Race to build first high-speed transpacific undersea cable leads to Honolulu.(CONFERENCES)

Submarine Fiber Optic Communications, December, 2006

Between the US and Asia, a battle looms over the rights to carry information--in the form of high-speed underwater cable or satellite--between Asia's booming economy and the US. A number of contenders, representing opposing consortiums in the race to be the world's first Asian-American high-speed superhighway, will converge in Honolulu January 14-17 at Pacific Telecommunication Council's (PTC) 2007 Conference Beyond Telecom.

Some experts say only one consortium will emerge because multiple high-speed cables may flood capacity. The prize at stake: the first in the market will gain ...