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Conduits could be generated using the Borg [[transwarp|transwarp drive]], a technology that shared similarities with the [[quantum slipstream drive]] of [[Species 116]]. Such conduits were utilized by Voyager in 2375, after the capture of a transwarp coil. Using the coil, the [[Delta Flyer]] was able to open a conduit to [[Unimatrix 01]]. Upon its return, Voyager destabilized the conduit by sending a spread of photon torpedoes into the opening, destroying the [[Borg Queen]]'s vessel that was still inside. The starship then used the coil to generate a conduit a further 20,000 light years towards the Alpha Quadrant. <br>
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A transwarp conduit was an artificial construct that could be used to achieve faster-than-light travel, in a similar fashion to a [[wormhole]]. [[starship|Vessels]] traveling in such conduits can traverse vast distances in a matter of hours. The [[Borg]] used this technology extensively.
A Borg transwarp conduit was first observed in the 2350s by the [[''USS Raven]]''. The opening of a conduit was characterized by [[triquantum wave|triquantum waves]], subspace disruptions with a field magnitude exceeding 2.9 teracochranes, and a symmetric power utilization curve. Inside the [[matter stream]] of the conduit, ships were accelerated to move forward.
The second time a transwarp conduit was observed occurred in 2369, by the [[USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D|USS Enterprise-D]], during the pursuit of a rogue Borg ship. It was discovered that a conduit could be re-opened with a high-energy [[tachyon|tachyon pulse]] emission on a specific tachyon frequency matrix that alternated between the low and secondary bandwidth frequencies. A closed mouth of a transwarp conduit was discovered to exhibit net external [[subspace]] transwarp distortions that fluctuated between 30 and 288 millicochranes.
Later discoveries by the [[USS Voyager]] during its journey in the [[Delta Quadrant]] revealed that the Borg maintained a vast network of transwarp conduits, allowing the Collective to reach any region in the galaxy. One such conduit opened within a light year of [[Earth]]. This conduit brought Voyager back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] after its disabling of the [[transwarp hub]].
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