36. Case 32: Australian Japan Cable

During September 1999, Telstra, Teleglobe and Japan Telecom entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to develop the Australian Japan Network project. This submarine cable system was valued at $520 million. The Australian Japan Cable Network (AJCN) is a subsea cable system which offers connectivity and bandwidth options with diverse landings in Australia, Guam and Japan. The AJCN was established in the year 2000 with an expected design life of 25 years. The network was established as a private cable company to design, construct, market and operate the 12,700 km submarine fibre optic cable network from Sydney, Australia to Japan via Guam. The optical fibre submarine cable offers connectivity from Australia to Japan via Guam. This project was completed under budget and on time.