Undersea cables stories - Page 6
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.
Metro cloud: growing opportunity for high speed data centre interconnect
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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New metro cloud market set to revolutionize data centre interconnects, promising high-speed, low-latency services for SMEs.
ICE Tech 360 initiative prepares emerging talent for tech jobs
Thu, 16th Oct 2014
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Emerging talent in NZ gains a pathway into tech jobs with ICE Tech 360, a unique initiative offering graduates extensive work experience.
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.
Redundancy - How will a new international cable benefit NZ?
Tue, 2nd Sep 2014
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DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie writes the third of his three part series of posts on the subject of the additional undersea cables planned for New Zealand in.
Pricing: How will a new international cable benefit NZ?
Wed, 13th Aug 2014
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DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie writes the second of his three part series of posts on the subject of the additional undersea cables planned for New Zealand i.
How will a new international cable benefit NZ?
Tue, 12th Aug 2014
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DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie writes the first of his three part series of posts on the subject of the additional undersea cables planned for New Zealand in.
Plan B pounces on changing ICT market with bold data centre move
Wed, 2nd Jul 2014
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Plan B is branching out to offer production data centre hosting, via a new independent, connected data centre network, and has committed $30 million.
Infinera Intelligent Transport Network upgrades Oz-Japan cable
Thu, 22nd May 2014
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Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, and Australia Japan Cable (AJC) has announced the completion of a multi-terabit upgrade to AJC's network.
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.
Infinera wins submarine network deal Down Under
Tue, 14th Jan 2014
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Infinera secures a submarine network deal in Australia, boosting Japan Cable's capacity with sophisticated tech for superior connectivity.
Telecom claims satellite station contract
Fri, 27th Sep 2013
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Telco awarded contract to establish and manage one of Inmarsat's Pacific Ocean Region (POR) satellite access stations (SAS) for Global Xpress (GX).
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.
Mobile business props up dwindling Telecom sales
Fri, 22nd Feb 2013
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Telecom eked out a 3.7 percent lift in first-half underlying earnings as revenue from its mobile business propped up otherwise disappointing sales.
Hawaiki promises Pacific cable link
Fri, 7th Sep 2012
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Hawaiki Cable set to connect Pacific with high-speed fibre, promising to boost NZ and island nations' development by late 2014.
NZ needs new Fibre Optic cable says Orcon CEO
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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Orcon CEO Scott Bartlett calls for a new submarine cable following Pacific Fibre's project's cancellation, warning NZ's economy may suffer without it.
Alcatel-Lucent bringing broadband to Tonga
Fri, 11th May 2012
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Tonga teams up with Alcatel-Lucent to forge broadband links via undersea cable, enhancing connectivity for its 100,000 residents.
Pacific Fibre's sunken treasure
Thu, 2nd Feb 2012
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Pacific Fibre eyes a lucrative venture, adding climate and disaster predicting sensors to its undersea cables between Australia, NZ, and the US.
Southern Cross completes first stage of cable upgrade
Wed, 18th Jan 2012
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Southern Cross boosts trans-Pacific cable's capacity to 1.4TBps, paving the way for faster broadband in Australia and NZ.
Fibre Watch: To Sydney, via Beijing?
Thu, 6th Oct 2011
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Concerns about Chinese involvement in a second trans-Tasman submarine fibre cable spark debate over potential espionage risks versus economic necessity.
Pacific Fibre chooses cable builder
Mon, 18th Jul 2011
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TE Connectivity to build Pacific Fibre's trans-Pacific cable, a $320m project aiming to enhance funding and expand customers.