AC-1 (cable system)

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AC-1
Owners Tyco / Global Telesystems Ltd
Landing points 1. Shirley, New York (Brookhaven Cable Stn.) 2. Whitesand Bay, UK (Land's End Cable Stn.) 3. Westerland, Sylt, Germany 4. Beverwijk, Netherlands (PTT Telecom Cable Stn.)
Total length	14,000 km
Topology	unknown
Design capacity	40 Gbit/s
Currently lit capacity	120 Gbit/s
Technology	Fiber optics
Date of first use	1999
Decommissioning date	unknown

AC-1 (Atlantic Crossing 1) is an optical submarine telecommunications cable system linking the USA and three European countries.

It has landing points in:

1. Brookhaven Cable Station in Shirley, New York, USA
2. Land's End Cable Station in Whitesands, UK
3. Westerland Cable Station on Sylt, Germany
4. PTT Telecom cable station, Beverwijk, Netherlands

[edit] References

• ATLANTIC CROSSING (AC-1) CABLE SYSTEM EXPANDS INTO THE NETHERLANDS. Retrieved on February 5, 2006.
• Global Crossing Press Release
• Global Crossing Completes Upgrade on Trans-Atlantic Route
• VSNL Int. Map (Flash only)

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