G-P
{{short description|Pacific submarine communications cable}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox Submarine communications cable
| cable_name = G-P
| map =
| owners =
| landing_points =
- Batangas Bay, the Philippines
- Tanguisson Point, Tumon Village, Guam
| technology =
| design_capacity = 20 Gbit/s
| current_capacity =
| length = {{convert|3600|km|abbr=on}}
| topology =
| first_use_date = {{start date and age|1999|03|31|df=y}}
}}
G-P (or Guam-Philippines Fiber Optic Submarine Cable System) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the two named territories.
It has landing points in:[http://www.cablemap.info/?c=G-P G-P] Greg's cable map
- Batangas Bay, Batangas City, Batangas Province, the Philippines
- Tanguisson Point, Tumon Village, Guam
It has a design transmission capacity of 20 Gbit/s, starting operation at 5 Gbit/s and a total cable length of {{convert|3600|km|abbr=on}}. It started operation on 31 March 1999.
Sources
- {{
cite web
|title=Application for a license to land and operate in the United States a private fiber optic cable system extending between Guam and the Philippines, the G-P Cable System
|url=http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/1998/da982550.txt
|website=fcc.gov
|date=December 15, 1998
|accessdate=February 17, 2006
}}
References
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{{Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean}}
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Category:Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean
Category:Philippines–United States relations
Category:1999 establishments in Guam
Category:1999 establishments in the Philippines
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