Undersea cables stories - Page 4
Submarine communications cables provide essential links between countries and continents, carrying
telecommunications signals across oceans and seas. Undersea cables are of particular significance in
New Zealand, providing the primary internet links to the world via Australia and the United States. While
protected by multiple layers keeping the salt and pressure of the ocean out, the core of every undersea
cable is an optic fibre no thicker than a human hair.
NEC readies itself for Hong Kong-Guam submarine cable build
Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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Hong Kong & Guam will be linked through a new high-capacity optical submarine cable after NEC and RTI Connectivity signed a supply contract last week.
Asia-US submarine cable finds new access point in Los Angeles data centers
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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The trans-Pacific submarine cable connecting Indonesia, the Philippines, Guam & Hawaii to the west coast of the United States now has an access point.
On track and on time: Hawaiki undersea cable route survey completed
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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The route survey for the long-awaited Hawaiki cable has now been completed, and details have been revealed about how far production has progressed.
NTT Communications opens gateway into Asia Pacific with new undersea network cable
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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NTT Communications' Asia Pacific Gateway was launched last week, bringing together Asian countries through a high-bandwidth optical submarine cable.
Metro cloud requires a fundamental shift in network architecture
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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The evolution of cloud, video scale and the explosion of mobile and the Internet of Things (IoT) are driving growth in telecom traffic.
Making Google a little bit faster across Asia
Fri, 9th Sep 2016
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You may not notice right away, but this new cable should help Google products and services load more quickly across the region.
Google brings FASTER speeds to Taiwan through fiber optic cable network
Wed, 7th Sep 2016
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Google has connected its Taiwanese data center to the FASTER undersea cable network, promising better speeds for Taiwan, Japan and Asia.
Marine survey route commences ahead of Hawaiki Cable's planned 2018 completion
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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The builders of the Hawaiki undersea cable and supply contractor have launched a marine route survey that will help set cable deployment in motion.
2degrees leaves other telcos in dust as 100GbE comes to town
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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2degrees is the first telco in NZ to activate its 100GbE interconnect to the Southern Cross Cable Network, responding to Kiwis' data appetites.
Amazon Web Services secures capacity in Hawaiki cable
Wed, 11th May 2016
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Amazon Web Services has purchased capacity in the new Hawaiki submarine cable that will link New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
It's good news for NZ's internet: Hawaiki announces cable plans
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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Hawaiki Cable has confirmed it will build a submarine cable linking New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
Equinix data centers anchor Southern Cross Cable
Tue, 19th Jan 2016
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The Southern Cross cable system offers protected trans-pacific routes among Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.
Are retail broadband prices set to drop further?
Thu, 24th Sep 2015
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Despite hopes, NZ and AU broadband prices unlikely to fall, as market hits cost floor and ISPs face narrow margins.
Hawaiki calls on French bank to secure equity for new cable
Thu, 18th Jun 2015
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Hawaiki Cable has appointed French bank Natixis to secure the remaining equity to fund new cable, with plans for work on the cable to begin this year.
Southern Cross Cable CEO slams 'total nonsense' spy claims
Tue, 16th Sep 2014
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Southern Cross undersea cables untouched by surveillance, says CEO Anthony Briscoe, refuting claims made by journalist Glenn Greenwald.
Govt delight as $65m international cable gets green light...
Thu, 3rd Jul 2014
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UK government-owned company REANNZ has secured a $65m tenancy contract with Hawaiki Cable for a proposed new international telecommunications cable.
NZ boost as trans-Pacific cable seals multi-million dollar capacity deal
Wed, 2nd Jul 2014
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REANNZ and Hawaiki Cable agree multi-million dollar deal for new submarine cable linking New Zealand, Australia and the US.
Internet Party: Second cable 'critical' for NZ's digital future
Fri, 13th Jun 2014
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Internet Party supports progress on new communications cable to break NZ's international bandwidth monopoly. Lower prices and innovative services for consumers.
New Hawaiki Cable contract set to increase capacity
Fri, 17th Jan 2014
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Vibe Communications inks deal with Hawaiki Cable, set to boost NZ's internet with faster, cheaper services across the Pacific.
New US$350m fibre optic cable heads to Northland
Mon, 29th Jul 2013
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Northland set to score a major technological and economic coup with US$350m undersea cable deal with Hawaiki, coming ashore in Whangerai.