Undersea cables stories - Page 5
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.
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.
Infinera helping wholesale telcos to rethink their business model
Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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We look at the challenges that telco service providers are facing. We uncover the answer to one of their issues.
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.
Exclusive case study: Distributed Internet Exchanges go mainstream with the latest DCI platforms
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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This study explores how high capacity, small footprint and easy-to-use devices are revolutionising the data center interconnect market.
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.
Palo Alto inks Southern Cross Hospitals security contract
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Southern Cross Hospitals will implement Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Security Platform across its network in New Zealand.
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.
Infinera and Corsa partner up to demonstrate SDN-enabled 100G services
Fri, 18th Dec 2015
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Infinera and Corsa showcase SDN-enabled 100G packet services for high-performance computing and advanced research and education applications.
South Pacific undersea cable market heating up
Mon, 7th Dec 2015
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Big news this week as we learned of a third undersea cable, the Moana, which will be built by Alcatel-Lucent and will connect NZ to Hawaii.
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.
Internet Content Providers find new ways to optimise cloud infrastructure
Tue, 9th Jun 2015
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ICPs are caught between unstoppable growth in bandwidth demand, intense competition and relentless pressure to maintain and improve user experience.
Northland Inc welcomes announcements on ultra-fast broadband rollout
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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These announcements combined with the proposed Hawaiki cable landing in Whangarei provide Northland with a fantastic opportunity to create employment.
ASX-listed Vocus boosts NZ sales 81% after FX Networks acquisition
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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Vocus Communications boosted its first-half sales in New Zealand by 81 percent after buying local fibre-line provider FX Networks last year.
Vocus to spend US$58.5m to beef up Southern Cross Cable
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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It will increase the firm's existing capacity by almost 10 times to ensure it will continue to meet the rapid growth in internet data demand.
Southern Cross welcomes video streaming demands brought by Netflix
Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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Southern Cross Cable delivers a network boost, ensuring NZ can enjoy Netflix's Ultra HD streaming with 85% capacity increase.
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.