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Pacific Light Cable Network

The Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) is a proposed cable system in the Pacific Ocean. Partners in the project include Meta Platforms and Google.

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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

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.52

References

References

  1. "PLCN - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  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.