Pacific Light Cable Network

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The Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) is a proposed cable system in the Pacific Ocean. [1] Partners in the project include Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) and Google. [2]

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landing points

Its landing points are planned to be: [3]

Cancelled: [4]

Inactive

Although cable had already been laid, it was announced that the US FCC would not authorize connecting the PLCN to Hong Kong, for national security reasons. [5] [2]

References

  1. ↑ "PLCN - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. 1 2 Yung, Shermaine. "Trans-Pacific Cable Chaos, Shifting Asian Hubs". blog.telegeography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Submarine Cable Map: Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN)". www.submarinecablemap.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ↑ Hamilton, Isobel Asher. "The Trump administration's mission to wall off the Chinese internet has officially killed a US-Hong Kong undersea cable project from Facebook and Google". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  5. ↑ Leprince-Ringuet, Daphne. "Facebook and Google drop plans for underwater cable to Hong Kong after security warnings". ZDNet. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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