Undersea cables stories - Page 7
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.
On track and on time: Hawaiki undersea cable route survey completed
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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The route survey for the long-awaited Hawaiki cable has now been completed, and details have been revealed about how far production has progressed.
China Telecom Global looks to African data center for intercontinental connectivity
Thu, 8th Dec 2016
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The Dijbouti Data Center will support China Telecom Global's expansion and the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE 5) cable.
Yahoo! Japan bumps up data center capacity through Infinera solutions
Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Yahoo! Japan's Osaka data centers are now being interconnected by Infinera's Cloud Xpress, bringing hyper-scale density and operational simplicity.
Vocus inks deal with Alcatel Submarine Networks for the Australia Singapore Cable
Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Vocus teams up with Alcatel Submarine Networks to build the 4,600km Australia Singapore Cable, costing USD $170m and finishing by August 2018.
The changing demand for data center services
Fri, 2nd Dec 2016
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As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, businesses are looking at how they can use IT to benefit their organization.
Mangawhai to Sydney to mainland USA - NZ's fourth international cable on its way
Mon, 28th Nov 2016
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New Zealand's fourth international cable build, the Hawaiki cable, has begun construction, aiming to increase internet speed and connectivity.
HKT to build fiber 'super highway' to help Hong Kong become Asia's data center hub
Fri, 25th Nov 2016
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HKT is planning to build a super high capacity fiber optic cable linking the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate to Chai Wan in Hong Kong.
NEC hopes for further partnerships as APG Submarine Cable project wraps up
Fri, 25th Nov 2016
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NEC delighted to be part of project launching submarine cable internet connection to Asia. APG cable is 10,900km long.
PCCW chooses Dijbouti Data Center to connect AAE-1 undersea cable
Thu, 17th Nov 2016
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Hong Kong telco PCCW Global has chosen an African data center to further colocation and undersea fibre networks in Asia, Africa, Middle East & Europe.
NTT Communications opens gateway into Asia Pacific with new undersea network cable
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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NTT Communications' Asia Pacific Gateway was launched last week, bringing together Asian countries through a high-bandwidth optical submarine cable.
Case Study: Building distributed internet exchanges with Cloud Xpress
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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IX is the heart of the Internet, the place where the Internet actually gets connected. Since the early days of Network Access Points.
Metro cloud requires a fundamental shift in network architecture
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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The evolution of cloud, video scale and the explosion of mobile and the Internet of Things (IoT) are driving growth in telecom traffic.
Pit stop in Auckland for undersea cable ship en route to Tasman Sea
Fri, 21st Oct 2016
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Specialised undersea cable ship, Ile de Re, arrives in Auckland to lay final section of Tasman Global Access cable. #technology #Broadband.
How subsea cable innovation is meeting surging network bandwidth demand
Mon, 26th Sep 2016
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The benefits of the data center model are significant, and we anticipate it will be adopted by numerous subsea cable projects in the coming years.
Infinera massively increases speed on data center interconnect product
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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Infinera unveils the second-gen Cloud Xpress, boosting data throughput to 1.2 Tb/s per rack, enhancing Metro connectivity, and reducing operational costs.
The company behind our exploding datacenter to datacenter traffic
Wed, 21st Sep 2016
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Infinera, a key player in data network growth, sees stock plunge despite 16 quarters of revenue growth amid the boom in IoT and autonomous cars.
Why the internet’s subsea backbone needs direct interconnection
Wed, 14th Sep 2016
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Fast interconnection isn’t enough. It’s got to be as fast or faster than the competition, and direct interconnection is the fastest there is.
Equinix a 'natural destination' for submarine cable systems
Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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Equinix selected as interconnection partner for over 10 submarine cable projects, providing direct access to networks and clouds.
Making Google a little bit faster across Asia
Fri, 9th Sep 2016
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You may not notice right away, but this new cable should help Google products and services load more quickly across the region.
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.