Verizon Business Global and Hawaii Telcom are planning to operate a subsea cable connecting Hawaii to California.
The former filed with the FCC to land and operate the California-Hawaii S1 cable, dubbed the CHI cable.
According to industry observer Philippe Devaux, the cable will span 3,932 kilometers and offer a total capacity of 14.4Tbps.
The cable is set to use a segment of the former Japan-US (JUS) cable, originally deployed in 2001 to connect Japan and the USA.
The cable landed in three points across Japan (Shima, Maruyama, and Kitabaraki) and three points in the US (Morro Bay and Manchester, California, and Mahaka).
The segment between Japan and Hawaii was taken out of service in 2023; just two years shy of the 25-year life most cables are designed to have. Earlier this year, it was announced that the remaining section was also scheduled to be decommissioned by Mertech Marine.
Google announced plans earlier this year to build two cables connecting the US to Japan, also landing in Hawaii.
According to Submarine Cable Networks, Makaha in Hawaii is also home to the Hawaii Island Fibre Network, Paniolo Cable, and SEA-US cable.
Morro Bay currently hosts cables such as AAG and Southern Cross.
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