TIS (cable system)
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TIS is a submarine telecommunications cable system
Submarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean....
in the South China Sea
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
linking Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia
It has landing points
Cable landing point
A cable landing point is the location where a submarine or other underwater cable makes landfall. The term is most often used for the landfall points of submarine telecommunications cables and submarine power cables. The landing will either be direct or via a branch from a main cable using a...
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It has an initial transmission capacity of 30 Gbit/s, upgradeable to 320 Gbit/s, and a total cable length of approximately 1,100 km. It started operation in December 2003.