AC-2
Yellow / AC-2 (Atlantic Crossing 2) is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the United States and the United Kingdom. The cable is wholly owned by CenturyLink (formerly Level 3 Communications) in the US following its acquisition of Global Crossing.[1] The original owners, which each owned two of the fibre pairs, gave this cable system different names, so it is known as both Yellow and AC-2. It has a capacity of 320 Gbit/s as of January 2007, upgradeable to 640 Gbit/s.
| Yellow / AC-2 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Owners: Global Crossing/CenturyLink | |
| Landing points | |
| Total length | c. 6,400 km |
| Topology | unknown |
| Design capacity | 640 Gbit/s |
| Currently lit capacity | 320 Gbit/s |
| Technology | Fiber optics |
| Date of first use | November 2000 |
It has landing points in:
- Bellport/Brookhaven, New York, United States
- Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom
References
- "AC-2/Yellow". submarinenetworks. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "Transoceanic Services". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
- "Level 3 International Connectivity" (PDF). Retrieved May 4, 2012.
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