Undersea cables stories - Page 10
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.
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).
US side of Hawaiki Cable secured
Tue, 24th Sep 2013
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Owner and developer of Hawaiki submarine cable system signs turnkey supply and installation contract with US submarine cable vendor TE SubCom.
Orcon chooses Hawaiki for trans-Pacific cable capacity
Thu, 12th Sep 2013
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Orcon taps Hawaiki for trans-Pacific cable, boosting NZ's internet capacity and fuelling broadband market growth.
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.
Southern Cross Cable cuts prices by 20%
Tue, 15th Jan 2013
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Southern Cross Cable slashes prices by 20% in its latest move to upgrade its network and boost international capacity for users.
Southern Cross Network denies Labour claims
Mon, 12th Nov 2012
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Company denies 'misleading and inaccurate media release', insisting no ‘catastrophic failure’ occurred on the Southern Cross Cable.
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.
Southern Cross successfully trials 100Gbps equipment
Wed, 15th Jun 2011
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Southern Cross tests 100Gbps gear on undersea cables, promising a huge leap for internet speeds from Australia to the US by 2012.
Southern Cross extends undersea cable service
Mon, 11th Oct 2010
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Southern Cross will extend its undersea cable service until November 2025, enhancing long-term capacity and value for customers by 15 years.
Head of Telecom Wholesale resigns
Mon, 12th Apr 2010
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Telecom has announced that Matt Crockett, CEO of Telecom<br />Wholesale and International, has resigned after seven years with the company.
Telecom bites back on cable
Fri, 12th Mar 2010
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Telecom International CEO Matt Crockett critiqued Pacific Fibre's $900 million cable project, questioning its geographic feasibility and latency claims.
Is Vector's next move international connectivity?
Fri, 29th Jan 2010
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So Vector wants to provide fibre connectivity to the Auckland region – 450,000 premises in the next seven years.
Kordia's international cable delayed
Mon, 25th Jan 2010
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Kordia’s plans for New Zealand’s second international cable face a four-month delay due to the imminent sale of its Australian partner PIPE Networks.