The Submarine Cable Asia Network (SCAN) was initiated by the privately-owned Telemedia Pacific Inc who recognized the need for a direct, secure, high-capacity communications link between the burgeoning markets of Jakarta and China/Hong Kong to facilitate the flow of financial, Governmental, commercial, educational, and entertainment information between these two important centers without the need to pass through intermediate countries or intermediate carriers.

SCAN is the first major component of the Telemedia Pacific Cable Network (TPCN), which will link important commercial centres throughout the Asia/Pacific region.

Facts about SCAN

• An undersea cable approximately 4000 km in length, connecting Hong Kong to Jakarta (landing at Pantai Mutiara)
• Comprises six fiber pairs, each capable of carrying 96 X 10Gbps wavelengths, giving the system a total design capacity of 5.76 Tbps
• Includes a branching unit positioned to allow connection to the rapidly-growing Vietnam market
• System construction has been contracted to NEC, a premier supplier of undersea systems
• Estimated ready-for-service by February 2012

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