Trans-Pacific submarine cable phoney war
A new company plans to build a transpacific submarine cable. By now I have the hang of how this works: First, there’s a big announcement complete with a list of features showing the planned cable...
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What Hawaiki cable green light means for New Zealand
Odd email appears in journalists’ inboxes on April 1. Here’s one: Please find attached a media release from Hawaiki announcing the coming into force of the Hawaiki cable. Please also note that despite...
View ArticleNew cables may revive overseas interest in New Zealand data centres
New Zealand hasn’t been able to capitalise on being a low-cost, green home for data centres. Until now. Tasman Global Access and Hawaiki could change that. At The Register, Simon Sharwood sums it up:...
View ArticleMarine survey as Hawaiki cable build nears
A submarine cable is just talk until the ships start moving. Hawaiki expects the trans-Pacific cable will be delivered by mid–2018. Hawaiki Submarine Cable says its marine route survey has started. The...
View ArticleTrans-Tasman cable ready for service in January
Spark says the Tasman Global Access cable will be ready for service by the end of January 2017. The 2,300km cable linking New Zealand and Australia is a joint project between Spark NZ and Vodafone with...
View ArticleWork starts on Hawaiki – a faster, fatter pipe to USA
Remi Galasso’s dream to build the Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable became a reality earlier today. Prime Minister John Key and Communications Minister Amy Adams joined other dignitaries to help Galasso get...
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Trans-Tasman cable gets regulatory green light
Southern Cross Cable lands at Nedonna Beach, Oregon.When Spark, Vodafone and Telstra announced plans to lay an NZ$90 million submarine trans-Tasman cable Tom Pullar-Strecker reported for Stuff on a...
View ArticleVocus lifts Southern Cross cable capacity
In a press release Vocus says it aims to lift its Southern Cross capacity by 10 times.Sydney-based Vocus entered into an agreement to buy extra capacity on the undersea link between New Zealand,...
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Hawaiki submarine cable on track for mid-2018 launch
Hawaiki says it has completed the route survey for its 14,000km submarine cable connecting New Zealand and Australia to the US mainland via Pacific island nations and Hawaii. The job was done with...
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Fact-checking Southern Cross Next cable is fastest to USA
Southern Cross says its recent seabed survey found a faster route for the Southern Cross Next cable project connecting Auckland and Sydney to Los Angeles.The route means laying cable in waters off the...
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