The American Samoa - Hawaii Cable (ASH Cable) started out life as PacRim East, a two-pair fibre optic cable with electrical repeaters, capable of 560 mbps per pair that linked Hawaii and New Zealand. PacRim East was decommissioned in 2007. In 2009 the decommissioned cable was cut and dragged to Pago Pago, and brought back into service.
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