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| Unity Lands Trans-Pacific Fiber Cable in Japan |
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Tokyo, Nov 2, 2009 (JCN) - Unity landed its Trans-Pacific fiber optic cable system in Chikura, Japan, marking an important milestone in the construction of a new system which will deliver significant increase in capacity between the U.S. and Japan. With construction on schedule, the new system will be ready for service in the first quarter of 2010.
The cable ship KDDI Pacific Link reached the Japanese coastline in Chikura earlier this week after two months spent laying the newly manufactured cable from the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There will be a period of intensive end-to-end testing before the system is put into commercial service.
Trans-Pacific bandwidth demand has grown at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 62.8 percent between 2002 and 2008, and demand is expected to continue on a strong growth trajectory, with an estimated tenfold increase from 2008 to 2013.
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