WonderlandPark
12-19-2006, 01:21 AM
Going to start out in Tillamook County and will be by far the most capable undersea cable laid in the Pacific.
From this sleepy beach:
http://www.vacationrentals.com/_pictures/7932_8.jpg
to the world's largest nation:
http://www.concierge.com/images/destinations/destinationguide/asia/china/shanghai/shanghai/shanghai_001hl.jpg
" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday it and five Asian partners will build a $500 million (256 million pound) high-speed optical cable linking the United States and China in a bid to benefit from burgeoning Internet activity in China.
Verizon Business, the unit of the No. 2 U.S. phone carrier that handles corporate sales, and partners China Telecom, China Netcom, China Unicom, Korea Telecom and Chunghwa Telecom will start building the undersea cable in the first quarter of 2007, Verizon said.
The cable will have about 60 times the capacity of existing lines between the United States and China and will be capable of supporting the equivalent of 62 million phone calls simultaneously, Verizon said. Most existing cables between the two countries go through Japan, slowing down service.
Verizon said it expects the cable to be completed in the third quarter of 2008. It said it would likely see a return on the investment from its first year. "
From this sleepy beach:
http://www.vacationrentals.com/_pictures/7932_8.jpg
to the world's largest nation:
http://www.concierge.com/images/destinations/destinationguide/asia/china/shanghai/shanghai/shanghai_001hl.jpg
" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday it and five Asian partners will build a $500 million (256 million pound) high-speed optical cable linking the United States and China in a bid to benefit from burgeoning Internet activity in China.
Verizon Business, the unit of the No. 2 U.S. phone carrier that handles corporate sales, and partners China Telecom, China Netcom, China Unicom, Korea Telecom and Chunghwa Telecom will start building the undersea cable in the first quarter of 2007, Verizon said.
The cable will have about 60 times the capacity of existing lines between the United States and China and will be capable of supporting the equivalent of 62 million phone calls simultaneously, Verizon said. Most existing cables between the two countries go through Japan, slowing down service.
Verizon said it expects the cable to be completed in the third quarter of 2008. It said it would likely see a return on the investment from its first year. "
