Undersea cables stories - Page 3
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.
SUNeVision wins tender to develop second Hong Kong station
Tue, 15th Mar 2022
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SUNeVision wins tender for second landing station in Hong Kong, reinforcing its position as a leading data center provider.
Infinera reveals industry-first suite of pluggable solutions
Tue, 8th Mar 2022
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Infinera has announced availability dates for its ICE-XR, an industry-first suite of intelligent, coherent, optical, pluggable solutions.
Are New Zealand's sub sea cables a cybersecurity risk?
Thu, 24th Feb 2022
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New Zealanders are becoming increasingly reliant on submarine cables for secure connectivity, but how safe are these networks?.
Hong Kong rejoins the top 10 global data centre markets, ranking second in Asia Pacific
Tue, 25th Jan 2022
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Asia Pacific set to become world's largest data center region, with Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney in top 10 markets, says Cushman - Wakefield.
Hawaiki set to build 22,000 km cable linking APAC to US
Mon, 8th Nov 2021
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The cable will link internet traffic between Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and the United States.
Vocus announces first international submarine cable connection into Darwin
Thu, 19th Aug 2021
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Vocus will establish Darwin as Australia's newest entry point for international data connectivity through a new $100m, 1,000km submarine cable connection.
Hurricane Electric deploys Point of Presence at Vocus' Auckland data centre
Mon, 16th Aug 2021
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The PoP is Hurricane Electric’s second of its type, complementing an existing connection in Data Centre 220’s Auckland facility.
Hawaiki Submarine Cable sold to maritime infrastructure provider BW Digital
Tue, 27th Jul 2021
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Hawaiki Submarine Cable, the organization behind the trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman Hawaiki cable, has been sold to BW Digital.
Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable touches down at Auckland's Takapuna Beach
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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Auckland's Takapuna Beach is the landing point for a submarine cable that boosts New Zealand's international connectivity by almost 100%.
Submarine cable investments to reach $8bn, TeleGeography map shows
Tue, 15th Jun 2021
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TeleGeography launches its 2021 Submarine Cable Map, revealing $8bn in cable investments over the next three years.
Southern Cross Health Insurance transforms HR operation with Workday HCM platform
Mon, 19th Apr 2021
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Southern Cross Health Insurance (SCHI) has turned to Workday to automate the human resources process, which manages its 800 employees.
NEC develops next generation of subsea optical cable
Wed, 24th Mar 2021
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NEC and OCC Corp. have developed subsea repeaters and optical cable with 50% more fiber pairs than the market standard.
Southern Cross Cable selects Pioneer Consulting for shipboard representation
Fri, 19th Feb 2021
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Pioneer Consulting to oversee shipboard operations for the NEXT trans-Pacific submarine cable system by Southern Cross Cable Network.
Southern Cross Cables & Ciena partner on NEXT submarine cable
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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The 13,494 kilometre-long NEXT submarine cable that traverses the Pacific Ocean, which will be completed in early 2022.
SES Networks and Southern Cross Cables bring better internet to the Pacific
Wed, 13th Jan 2021
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SES Networks and Southern Cross Cables Limited (SCCL) have announced plans to increase connectivity resilience in the Pacific region.
NZ's first hyperscale data centre to be built in Invercargill
Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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Invercargill’s cool climate, land space, remote location and its renewable energy capabilities make it an attractive location for a data centre.
Hawaiian Telcom & Hawaiki extend capacity between APAC & the US
Wed, 9th Dec 2020
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Hawaiki Submarine Cable and Hawaiian Telcom have signed an international capacity agreement for the SEA-US trans-Pacific fiber cable.
VIDAR: A new technology that could be 'bigger than 5G'
Mon, 7th Sep 2020
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'VIDAR', a new technology developed by FiberSense, could revolutionize mapping by capturing and analyzing vibrations using fiber optic cables.
Orient Link onboards NEC to develop MIST submarine cable
Wed, 26th Aug 2020
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NEC and Orient Link are collaborating on a new subsea cable system, the MIST Cable System, to connect Asian countries and deliver over 216 Tbps capacity.
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Southern Cross Cable Network gains FCC approval for new system
Tue, 28th Jul 2020
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The Southern Cross Cable Network’s NEXT cable system is set to go ahead following the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) landing license approval.