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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
About us
Chapter 1
THE HISTORY : HOW IT STARTED
HISTORY OF SUBMARINE CABLES IN MALAYSIA
The first telegraph line ____________________________________________ page 9
Telegraphs Submarine cables across the Pacific _______________________ page 10
ASEAN Submarine Cable Network __________________________________ page 11
The submarine telecommunications cable in Malaysia ___________________ page 11
The importance of submarine cables ________________________________ page 12
Chapter 2
THE EARLY YEARS
Changes challenge ______________________________________________ page 14
Breaking Grounds_______________________________________________ page 14
The New Breed – SKR1M ________________________________________ page 16
Chapter 3
THE LANDING POINT
THE STATIONS
1.CHECS - CHERATING Submarine Cable Station _____________________ page 18
2.TGARUCS – TANJUNG ARU Submarine Cable Station ________________ page 20
3.LBNCS – LABUAN Submarine Cable Station ________________________ page 22
4.MRCS – MIRI Submarine Cable Station ____________________________ page 23
5.BTUCS – BINTULU Submarine Cable Station________________________ page 24
6.KUCCS – KUCHING Submarine Cable Station _______________________ page 26
7.MERCS – MERSING Submarine Cable Station ______________________ page 28
8.PENCS – (PEN) KUALA MUDA Submarine Cable Station ______________ page 30
9.MLKCS – MELAKA Submarine Cable Station ________________________ page 32
The Segment __________________________________________________ page 34
Chapter 4
THE CONNECTIONS
THE CABLES
Submarine communications cable __________________________________ page 36
Types of submarine cables ________________________________________ page 36
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