IP: CHINA-U.S. CABLE NETWORK

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

EVENT REMIT: AT&T CORP. and nine other carriers agree to build a $1.5
billion undersea fiber optic cable that will provide a direct digital
connection between China and the U.S.  The CHINA-U.S. CABLE NETWORK is
planned to be completed in January 2000; it's expected to stretch more
than 16,000 submarine miles in a loop system.  The new system will
transmit voice, data and images at up to a total of 80 gigabits per
second; will allow the transmission of more than one million
simultaneous calls.  The cable will form a self-protecting ring with
direct connections to Bandon, Oregon and San Luis Obispo, California
in the U.S., and Shanghai and Shantou in China.  There will be
additional $ub-landings in Japan, Korea and Guam...


TDR-03-30-97 15:29 EST