Pacific Light Cable Network

{{Short description|Submarine cable system in the North Pacific Ocean}}

The Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) is a proposed cable system in the Pacific Ocean.{{Cite web|title=PLCN - Submarine Networks|url=https://www.submarinenetworks.com/en/systems/trans-pacific/plcn|access-date=2022-01-11|website=www.submarinenetworks.com}} Partners in the project include Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) and Google.{{Cite web|last=Yung|first=Shermaine|title=Trans-Pacific Cable Chaos, Shifting Asian Hubs|url=https://blog.telegeography.com/trans-pacific-cables-asian-hubs-plcn-status|access-date=2022-01-11|website=blog.telegeography.com|language=en-us}}

landing points

Its landing points are planned to be:{{Cite web|title=Submarine Cable Map: Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN)|url=https://www.submarinecablemap.com/submarine-cable/pacific-light-cable-network-plcn|access-date=2022-01-11|website=www.submarinecablemap.com}}

Baler, Philippines
Toucheng, Taiwan
El Segundo, California, in the United States

Cancelled:{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Isobel Asher |title=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 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-and-google-kill-off-hong-kong-undersea-cable-2020-9 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}

Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong

=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.{{Cite web|last=Leprince-Ringuet|first=Daphne|title=Facebook and Google drop plans for underwater cable to Hong Kong after security warnings|url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/facebook-and-google-drop-plans-for-underwater-cable-to-hong-kong-after-security-warnings/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=ZDNet|language=en}}

References

Category:Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean