{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1531415,
        "msgid": "apcn-starts-operating-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-01-10 00:00:00",
        "title": "APCN starts operating",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AFP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "APCN starts operating SINGAPORE (AFP): The Asia-Pacific region's largest single optical fiber network began operating yesterday, speeding up telecommunications traffic across the region. The 11,840-kilometer (7,350-mile) Asia-Pacific Cable Network (APCN), a project costing US$580 million, involves 51 international telecommunications networks.",
        "content": "<p>APCN starts operating<\/p>\n<p>SINGAPORE (AFP): The Asia-Pacific region's largest single<br>\noptical fiber network began operating yesterday, speeding up<br>\ntelecommunications traffic across the region.<\/p>\n<p>The 11,840-kilometer (7,350-mile) Asia-Pacific Cable Network<br>\n(APCN), a project costing US$580 million, involves 51<br>\ninternational telecommunications networks.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., one of the<br>\nparticipating groups, said the system links Hong Kong, Indonesia,<br>\nJapan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan<br>\nand Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>\"APCN, which adopts the latest optical fiber amplifier<br>\ntechnology, represents a major step toward improved<br>\ntelecommunications among countries in the Asia-Pacific region,\"<br>\nthe statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The network is capable of handling 786,240 telephone calls<br>\nsimultaneously, and will include other services such as Internet<br>\nservices, video-conferencing and television transmission.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/apcn-starts-operating-1447893297",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}