Pacific Caribbean Cable System

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Pacific Caribbean Cable System
Cable type Fiber optic cable
operator C&W Networks , Telconet , Telefonica , Setar, United Telecommunication Services
Landing points Landing points
overall length 6,000 km
technology Wavelength division multiplexing
speed 80 Tb / s
active since September 2015

Pacific Caribbean Cable System ( PCCS for short ) is a submarine cable that connects the United States with several Caribbean countries . It was put into operation in September 2015.

The cable runs from Florida to the east coast of Panama , connecting several countries. From the west side of Panama it finally continues to Ecuador . The cable is 6000 km long and has a capacity of 80 Tb / s.

Landing points

Individual evidence

  1. Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS)
  2. Alcatel-Lucent completes PCCS undersea cable system to boost ultra-broadband access in the Caribbean, Central and South America - Nokia. 2015-08-03