Undersea cables stories - Page 5
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.
Sunshine Coast connecting to Asia and the US with new submarine cable
Fri, 7th Sep 2018
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A $35m contract has been signed for a submarine cable connecting Australia's Sunshine Coast to Asia and the United States.
Google invests in massive subsea cable connecting U.S. and Europe
Wed, 18th Jul 2018
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The tech giant has invested in a huge private subsea cable project across the Atlantic Ocean to expand its global cloud network.
Submarine cable project connecting Asia and the US signed off
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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A consortium of global heavyweights has signed a contract with an Asian company to lay a high performance submarine cable spanning almost 16,000 km.
Subsea cable system to be deployed connecting the Pacific to Australia
Thu, 5th Jul 2018
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Vocus Group and ASN have signed a contract to deploy the cable and provide a significant upgrade to the countries' infrastructure.
CMI celebrates construction of huge Singapore data center
Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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China Mobile International (CMI) recently celebrated the construction commencement of its new data Singapore data center.
Epsilon & BBIX open up Tokyo peering points for global service providers
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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The two companies have announced a partnership in a bid to to accelerate how Service Providers across the globe connect to peering points in Tokyo.
Equinix to connect SG & AU data centers with new subsea cable
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Equinix is expanding its reach in Singapore and Australia with the addition of the Australian Singapore Cable (ASC) to its data centres.
Google expands Asia Pacific cloud network with new subsea cable
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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The cloud giant's investment in the JGA cable system adds to its portfolio of existing cable investments, which include HK-G and SJC subsea cables.
Huawei Marine kicks off phase two of Philippines' grid project
Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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Huawei Marine begins phase two of the Sorsogon-Samar Submarine Fiber Optical Interconnection Project, aiming to upgrade the Philippines' critical grid network.
Submarine cable boom fueled by new tech, soaring demand
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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The international capacity deployed by companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon rose 14-fold between 2012-2016.
Infinera unveils data centre industry's first 2.4Tb/s optical engine
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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Infinera has released an industry-first with its latest addition to the company's family of Infinite Capacity Engines.
RETN ramps up international network connectivity with Infinera XT-3300 deployment
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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RETN partners with Infinera to enhance network capacity for wholesale and enterprise customers across Europe and Asia.
TE SubCom to build new cable depot in Samoa
Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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TE SubCom partners with Samoa Submarine Cable to build a new depot in Apia, enhancing maintenance for over 20 cable systems and 51,000 km of cables.
Telstra invests in two new subsea cable projects
Thu, 25th Jan 2018
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Telstra to invest in two new subsea cables connecting Hong Kong and the US, increasing capacity and providing lower latency routes.
Vocus sets up subsea cable PoP in ST Telemedia's Singapore data center
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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Vocus has selected ST Telemedia's Singapore data center, STT Tai Seng, to be the point of presence (PoP) for its new submarine cable.
Google beefs up data center and subsea cable portfolio
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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Havfrue, which is the Danish word for mermaid, will be built by TE SubCom and is expected to come online by the end of 2019.
Palau Spur submarine cable to bring 500Gbps to Republic of Palau
Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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NEC and the Belau Submarine Cable Corporation (BSCC) have completed a new submarine cable that links the Republic of Palau with the SEA-US cable.
Vocus ASC set to support Indonesian information infrastructure
Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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Vocus Communications' Australia Singapore Cable was officially launched in Indonesia, highlighting its strategic and economic opportunities for the country.
Metronode's Perth DC to land subsea cable linking Asia
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Metronode's Shenton Park data centre in Perth has been chosen as the landing station for a new subsea cable connecting Singapore and Perth via Indonesia.
MD of Subsea Networks discusses new subsea cable at DataCentres Ireland
Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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What does it mean for Ireland? Paling asserts massive connectivity that puts the nation up there with other leading international locations.