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FASTER

In Service

11,629 km · 4 Landing Points · 3 Countries · Ready for Service: 2016

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Specifications

Length11,629 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service2016
Landing Points4
Countries3

Owners

China Mobile China Telecom Google KDDI Singtel TIME dotCom

Landing Points (4)

Location Country Position
Bandon, OR, United States US United States 43.1186°, -124.4082°
Chikura, Japan JP Japan 34.9767°, 139.9547°
Shima, Japan JP Japan 34.3368°, 136.8744°
Tanshui, Taiwan TW Taiwan 25.1814°, 121.4626°

About the FASTER Cable System

FASTER is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting United States, Japan, Taiwan. Its 4 landing points at Bandon, Chikura, Shima, Tanshui bridge the networks of North America, East Asia, providing an important path for international data traffic. The transpacific route is one of the busiest data corridors in the world, carrying financial, cloud, and content delivery traffic between Asian and American markets. This cable is part of GeoCables' continuous monitoring program — RIPE Atlas probes measure latency around the clock, flagging anomalies when RTT deviates significantly from established baselines.
FASTER
  • Length11,629 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service2016

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