AC-2 (cable system)

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AC-2
Owners Global Crossing Ltd.
Landing points 1. Bellport, New York 2. Brookhaven, New York 3. Whitesand Bay, UK 4. Bude, UK
Total length	c. 6,400 km
Topology	unkown
Design capacity	640 Gbit/s
Currently lit capacity	320 Gbit/s
Technology	Fiber optics
Date of first use	November 2000
Decommissioning date	unknown

AC-2 (Atlantic Crossing 2) is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the USA and the UK. Different telecommunications companies give this cable system different names, so it is also known as 'Yellow'. It has a capacity of 320 Gbit/s as of January 2007, upgradeable to 640 Gbit/s.

It has landing points in:

1. Bellport, New York, USA
2. Brookhaven, New York, USA
3. Whitesands, UK
4. Bude, UK

[edit] References

• Transoceanic Services. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
• Level 3 International Connectivity. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
• VSNL Int. Map (Flash only)

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