T-V-H (cable system)
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T-V-H 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, Vietnam, and Hong Kong.

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...

 in:
  • Sri Racha
    Amphoe Si Racha
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    , Chonburi Province
    Chonburi Province
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    , Thailand
    Thailand
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  • Vũng Tàu
    Vung Tàu
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    , Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
    Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
    Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the coast of the country's southeastern region. It also includes the Côn Đảo islands, located some distance off Vietnam's southeastern coast...

    , Vietnam
    Vietnam
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  • Deep Water Bay, Southern District
    Southern District, Hong Kong
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    , Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
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It has a transmission capacity of 565 Mbit/s, and a total cable length of 3,367 km. It started operation on 8 February 1996.

Service Disruptions

On the 25 March 2007 this cable network was broken due to local fishermen who cut the cable to sell for scrap metals. It is estimated that the link would take 3 months to repair.

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