APCN-2 Submarine Cable System Overview

The Asia Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN-2) is a consortium Intra-Asia submarine cable system linking Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore in a ring configuration. The APCN-2 consists of four fiber pairs stretching 19000 km, initially designed with 64x10Gbps DWDM over each fiber pair.

The APCN-2 is the first submarine cable system that has a self-healing function in the Asia Region.

Cable System:

• Asia Pacific Cable Network 2, or APCN-2

Cable Length:

• 19,000 Km

Design Capacity:

• 2.56 Tbps
• 4 fiber pairs, each of 64x10 Gbps DWDM
• upgrade to 40 Gbps DWDM in September 2011

Lit Capacity:

• 80 Gbps (as of RFS in Dec. 2001)
• 160 Gbps (first upgrade in 2002)
• 280 Gbps (2nd upgrade in 2006)

Ready for Service Date:

• December 20, 2000

Investment Type:

• Consortium

Owner(s):

• The APCN-2 consortium members consist of 45 carriers in Asia Pacific region, including following 26 initial parties:

Initial Investment:

• US$ 1 billion (US$ 800 million for system supply)

Landing Stations:

• Kitaibaraki, Japan, NTT
• Chikura, Japan, KDDI
• Pusan, Korea, Korea Telecom
• Chongming, China, China Telecom
• Shantou, China, China Telecom
• Tanshui, Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom
• Lantau, Hong Kong, Reach
• Batangas, the Philippines, PLDT
• Kuantan, Malaysia, Telecom Malaysia
• Katong, Singapore, SingTel

Vendor:

• NEC

APCN-2 Submarine Cable Map: