ASEAN (cable system)

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The ASEAN cable system was a submarine telecommunications cable system linking Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. It was completed in September 1983, but has since been decommissioned.

[edit] Construction

Construction was split into four sections. The first section, a 1,534 nmi (2,841 km) cable, was laid in 1978 with landing points at Currimao in the Philippines and Katong, Singapore. The second section, laid in 1980, was a 572 nm cable from Ancol, Indonesia to Changi, Singapore. The third section, laid in 1983, was a 920 nm cable between Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The final section laid was from Thailand to the Philippines.

[edit] Capacity

The cable carried 1380 circuits which were allocated on the basis of ownership shares in the whole project.

[edit] Sources

• http://www.aseansec.org/10870.htm. Retrieved on November 27, 2007.
• http://www.aseansec.org/1247.htm (Item 47). Retrieved on November 27, 2007.
• ASEAN cable commemorative stamps. Retrieved on December 2, 2007.
• History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications (1951-2000). Retrieved on December 2, 2007.