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Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN)

In Service

11,806 km · 3 Landing Points · 3 Countries · Ready for Service: 2022

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Specifications

Length11,806 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service2022
Landing Points3
Countries3

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Landing Points (3)

Location Country Position
Baler, Philippines PH Philippines 15.7615°, 121.5602°
El Segundo, CA, United States US United States 33.9199°, -118.4160°
Toucheng, Taiwan TW Taiwan 24.8636°, 121.8015°

About the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) Cable System

Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Philippines, United States, Taiwan. Its 3 landing points at Baler, El Segundo, Toucheng bridge the networks of Southeast Asia, 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. GeoCables maintains health checks on this cable using distributed RIPE Atlas probes, with automated anomaly detection triggered when RTT exceeds 4x the historical baseline.
Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN)
  • Length11,806 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service2022

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