FASTER (cable system) explained

Cable Name:	FASTER
Cable Type:	Fibre-optic
Fate:	Active
Construction Beginning:	2014
Construction Finished:	2016
First Traffic:	2016
Design Capacity:	60 Tbit/s
Built By:	NEC (supplier)
Landings:	Oregon USA, Japan, Taiwan

FASTER is a trans-Pacific submarine communications cable that went live during the last week of June 2016.^[1] The cable has a total length of approximately 11,629 km^[2] and a capacity of 60Tb/s.^[3]

The companies involved in the project include:

• Google
• KDDI
• SingTel
• China Telecom Global
• China Mobile International
• Global Transit Communications

FASTER has landings in:

• Bandon, Oregon, USA
• Chikura, Chiba, Japan
• Shima, Mie, Japan
• Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan

See also

• List of international submarine communications cables
• Unity (cable system)

External links

• Web site: A Global Consortium to Build New Trans-Pacific Cable System "FASTER" . .
• http://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/faster

Notes and References

1. Web site: Google-Backed FASTER Submarine Cable to Go Live This Week; Data Center Knowledge. 2016-06-29. 2016-06-29.
2. Web site: Submarine Cable Map: FASTER. TeleGeography: Submarine Cable Map. 6 July 2016.
3. Web site: A Global Consortium to Build New Trans-Pacific Cable System "FASTER". NEC. 11 August 2014.