Transatlantic Optical Cable: Difference between revisions

From ETHW
No edit summary
No edit summary
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''''This article is a stub. You can help the GHN by expanding it.'''''  
'''This article is a stub. Please help expand the article by using the edit tab.'''  


On 14 December 1988, TAT 8, the first transatlantic optical fiber cable system was completed across the Atlantic, capable of handling 40,000 telephone calls simultaneously.
On 14 December 1988, TAT-8, the first transatlantic [[Fiber Optics|optical fiber]] cable system was completed across the Atlantic. It was capable of handling 40,000 [[Telephone|telephone]] calls simultaneously.  


[[Category:Communications]]
'''See also:''' [[Milestones:The First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1), 1956|First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1)]]
[[Category:Telephony]]
 
[[Category:Insulation]]

Revision as of 20:48, 1 March 2012

This article is a stub. Please help expand the article by using the edit tab.

On 14 December 1988, TAT-8, the first transatlantic optical fiber cable system was completed across the Atlantic. It was capable of handling 40,000 telephone calls simultaneously.

See also: First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1)