HANTRU-1

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HANTRU-1 is a submarine communications cable system that connects the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Kwajalein atoll to Guam. [1] The cable was funded by $100 million from the US Army. Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia arranged to add extensions to this trunk line for total of $30 million. It has cable landing points at:

HANTRU-1 is named after owner Hannon Armstrong Capital LLC and operator Truestone LLC. [1] The dedicated Micronesian fiber pair will have an ultimate capacity to transmit 16 10-Gigabit wavelengths. [2] The HANTRU-1 extensions were completed in March 2010. Previously connectivity to these island nations was only available using satellite transmission. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Island Business - Internet cable for two isolated Pacific nations
  2. ↑ "MicSem Discussion Forum - HI-SPEED FSM INTERNET NEWS". Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Newsflash 2". Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2010-07-18.

8°44′41″N167°44′12″E / 8.7447°N 167.7367°E / 8.7447; 167.7367

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