Undersea cables stories - Page 9
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.
Fibre Watch: To Sydney, via Beijing?
Thu, 6th Oct 2011
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advanced persistent threat protection
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spying
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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network infrastructure
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pacific fibre
TE Connectivity to build Pacific Fibre's trans-Pacific cable, a $320m project aiming to enhance funding and expand customers.