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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.
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Colt fibre network seamlessly connects London and Paris now

Sat, 10th Jun 2023
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The new fibre-optic cable deployed along the Tunnel provides access to the most fibre-connected data centres between the UK and mainland Europe.
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Ryan Perera joins Infinera as SVP of APAC Sales

Fri, 3rd Mar 2023
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Infinera hires telecom industry veteran Ryan Perera as Senior VP of APAC Sales to drive faster-than-market growth across the region.
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BW Digital appoints new CEO for next stage of growth

Thu, 26th Jan 2023
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BW Digital, owner of Hawaiki and Hawaiki Nui submarine cables, has appointed Ludovic Hutier as CEO to lead the company's growth in the Asia Pacific region.
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FiberSense and Southern Cross Cable Network announce further expansion

Thu, 8th Sep 2022
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Deep-tech fibre sensing company FiberSense and critical infrastructure owner Southern Cross Cable Network have announced a further expansion.
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Hawaiki Nui, OPT consider connecting French Polynesia to new submarine cable

Wed, 7th Sep 2022
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Hawaiki Nui and OPT have partnered to assess connecting French Polynesia to the new Hawaiki Nui transpacific submarine cable.
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New developments for cable set to connect South America to APAC and Oceania

Tue, 2nd Aug 2022
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Further proposals have been issued to begin construction of the almost 15,000 km subsea Humboldt Cable cable, which connects South America to APAC and Oceania.
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NTT reveals plans for new trans-Pacific submarine cable

Wed, 20th Jul 2022
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New company formed to build and operate the largest submarine internet cable system between Japan and the United States.
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Southern Cross Cable launches the SX NEXT cable to connect NZ to the world

Thu, 7th Jul 2022
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New submarine cable launched to enhance connectivity between New Zealand, Australia, and the US, doubling capacity.
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India's used international bandwidth to grow 38% from 2021 to 2028

Fri, 17th Jun 2022
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India's used international bandwidth is predicted to grow at a rate of 38% between 2021 and 2028, according to TeleGeography.
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University of Otago to be anchor tenant for new Datagrid facility

Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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University of Otago to become anchor tenant for NZ's first carbon-neutral hyperscale data centre, built in Southland.
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BW Digital completes acquisition of Hawaiki Submarine Cable

Mon, 16th May 2022
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BW Digital has completed its full acquisition of Hawaiki Submarine Cable, with all applicable regulatory filings and approvals now received.
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New high-performance cable in the works for Asia

Fri, 13th May 2022
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A new high-performance submarine cable is being built to enhance connectivity between Hong Kong, China and Southeast Asia.
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Telstra’s new subsea cable to connect APAC and the US

Wed, 11th May 2022
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Telstra says the first direct subsea cable to connect Australia with the US will offer low latency and a massive 72Tbps of capacity.
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TechDay launches TelcoNews sites to meet growing demand

Thu, 5th May 2022
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TechDay has launched three new TelcoNews sites to cater to our enterprise telecommunication technology audiences across Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
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BDx expands reach in Asia with Singapore global HQ

Fri, 25th Mar 2022
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Big Data Exchange (BDx) is moving its global headquarters to Singapore, tripling investments in data centers and increasing its workforce by 100%.
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Zayo makes waves with world's longest 800G optical wave

Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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Zayo Group has made history with the world's longest 800G optical wave, beating the former world record by 74.5km.
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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.
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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.
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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?.
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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.