Lit Capacity:

• 10 Gpbs

Ready for Service Date:

• December 31, 1996

Investment Type:

• Consortium

Owner(s):

TPC-5 Consortium includes 78 carriers worldwide, including but not limited to

• USA (AT&T, MCI, etc)
• Japan (KDD, IDC, ITJ),
• South Korea (KT and DACOM),
• Taiwan (ITDC),
• China (DGT),
• Vietnam (VTI)
• United Kingdom (BT),
• Germany (DTAG),
• France (FT)
• Brazil (EMBRATEL),
• Mexico (TELMEX)
• Canada (Teleglobe)
• etc.

Initial Investment:

• US$ 1.24 billion

Landing Stations:

• Bandon, Oregon, USA, AT&T cable landing station
• Morro Bay, San Lius Obispo, CA, USA, MCI cable landing station
• Tumon Bay, Guam, USA
• Keawaula, Hawaii, USA
• Miyazaki, Japan, KDDI cable landing station
• Ninomiya, Japan, KDDI cable landing station

TPC-5 Submarine Cable Map: