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.
Subsea cable connecting the U.S. and ANZ opens for business
Fri, 20th Jul 2018
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Competition is opening up in the Internet traffic market with this being the first high speed connection to NZ that Spark doesn't have a stake in.
Superloop is now a direct customer of the Southern Cross cable system
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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The agreement will provide Superloop with high capacity connectivity between its locations in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Equinix to connect SG & AU data centers with new subsea cable
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Equinix is expanding its reach in Singapore and Australia with the addition of the Australian Singapore Cable (ASC) to its data centres.
Google expands Asia Pacific cloud network with new subsea cable
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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The cloud giant's investment in the JGA cable system adds to its portfolio of existing cable investments, which include HK-G and SJC subsea cables.
TE SubCom to build new cable depot in Samoa
Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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TE SubCom partners with Samoa Submarine Cable to build a new depot in Apia, enhancing maintenance for over 20 cable systems and 51,000 km of cables.
Telstra invests in two new subsea cable projects
Thu, 25th Jan 2018
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Telstra to invest in two new subsea cables connecting Hong Kong and the US, increasing capacity and providing lower latency routes.
Google Cloud looking to hire local channel talent
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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Google Cloud has posted job listings for partner success managers in Australia and New Zealand indication further expansion into the region.
Vocus sets up subsea cable PoP in ST Telemedia's Singapore data center
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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Vocus has selected ST Telemedia's Singapore data center, STT Tai Seng, to be the point of presence (PoP) for its new submarine cable.
Google beefs up data center and subsea cable portfolio
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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Havfrue, which is the Danish word for mermaid, will be built by TE SubCom and is expected to come online by the end of 2019.
Vocus ASC set to support Indonesian information infrastructure
Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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Vocus Communications' Australia Singapore Cable was officially launched in Indonesia, highlighting its strategic and economic opportunities for the country.
Metronode's Perth DC to land subsea cable linking Asia
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Metronode's Shenton Park data centre in Perth has been chosen as the landing station for a new subsea cable connecting Singapore and Perth via Indonesia.
Colt to upgrade subsea network globally and expand to North America
Tue, 7th Nov 2017
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Colt to supercharge its global subsea network and bolster its North American presence, enhancing digital connectivity for multinational firms.
Facebook, Amazon & NTT Com build Japan - Philippines subsea cable
Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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NTT Com's Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) and Pacific Crossing-1 (PC-1) cables will connect with Jupiter cable.
NZ-AU subsea cable names data center for U.S point of presence
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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Hawaiki Submarine Cable chooses Peak 10 + ViaWest's Oregon data center as its US point of presence for its high-speed submarine cable system.
New Singapore subsea cable available from Equinix's AU data centers
Thu, 7th Sep 2017
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The cable will enhance connectivity between Australia and Singapore, especially considering Singapore is Australia's 5th largest trading partner.
PCCW Global restores global undersea cable connectivity via online portal
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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Despite submarine cables being an essential component of an international network, they are vulnerable to lengthy service outages.
Work begins on first ever direct subsea link between Africa and South America
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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The subsea cable has 40 Tbps of capacity that will extend more than 6,500 kilometres providing a paradigm shift in Africa's comms sector.
Plans for $350m cable project in motion following successful seabed survey
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Southern Cross Cables and EGS complete seafloor survey for $350m undersea cable to connect Australia, New Zealand and US.
A $42 million investment - Equinix expands Sydney data center
Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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The investment is the latest in a series of expansions for Equinix in APAC, with other recent expansions in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.
SubCom wins agreement to monitor 51,000 km of south pacific cable
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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TE SubCom secures major deal to maintain vital 51,000 km of South Pacific subsea cables, bolstering regional telecoms infrastructure.