Year

Name

Abbrev.

Operated by

Landed at

Other ends

Notes

1990

North Pacific Cable

NPC

N/A

Pacific City

Japan

No longer in service

1990

North Pacific Cable

NPC

N/A

Pacific City

Alaska

No longer in service

1995

Trans-Pacific 5

TPC-5

ATT

Bandon

Ninomiya, Japan

1995

Trans-Pacific 5

TPC-5

ATT

Bandon

San Luis Obispo, California

1998

Alaska Northstar Communications (WCI/ACS)

NORTHSTAR

ACS

Nedonna Beach

Juneao, Whittier, Valdez Alaska

Ring created with new AKORN cable

1998

China-US Segment N

CUCN

ATT

Bandon

China, Korea, Japan

1998

China-US Segment E1

CUCN

ATT

Bandon

San Luis Obispo, California

2000

Southern Cross Cable Network

SCCN

Southern Cross

Nedonna Beach

Kahe Point, Ohau Hawaii

Ring created with segments landing in California providing access to Australia and New Zeland

2002

VSNL Transpacific (Tyco Global Network)

TGN Seg-1

VSNL

Nedonna Beach

Emi, Japan

2002

VSNL Transpacific (Tyco Global Network)

TGN Seg-5

VSNL

Twin Rocks

Hermosa Beach, California

2002

VSNL Transpacific (Tyco Global Network)

TGN Seg-6

VSNL

Twin Rocks

Toyohashi, Japan

2004

Alaska United

AU-W

Alaska United (GCI)

Warrenton

Seward Alaska

AU-E cable out of Seattle also for full ring

2008

Trans-Pacific Express

TPE

Verizon Business

Nedonna Beach

China

Owned by a consortium of providers including Korea telecom, ChinaNetcom and Chungwha.  This cable allows each of these countries to reach the US without transiting other nations soil.

2009

Alaska Oregon Network

AKORN

ACS

Florence

Alaska

Ring created with the Northstar cable