Verizon To Build Fiber-optic Link To China

Verizon Communications plans to build an undersea, fiber-optic link between the United States and China, partnering with China Telecom, China Netcom, China Unicom, and companies in Korea and Taiwan.

Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2007 and end late in 2008.

Data transport speeds are predicted to reach 10 gigabits per second for individual customers. The new line enhances a lower-speed system that is the sole direct link between the two countries.

USA Today, 18 December 2006