TAT-8 was the 8th transatlantic communications cable and first transatlantic fiber-optic cable, carrying 280 Mbit/s (40,000 telephone circuits) between the United States, United Kingdom and France. [1] [2] It was constructed in 1988 by a consortium of companies led by AT&T Corporation, France Télécom, and British Telecom.

TAT-8 是第八條 跨大西洋通信電纜 和第一條跨大西洋 光纖光纜，連接 美國， 英國 和 法國，其傳輸速率為280Mbit/s（支持最多40,000個電話電路）。 [1] [2] 它由 AT＆T公司， 法國電信 和 英國電信 領導的公司聯盟於1988年建造。 AT＆T貝爾實驗室 開發了電纜中所使用的技術。 通過使用位於英國海岸外 大陸架 水下的一個創新性拆分裝置，它僅跨 大西洋 一次就連接了這三個國家。 電纜在分別在 美國 新澤西州 的 塔克頓， 英國 的 威德茅斯灣 和法國的 龐馬爾 登陸。 該系統 …

2023年6月10日 · TAT-8是第八条跨大西洋通信电缆和第一条跨大西洋光纤光缆，连接美国，英国和法国，其传输速率为280Mbit/s（支持最多40,000个电话电路）。 [1] [2] 它由AT＆T公司，法国电信和英国电信领导的公司联盟于1988年建造。AT＆T贝尔实验室开发了电缆中所使用的技术。

2024年3月1日 · TAT-8, the first fiber-optic cable to cross an ocean, entered service 14 December 1988. AT&T, British Telecom, and France Telecom led the consortium that built TAT-8, which spanned a seabed distance of 5,846 km between North America and Europe.

On December 14, TAT-8 goes into service as the first fiber optic transatlantic submarine cable carrying 280 Mbit/s (40,000 telephone circuits) between the US, UK and France. AT&T, British Telecom and France Telecom led the consortium that built TAT-8, which spanned a seabed distance of 5,846 km between North America and Europe.

2017年11月23日 · On 14 December 1988, TAT-8, the first transatlantic optical fiber cable system was completed across the Atlantic. The 3,148 mile line was capable of handling 40,000 telephone calls simultaneously. TAT-8 was built as a joint venture of AT&T, France Télécom, and British Telecom to connect the communications systems of France, Britain, and the ...

TAT-8 initially carry 40,000 telephone circuits (simultaneous calls) between the United States, Britain and France. TAT-8 was built in 1988 by a consortium of companies led by AT&T Corporation, France Telecom, and British Telecom. TAT-8 was built at a cost of U.S. $ 335M in 1988 and retired in 2002

TAT-8, the first transatlantic optical fiber system, was installed in the summer and fall of 1988 and went into service in December of that year. The design life of the system is 25 years, with an objective of no more than three ship repairs caused by spontaneous sudden or gradual changes in its component parts. The experience with TAT-8 …

TAT-8, the first transatlantic optical fiber system, was installed in the summer and fall of 1988 and went into service in December of that year. The design life of the system is 25 years, with an objective of no more than three ship repairs caused by spontaneous sudden or gradual changes in its component parts.

The TAT-8 is the first transatlantic fiber-optic submarine cable, constructed in 1988, connecting the United States, the United Kingdom and France. The TAT-8 cable system contained two working fiber pairs and one fiber pair reserved as a spare.