Analysts want more submarine cables for Australia
Australia needs to invest in more international submarine cable links to cater for continued growth in Internet traffic and to provide greater redundancy, according to two leading analysts.
View ArticlePPC-1 submarine cable switches on
The PIPE Networks undersea cable system, PIPE Pacific Cable (PPC-1), stretching from Sydney to Guam, was officially launched today at an event at Sydney’s Australian Technology Park.
View ArticleJapan connects to TPE regional fiber network
A new undersea fiber-optic cable has gone into operation that links Japan with the regional Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network (TPE), Japanese carrier NTT Communications said Monday.
View ArticleAus network bandwidth doubled with $400m deal
Raw network bandwidth out of Australia is set to get a two-fold increase with a new $US400 million undersea cable project announced in Sydney today.
View ArticleNBN 101: Floating the submarine cable question
A look at the international submarine cable situation, and why it isn't an argument against the NBN
View ArticlePayPal founder backs New Zealand submarine link
An investment fund led by PayPal co-founder and chief executive, Peter Thiel, has become one of the first to financially back a New Zealand submarine cable venture, committing $NZ5.5 million ($AUD4.24...
View ArticleInternational bandwidth demand grows as Japan stays online
The latest report from international bandwidth market analyst firm TeleGeography has found a spike in investment into international submarine cable systems this year, but building redundancy into the...
View ArticleLeighton spins off submarine project, signs Alcatel-Lucent
Leighton Contractors (ASX:LEI) has pushed forward with plans to build a new submarine cable link between Perth and Singapore, with plans to have the cable operational and feeding up to 16 terabits per...
View ArticleTelstra eyes Perth-Singapore fibre link
Telstra has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with SubPartners to acquire capacity on the APX West submarine cable connecting Perth to Singapore.
View ArticleLeighton spins off submarine project, signs Alcatel-Lucent
Leighton Contractors (ASX:LEI) has pushed forward with plans to build a new submarine cable link between Perth and Singapore, with plans to have the cable operational and feeding up to 16 terabits per...
View ArticleTelstra eyes Perth-Singapore fibre link
Telstra has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with SubPartners to acquire capacity on the APX West submarine cable connecting Perth to Singapore.
View ArticlePPC-1 submarine cable suffers outage
The PPC-1 submarine cable between Sydney and Guam has suffered a major fault, taking down the entire cable system.
View ArticleTPG sources alternative cable ship for PPC-1 repair
TPG has sourced a cable ship to undertake the repair of PPC-1, the underwater cable that stretches from Sydney and Guam and is operated by the telco’s subsidiary Pipe
View ArticleRepair work underway on TPG’s PPC-1 cable
Repair work is underway on TPG’s PPC-1 underwater cable system, the telco revealed yesterday.
View ArticleFrom submarine searching to subsea cable surveys
RV Geo Resolution, a hydrographic survey vessel owned by Hong Kong base EGS Survey, will leave Sydney’s Glebe Island wharf in the next few days to commence surveying the seabed between Australia and...
View ArticleSubmarine cable for Sunshine Coast one step closer
The Sunshine Coast Council is funding a feasibility study for its proposal to land a submarine cable in the region.
View ArticleEquinix spends $55 million on SY4 expansion
Equinix’s SY4 will host an additional 1500 cabinets after the company completes an expansion of the data centre.
View ArticleSubsea survey finds faster route for Southern Cross NEXT cable
A survey of around 15,000 kilometres of seabed has found a faster route for the Southern Cross NEXT cable project, which will connect Sydney, Auckland, and Los Angeles.
View ArticleSunshine Coast seeks partners for new submarine cable
Sunshine Coast Council has begun seeking formal expressions of interest for partners to build a new submarine telecommunications cable for Australia’s east coast.
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